A Shorten Labor Government will upgrade mental health facilities, fund the purchase of a new Careflight helicopter for Darwin Hospital, and fund major improvements to remote health services as part of an $92 million Northern Territory health package. Labor wants all Territorians to have access to the best possible health care, whether they live in downtown Darwin or a remote outback community. That’s why

A Shorten Labor Government will prioritise the health and wellbeing of First Nations peoples by delivering a $115.1 million package that will put First Australians at the centre of decision-making – from primary care delivery to health research. Every Australian, Indigenous or non-Indigenous, should have access to the health services they need, where and when

A Shorten Labor Government will deliver improved recreational fishing facilities for the Palmerston boat ramp. If elected, a Federal Labor Government will invest to upgrade infrastructure at the boat ramp including construction of a fishing kiosk, a caretaker’s cottage, a boat wash-down pad and expanded lighting and CCTV security cameras. With one in four Palmerston

A Shorten Labor Government will invest $173 million in a Strategic Roads Package to improve safety, boost productivity and deliver more reliable access to communities across the Northern Territory. The package has a strong focus on remote communities. Importantly, the funding will start flowing in the first budget of a Shorten Labor Government. Investing in

Top End Territorians will benefit from Labor’s plan to fund 24 metastatic cancer nurses around Australia, boosting care and support for locals who face this awful diagnosis. Metastatic cancer is the stage at which the disease spreads beyond a primary tumour site to other parts of the body – such as breast cancer that has

The Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon MP, today announced that a Shorten Labor Government will invest $600,000 in much-needed upgrades to the Katherine Aquatic Centre. The Katherine Aquatic Centre is a fabulous facility, and with this investment from a Federal Labor Government the Katherine Town Council will be able to complete the shade over the

Congratulations to Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte)  on being announced as overall winner of Keep Australia Beautiful  2019 Australian Sustainable Communities – Tidy Towns Awards, at an event hosted on the weekend at Smithton, Tasmania. Santa Teresa is located 80km south east of Alice Springs and has a population of 650. The awards consist of 10

Kakadu is one of Australia’s most recognisable tourist destinations and a World Heritage listed environmental and cultural site.  Today marks Kakadu’s 40th birthday. We thank the Aboriginal custodians of this land for caring for this country, along with park management, rangers and tourism companies that share and celebrate its spectacular scenery, pristine environment and immense

Labor will bring back the Women’s Budget Statement and put gender equality at the heart of our budgeting and policy development. We’ll make our budgets work for women. Read the 2019 ALP Women’s Budget Statement here. For more information or to request a print copy contact warren.snowdon.MP@aph.gov.au.  

Scott Morrison has confirmed in the 2019-20 Budget that the Northern Territory is not a priority. After six years of the Liberals’ cuts and chaos this Budget was Scott Morrison’s last chance to reverse his cuts to the services Territorians rely on. The forward estimates are blank when it comes to the Kakadu commitment. It’s