It is 17 months since the Prime Minister said he would work with First Nations peak organisations on new Closing the Gap targets to reduce the disparities between First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians. A closer partnership between government and First Nations organisations as well as a greater role in service delivery will be critical to

Labor has today called on the Prime Minister to support its move to protect the Northern Territory’s representation in the Federal Parliament by law. A bill to guarantee the NT two lower house seats through legislation, introduced to the Parliament last month by Senators Farrell and McCarthy with the support of NT CLP Senator Sam

The Morrison Government should deliver on promised road and infrastructure upgrades for Kakadu National Park to provide desperately needed support to tourism in the Top End. This week, there are alarming reports about the slow delivery of $216 million in funding promised before the 2019 election, funding which continues to stall. Meanwhile, traditional owners are

An Albanese Labor Government will reverse Scott Morrison’s $83.7 million cut to the ABC to save regional jobs, protect critical emergency broadcasting and support local news and content. Territorians living in remote areas already face significant communications challenges. Now 250 dedicated ABC staff face the sack as a result of Scott Morrison’s $83.7 million funding

Submissions are now open to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) inquiry on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020. The bill, which seeks to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act to guarantee the Northern Territory continues to be represented by two lower house Members of Parliament, was

Labor will continue to push for legislation to guarantee the Northern Territory two lower house seats in the Federal Parliament. The Government last week referred the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020 to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) for inquiry, after five Coalition Senators sided with

Labor will move to guarantee the Northern Territory two federal seats through a private senator’s bill to be introduced when Parliament next meets in June. Without legislative intervention, the Territory is likely to lose one of its two seats as a result of electoral boundary redistributions during this term of parliament, halving its representation in

This week marks National Volunteer Week and sixteen local community groups in Lingiari will benefit from a share in $9 million of federal funding to support local volunteers across Australia. The grants awarded are between $1,000 and $5,000, and will enable organisations in Lingiari to better support their volunteers to purchase small equipment, pay fuel,

First Nations Australians in some remote communities are unable to access affordable basic goods and essential items, forcing them to make impossible choices between self-isolating and feeding their families.   First Nations Australians are particularly vulnerable to serious infection from COVID-19 due to higher rates of chronic illness. This threat is more grave for those living

Labor First Nations Ministers and Shadow Ministers held an historic first meeting yesterday to discuss issues confronting Indigenous Australians as the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The meeting of Labor’s federal, state and territory Indigenous affairs counterparts discussed the preparedness of government and communities, as well as the strategies being implemented to protect