Three months after the Northern Territory Royal Commission handed down its recommendations, the Turnbull Government finally decided to respond late in the day at the end of the Parliamentary sitting session.     The Government’s response is hopelessly inadequate. It says that only 28 of the 226 recommendations are its responsibility and only supports 2

Federal Labor will establish a local advisory panel to provide expert advice on the delivery of a Shorten Labor Government’s $1 billion Northern Australia Tourism Infrastructure Fund. Labor’s local advisory panel will include representatives from Darwin and other regional tourism centres such as Alice Springs, Katherine, Cairns and Townsville. The local advisory panel will advise

Labor is delivering on our commitment to bring the Senate Inquiry into the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to the North, with a hearing to be held in Darwin on 2 February. Since it was first announced more than two and a half years ago, Mr. Turnbull’s NAIF has failed to spend a single cent

The Federal Labor Defence team would like to wish all of our ADF personnel a happy and safe holiday season.   As many of our military families take time over the festive season to be together, we also remember the 2,350 men and women on deployment across the globe who cannot be with their loved ones

    Under this proposal Charles Darwin University expects to lose $5.5million in funding over the next two years.   “This is the worst Christmas present possible for a regional university. Regional universities such as Charles Darwin since their creation have streamlined operations while encouraging domestic student growth and offering tailor-made courses suited to the

The Federal Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, has welcomed today’s long overdue response to the demands of the Katherine community for support around the issue of toxic Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination. The announcement from the Federal Government of a $5.7 million community support package that will finally give those Katherine residents in the

Federal Labor continues to call on the Turnbull Government to extend blood testing for PFAS to residents in Katherine.   In response to a letter from Labor, the Minister for Defence has directed all questions about the expansion of blood testing for Katherine residents to the Department of Health.   With the buck passed to

The 99-year lease agreement signing at Gunyangara in North East Arnhem Land today is a celebration of self-determination.   Following two years of negotiations, the Gumatj Corporation will make history today signing the first-of-its-kind lease at a ceremony in Gunyangara. The Gumatj Corporation is the first Traditional Owner Corporation to hold a 99-year township lease

Federal Labor welcomes the landmark report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, released today.   The Royal Commission was an important response to shocking footage of abuse inside Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, exposed by ABC’s Four Corners program.   Labor thanks the Commissioners and their

Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon earlier today welcomed the results of the Australian Marriage Postal Survey.   “It is a win for all Australians” Mr Snowdon said.   I applaud all involved in the process.