The Hon Warren Snowdon MP congratulates the Northern Territory Government, Katherine MLA Sandra Nelson and David Bursle, Director of Katherine Coaches, on finding a solution to keep the Bodhi Bus service operating in the Katherine Region.   It is pleasing to see that the Northern Territory Government understands how important the Bodhi Bus service is

Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon today called for contractors at Inpex to resolve the dispute which has left more than 800 workers, including 300 locals without work.   “These multinational corporations need to, just for once, put their own self interest to the back of their minds and seek a speedy resolution to get

The 2017 Close The Gap Progress and Priorities Report reiterates the need for all levels of Government to recommit and refocus, Labor stands ready to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their Communities.   Labor is committed to working in a bi-partisan way, striving for the best possible outcomes for Australia’s

New figures show Lingiari will be hard hit by the out of touch Turnbull Government’s refusal to stop the Fair Work Commission’s cut to penalty rates.   More than 6 000 people, or one in 8 workers in Lingiari work in the retail, food and hospitality industries, which will all be affected by these cuts.

Labor calls on the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion to immediately accept  the long-awaited Federal Court decision to approve a $10 million funding grant for the Machado Joseph Disease Foundation by the former Labor Government in 2013.   This morning in Senate Estimates Senator McCarthy questioned Minister Scullion on his intentions to overturn the

Evidence heard at Senate Estimates this afternoon has revealed that critical sexual health prevention programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are being defunded by the Turnbull Government without any evaluation or consultation.   The Department of Health has confirmed the Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council and the Queensland AIDS Council for Sexual

Families, new mums, pensioners and young people in Lingiari are all in the firing line as a result of the latest rounds of harsh cuts contained in the Omnibus Bill which the Turnbull Government continues to pursue in Parliament.   “This Bill will hurt pensioners, families, new mums, young Australians, while holding childcare assistance and

Coalition mismanagement of regional communications is again evident with the mismanaged transition from the Interim Satellite Service (ISS) to Sky Muster, says Stephen Jones, Shadow Minister for Regional Communications.   Ongoing customer service problems with Sky Muster relating to installation problems, such as technician “no-shows”, cancelled appointments and inadequate equipment are a source of great

Yesterday, Indigenous Labor MPs from the Commonwealth, State and Territory parliaments met in Brisbane to establish a National Labor Indigenous Caucus, to drive greater representation of Indigenous peoples in our nation’s parliaments.   The meeting – involving 30 Labor MPs from federal, state and territory parliaments – agreed to begin work on increasing the number

Today we remember the Bombing of Darwin. On this day, 75 years ago, a war that had drawn Australian blood and treasure to the other side of the world arrived on our shores. In a single, harrowing day more ordinance was dropped in two air raids on Darwin than during the attack on Pearl Harbour. Around 250 Australians and allies