A Shorten Labor Government will invest $2 million in strategies to raise educational outcomes in the Northern Territory. This election is a choice between Labor’s plan for better universities, hospitals and schools, or bigger tax loopholes for the top end of town under the Liberals. Labor’s funding will support Charles Darwin University (CDU) to address

A Shorten Labor Government will deliver an additional 100 Department of Human Services (DHS) jobs for the Northern Territory if it is successful at the federal election on 18 May. This election is a choice between better quality and access to services versus the Liberals cruel cuts and chaos. The additional 100 permanent and full-time

A Shorten Labor Government will address overcrowding and create jobs in remote Indigenous communities with a $1.5 billion, ten-year investment. Housing shortages and chronic overcrowding contribute to poor outcomes in health, education, employment and community safety for residents living in remote communities. In 2014-15, more than half of Indigenous Australians in very remote areas lived

A Shorten Labor Government will provide $40 million over four years to emergency relief organisations across the country, including over $1 million for organisations that deliver services in Darwin and across the Northern Territory. The Morrison Liberal Government is slashing funding to vital emergency relief services. This election will be a choice between a Shorten

A Shorten Labor Government will invest $5 million to transform the 30-year-old Katherine Pool. Making the commitment in Katherine today, the Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Plibersek, said the funding will build a new waterpark and lagoon at Katherine Pool. “There will be a new kids pool, a toddler play pool, and a separate waterplay area

The Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, today joined the Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Plibersek, to announce that a Shorten Labor Government will commit $588,000 towards new playgrounds in remote communities in the Northern Territory. The playgrounds will be delivered by Children’s Ground, a not-for-profit organisation that works with First Nations children, families and communities experiencing

Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, today joined the Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Plibersek, to announce that a Shorten Labor Government will invest $50,000 towards new smartboards at Gillen Primary School. Labor knows that investing in schools of the future is critical for improving the educational outcomes of Australian kids. “I would like to thank Tanya

Low paid Top End workers in retail, fast food, hospitality and pharmacy could be over $350 worse off this Easter due to Scott Morrison’s penalty rate cuts. Over 14,380 Territory workers who rely on penalty rates will be dealt another blow to their pay packets in the ten-day period from Good Friday, with cuts by

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