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Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon has welcomed the presentation in Parliament today of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories  report on The strategic importance of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories.   In speaking to the report Mr Snowdon acknowledged the Islands historical strategic importance to Australia as well as current

The Liberals are pushing ahead in the Federal Parliament with their legislation to jack up students’ fees and cut university funding by $3.8 billion.   Labor stands with students and universities and will fight against these short-sighted cuts and fee hikes. The Liberals’ plan means Charles Darwin University will have funding slashed by $15.1 million

Federal Member for Lingiari Warren Snowdon and NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy acknowledge the appointment by the Minister for Local Government and Territories Fiona Nash of Natasha Griggs as Administrator of the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.   Mrs Griggs is the second Northern Territorian Administrator for the Indian Ocean

Senator Patrick Dodson and Hon Warren Snowdon have welcomed the landmark signing the NT Government and Seafarms for the development of their important aquaculture projects in the NT.   Project Sea Dragon is a $1.45b prawn aquiculture project that will see the development of up to 10,000 hectares of land for black tiger prawn production