The 2015 Budget is the next step in the Government’s plan to build a strong, safe and prosperous future for all Australians. This Budget is about building jobs, growth and opportunity and providing a credible path to surplus. The new $5.5 billion Growing Jobs and Small Business package will help small businesses invest more, grow…
DetailsThe Government’s $3.5 billion Jobs for Families child care package will provide greater choice for more than 1.2 million families by delivering a simpler, more affordable, more flexible, and more accessible child care system. The Government will establish a new and simpler Child Care Subsidy from 1 July 2017. Families using child care in 2017,…
DetailsA NEW pilot school sports programme will help to increase the number of students following in the footsteps of Australia’s greatest athletes, says the Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch. Mr Entsch today joined Athletics Australia and the Australian Sports Commission to launch Athletics Australia’s Sporting Schools pilot programme, IAAF Nestlé Healthy Active Kids’ Athletics,…
DetailsLOCAL MP Warren Entsch has welcomed recognition that the current model of natural disaster funding is flawed, saying that reform is needed to give states and councils more autonomy to recover from disasters in a way that best meets the needs of their communities. Last Thursday, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) released its report…
DetailsA LOCAL Nepalese community group which started a public appeal last week has had to call a temporary halt on donations of goods due to an overwhelming response. However the group is still seeking assistance with freighting the goods to Kathmandu, and is urgently calling on any local transport operators who may have international contacts.…
DetailsFEDERAL MP Warren Entsch is strongly backing the Western Cape community in its campaign to improve mobile phone and internet services in the region.Mr Entsch spoke with residents and businesses during a visit to Weipa last week, including Chamber of Commerce members who said they were struggling with slow and unreliable communications.The Leichhardt MP said…
DetailsLEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to approve the Aquis Resort and Casino at Yorkeys Knob, describing it as “fantastic news”.“To me it was always a no?brainer,” Mr Entsch said today. “The net benefits are clear, not only from an environmental perspective but also from an economic perspective.“The decision by the…
DetailsFEDERAL MP Warren Entsch is urging Far Northerners to do what they can to help victims of the Nepal earthquake by donating spare blankets, clothing (including children’s and babies clothing), tents and umbrellas to a local community group. Mr Entsch met with members of the FNQ Nepali Community earlier this week, some of whom have…
DetailsANZAC Day commemorations in the Torres Strait had a unique flavour this year thanks to the Royal Australian Navy Veterans Band, says Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch. Mr Entsch said the band travelled to Thursday Island to provide musical support at Anzac Day services, schools and aged care facilities – supported by an Australian…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has congratulated the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, which will receive funding to build memorials that will commemorate the service of local veterans. Mr Entsch said the Council will receive a total of $54,540 under the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service grants programme to install 15 war memorials in…
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