In speaking to this motion I'd like to focus on tuberculosis, which is very much a disease of poverty. As a director of the Global TB Caucus and the Australian convenor for the Global HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis Caucus, I'm also the co-chair of the Asia Pacific TB Caucus and Australian TB Caucus. Australia's TB…
The Reef and Rainforest Research Centre is set to receive $300,000 to promote the conservation and protection of Far North Queensland’s natural environmental assets at the Cairns Aquarium. The Turnbull Government is providing $150,000 through the Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure program to the centre for the design, production and installation of interpretive signage. A further…
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today announced the delivery of the Coalition’s election commitment to provide $24 million toward the upgrade of the Cairns Marine Precinct. The Cairns Marine Precinct provides vital facilities and support services to our Defence Force whilst providing a critical…
• Cairns Southern Access – Robert Road to Foster Road upgrade project opened today • Freight and tourism industries set to benefit from improved traffic flow, reliability and safety The $58 million upgrade of the Bruce Highway from four to six lanes between Robert Road and Foster Road was officially opened today – three months…
Federal member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has announced more patients in Far North Queensland are seeing a doctor without having to reach for their wallet, thanks to Medicare. Mr Entsch said local GP bulk billing rates for the 2016-17 financial year increased to 87.2 per cent compared to 86.2 per cent in 2015-16. This is…
Life is what you make of it, so I'd encourage students from across Weipa to take full advantage of the new Western Cape Trade Skills Centre and create the opportunities and future that they want. I officially opened the centre last month and was able to meet some of the students there. Liam, Katelyn, Jamiee-Lee…
We all meet people in our life, and particularly so when you're a member of parliament representing all constituents in an electorate, but only a few will stand out and leave a lasting impression that will extend beyond a lifetime. Ronald Keith Ireland OAM was one of those people. On Monday 24 July 2017, a…
Works are now finished on safety upgrades of the Bruce Highway south of Cairns, with wide centrelines, new turning lanes and better lighting along five kilometres of highway between Gordonvale and Edmonton. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the upgrades would make the highway safer for motorists travelling near Sikh Temple Road…
Eligible child care providers in Far North Queensland can now apply for funding to help break down barriers that may be preventing disadvantaged and vulnerable families accessing early learning services. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said applications for the Government’s new $124 million Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) can be made from today and…
Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has encouraged all Far North Queenslanders to honour the service and sacrifice of our soldiers who served in the Vietnam War as Australia marks Vietnam Veterans’ Day and the Battle of Long Tan today (18 August 2017). Mr Entsch said nearly 60,000 Australian men and women served in the…
