The Morrison Government will deliver significant tax relief as part of its Economic Recovery Plan to create jobs, rebuild our economy and secure our future. The Morrison Government, as part of the 2020-21 Budget, will bring forward stage two of its Personal Income Tax Plan by two years. These measures include: the low income tax…
The Morrison Government’s Economic Recovery Plan for Australia will create jobs, rebuild our economy and secure Australia’s future. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said under our plan, taxpayers in Leichhardt will get a tax cut backdated to 1 July this year. “This means more money in the pockets of local households to assist with the…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today welcomed additional funding packages announced in the federal budget for programs* that Far North Queensland always fared extremely well under. Mr Entsch said the funding packages covered a range of areas including local road infrastructure, community groups, sporting groups, social programs and telecommunication infrastructure. He said he expected significant…
The Morrison Government has delivered a funding bonanza for Far North Queensland with families and workers among the biggest winners. The federal government last night announced the first budget surplus in more than a decade. The last time Labor delivered an actual budget surplus was in 1989 – three decades ago. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren…
The federal government will invest $287.2 million toward delivering the much-needed Captain Cook Highway project to bust congestion and improve road safety. The funding for this game-changing project will be announced in tonight’s federal budget. The project, linking the Cairns CBD to the Smithfield Bypass, will see significant upgrades at the three major roundabouts along the…
Far North Queenslanders will have easier access to doctors and shorter waiting times after the federal government today announced $62.2 million to fast track the National Rural Generalist Pathway program. The program will fund initiatives such as coordinated training for regional and rural generalists along with the expansion of the Rural Junior Doctor Training Innovation…
The federal government is investing a further $50 million to improve an iconic tourist route between Tropical North Queensland and the Northern Territory. The funding will go towards sealing the unsealed sections of the Gulf Savannah Way, which has been identified through the federal government’s $3.5 billion Roads of Strategic Importance initiative. This announcement is…
The federal government will invest $190 million towards the Peninsula Development Road – Stage Two Project – to ensure sealing works along the ‘bucket list’ road continue. The Peninsula Development Road has been listed as part of the federal government’s $3.5 billion Roads of Strategic Importance initiative. This announcement is part of a wider $730…
The federal government will invest a further $9 million to protect Queensland’s World Heritage Wet Tropics to reducing the threat of yellow crazy ants. Additional funding will be allocated in next week’s federal budget to further address the serious threat from this highly invasive pest. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said he had fought hard…