November 9, 2018
Round 6 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program is now open and Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price urges Durack remote communities to apply for funding to upgrade their local airstrip.
“The funding recognises the challenges remote communities face in accessing the services they need, particularly during t...
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November 9, 2018
Three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in Durack are undertaking facility upgrades and repairs, thanks to more than $2.7 million in funding nationwide, from the Federal Government’s Service Maintenance Program.
Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said more than $530,000 has been allocated to ...
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November 9, 2018
The Morrison Government is getting on with the job of bring forward tax relief for 3.3 million small and medium-sized businesses across Australia, with new laws fast-tracking tax relief for the sector passing Parliament this month.
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Lower Taxes for Small and Medium Businesses) Bill 2018 will fast-track tax relief for sm...
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November 5, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price applauded the Federal Government’s announcement today, of changes to the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program and the Seasonal Worker Program to target genuine workforce shortages in regional Australia.
“The Federal Government will increase the number of visa ...
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November 5, 2018
Mental health care for young Australians is set for a $51.8 million funding boost.
Member for Durack, Melissa Price, said the Government’s extra investment in the national network of headspace centres and the digital portal, eheadspace, means young people will have access to around 14,000 additional services nationally, shorter wait times an...
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November 5, 2018
The 10-year, $3.5 billion Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative, will see significant investment in key road freight and tourism corridors, as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to deliver game-changing productivity improvements across Australia’s supply chains.
Federal Member for Durack, Melissa Price, was please...
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November 5, 2018
Five Aboriginal Medical Services and the Telethon Kids Institute will together receive more than $4.6 million to target rheumatic heart disease (RHD) hot spots across the nation.
Expansion of the Government’s Rheumatic Fever Strategy would include practical environmental health hygiene activities and intensive health promotion measures to he...
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November 2, 2018
Australia’s mining industry is set to deliver a record $250 billion in exports to the Australian economy this year.
The export figures are contained in an in-depth Federal Government report released on 2 October in the September 2018 Resources and Energy Quarterly compiled by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.
Federal Membe...
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November 2, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price welcomed the removal of the GST on feminine hygiene products.
Yesterday the States and Territories unanimously agreed to remove the GST on feminine hygiene products following the Federal Government’s decision to put it on the agenda.
Minister Price said common sense ha...
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November 2, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price encourages students in the Durack electorate to apply for a Government-funded scholarship to study a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) course.
Minister Price said applications were now open for the $24 million Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships pr...
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November 2, 2018
The Federal Government will invest $52 million to protect Australian teenagers, including those in the Durack electorate, against meningococcal, with the launch of a new free national program for 14- to 19-year-olds.
Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said more than one million teenagers will receive the free meningoc...
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October 23, 2018
Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said a competitive public application process has been opened to determine the location for 20 Medicare eligible MRI licences.
“There is no MRI machine north of Geraldton so I encourage the State Labor Government to apply for MRI licences for the North West, where there is an u...
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October 23, 2018
This week is Men’s Shed Week (23-30 September) and one Men’s Shed in the Durack electorate is set to celebrate with a grant from the Federal Government.
The Fitzroy River Men’s Shed has been awarded a grant of $4,555 from the Feder...
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October 23, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price encourages communities in the Durack electorate to apply for a share in $200 million under Round 3 of the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF).
Minister Price said the projects delivered under Round 3 will ensure regional and remote communities c...
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October 23, 2018
Older Australian’s are a vibrant part of our community. Now the Federal Government is calling on sporting and community organisations to develop sporting programs targeted at the over 65s.
The Move It Aus – Better Ageing grants program was launched last month, enabling national sporting organisations, along with non-government and loca...
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