I am very pleased the Commissioners inquiring into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Australia will hold a public forum in Newcastle. I wrote to the Commissioners in August, inviting them to hold a hearing here, and have continued to raise this important issue in Parliament and in the media.
Read MoreStudying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects at school will be crucial to finding solutions to some of our greatest challenges such as climate change. Member for Shortland and Shadow Minister Assisting for Climate Change Pat Conroy will take part in the CSIRO Stem in Schools program this week, visiting Charlestown East Public School on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe cost of sustaining Australian Defence Force ships, planes and weapons has blown out by half a billion dollars in the past year.
Read MoreA $3.7 billion “typo” in an appendix to the Defence annual report is further evidence of the Morrison Government’s bungling of the $50 billion Future Submarine Project.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government’s aid cuts are continuing to hurt some of the poorest people in the world, this time in tackling the health scourges of tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government must do more to foster Australia’s economic, social, political and strategic ties with our closest northern neighbour Papua New Guinea.
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