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New trainee accommodation at ADFA and new offices for parliamentarians in Perth

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On 3 May 2024 the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will hold two public hearings at Parliament House. The first hearing is part of the Committee’s inquiry into the Department of Defence’s Canberra Defence Precinct Tranche 1 Australian Defence Force Academy Living-in Accommodation project. The Committee will scrutinise Defence’s $1.25 billion proposal to build new accommodation for … Continued

Flexible demand software to give power back to customers

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On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $942,944 to Birdwood Business Energy (Birdwood Energy) for the ‘Flexible Report Card Platform’ project which will help commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses realise their flexible demand potential.  Birdwood Energy’s $2.58 million project will design and deliver an application to inform … Continued

Strengthening Australia’s approach to trade negotiations: final report published

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The Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth has released its final report into the Australian Government’s approach to negotiating trade and investment agreements, which examined how Australia can strengthen its approach to trade negotiations. Australia’s trade and investment agreements reduce barriers to trade for Australian goods, services, and investment, creating well paid and secure jobs, improving … Continued

Victory for hospital patients as funding is maintained for surgical items

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Private hospital patients around the country are set to avoid significant extra costs after the federal government announced health insurers must continue funding critical surgical items following a concerted campaign by Catholic Health Australia.   The federal government has today announced it will keep General Use items on the Prescribed List, which specifies the medical … Continued

Tourism and international education in regional Tasmania

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The Trade Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will hold a public hearing today in Launceston for its inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors. The Subcommittee will hear evidence from the international education sector, including universities and student representatives. The Subcommittee will also hear from regional tourism and businesses organisations, … Continued

Speaker takes Parliament to Victoria

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This week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP is in Victoria, where he will celebrate visiting over 100 schools, as part of the Parliament in Schools program. Students will learn about federation, democracy and the Australian Parliament, as well as hear first-hand from the Speaker and their local member on what a typical day … Continued

Australia’s outer suburbs embracing EV salary packaging benefits

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Motorists living in commuter outer suburbs are among the biggest embracers of the federal government’s discount for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, according to the latest data from the National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA). New NALSPA figures show the outer suburbs, including Werribee and Tarneit (Vic), and Kellyville, Riverstone, and Baulkham Hills (NSW), … Continued