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Winning for women – Labor Goverment achievements
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Winning for women – Labor Goverment achievements
Winning for women - what Labor Governments do best. It was a privilege to join Ged Kearney and Kate Thwaites for the Women in the...
Gippsland’s Community-led Energy Transformation – John Cain Luncheon address
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Gippsland’s Community-led Energy Transformation – John Cain Luncheon address
I’d like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we’re meeting on today and pay my respects to their elders, past and present. And...
Wage rises for low-paid workers
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Wage rises for low-paid workers
A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work - that’s what Labor will always fight for. When we came to office, wages had been...
Women’s budget wins
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Women’s budget wins
Gender equality is at the heart of everything this Labor Government does. As Australia’s first women-majority government, we know firsthand the importance of greater economic...
Budget 25-26 delivered
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Budget 25-26 delivered
Budget 25-26 has great economic news for all Australians. After five tough years, our economy is landing softly with: - Jobs and wages growing consistently...
80 renewable energy projects ticked off by Federal Labor
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80 renewable energy projects ticked off by Federal Labor
Milestone alert! 80 renewable energy projects ticked off by Federal Labor and counting. That means: - Enough new renewable energy approved to power more than...
Net Zero Economy Authority visit Gippsland
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Net Zero Economy Authority visit Gippsland
Back in Gippsland, and this time I brought the Net Zero Economy Authority with me. With Committee for Gippsland, I was proud to host a...
Senator Walsh brings Net Zero Economy Authority to Gippsland
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Senator Walsh brings Net Zero Economy Authority to Gippsland
Senator Jess Walsh joined local leaders, unions, industry representatives, and education institutions for a roundtable discussion with the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) in Gippsland. ...
Endometriosis Awareness Month
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Endometriosis Awareness Month
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. A time to show support by spreading the word and wearing yellow. 1 in 9 Australian women and girls are...
Labor’s free TAFE is life-changing at Kangan Institute
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Labor’s free TAFE is life-changing at Kangan Institute
Labor’s free TAFE is life-changing! That’s why over 600,000 Australians have taken up the opportunity - with over 110,000 enrolments in Victoria. It’s an initiative...
Labor is strengthening Medicare
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Labor is strengthening Medicare
Labor is strengthening Medicare, 40 years after the Hawke Labor government first introduced it. And I’m proud to be here in Canberra, part of an...
Closing the Loopholes II – one year on
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Closing the Loopholes II – one year on
This time last year, Labor closed more loopholes that were letting workers fall through the cracks of our industrial relations system. Our Closing the Loopholes...
Federal Labor’s BIG agenda to build more homes.
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Federal Labor’s BIG agenda to build more homes.
We’re tackling housing from every possible angle. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil updated a lively CEDA crowd on Federal Labor’s BIG agenda to build more homes. Key...
Scams Prevention Framework bill passes the Parliament
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Scams Prevention Framework bill passes the Parliament
HUGE congrats to scam-busting Minister Stephen Jones! As he prepares to leave his Parliamentary career, Stephen leaves us with news laws making Australia the toughest...
Senator Bragg releases yet another grudge report against Australia’s world-leading super system
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Senator Bragg releases yet another grudge report against Australia’s world-leading super system
The Chair has tabled an unserious, unsurprising report reflecting nothing more than his long-held loathing of Australia’s superannuation system, and the critical role of unions...
Gippsland to be home to one of 11 new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics
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Gippsland to be home to one of 11 new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics
The Albanese Labor Government has announced that Gippsland will be home to one of 11 new Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain and Menopause Specialist Clinics, should the...
Federal Labor promises half a billion dollars for women’s health
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Federal Labor promises half a billion dollars for women’s health
📣 Public Cervix Announcement! Labor is investing in women’s health to deliver more choice, lower costs, and better health care. What does this mean for...
Jobs boom for Gippsland
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Jobs boom for Gippsland
There are more jobs in Gippsland, with new Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealing 11,800 extra positions have been created across Latrobe-Gippsland in the past...
Supporting Victorian students with paid prac
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Supporting Victorian students with paid prac
This is Georgiana, a nurse in her grad year at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. Georgiana is exactly who the Albanese Labor Government will support with...
Victorian public schools on a path to full and fair funding
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Victorian public schools on a path to full and fair funding
Victoria is on the path to full and fair funding for our public schools. 👏 Labor is making the BIGGEST new investment in Victorian public...
Free TAFE here to stay under Labor
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Free TAFE here to stay under Labor
Training Australians for good, secure jobs 🤝 Filling skill shortages in priority areas across Australia. That’s what Free TAFE is all about, and we want...
Hydrogen and minerals sector urge passage of Future Made in Australia Production Tax Credits
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Hydrogen and minerals sector urge passage of Future Made in Australia Production Tax Credits
There is overwhelming support for the Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia Hydrogen and Critical Minerals Production Tax Credits in the Senate Economics Committee Report,...
Albanese Labor Government taking strong action to end scams in Australia 
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Albanese Labor Government taking strong action to end scams in Australia
The Senate Economics Committee today examined the Scam Prevention Framework, a whole-of-economy initiative to protect Australians and small businesses from scam-related financial losses. The Framework...
Labor pledges $2 billion to back green aluminium
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Labor pledges $2 billion to back green aluminium
It’s been a BIG week for Australia’s green energy future - a future made in Australia. ✊🏼 And we’re another step closer with today’s Senate...