I’m honoured to be appointed as Labor’s Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Shadow Minister Assisting for Immigration and Citizenship. In each of these important portfolios I look forward to holding the Morrison Government to account...
Read MoreShadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King and Andrew Giles today announced a Shorten Labor Government will provide $650,000 towards a digital health pilot project.
Read MoreShadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development Anthony Albanese MP, Andrew Giles MP and Rob Mitchell MP today announced that a Shorten Labor Government will provide $500,000 towards a feasibility study for Wollert rail.
Read MoreA Shorten Labor Government will deliver $4 million in funding to complete the Diamond Creek Trail. The project is Nillumbik Shire Council’s highest infrastructure priority, and has been pursued for over 20 years. It has strong community support, with more than a dozen community and sports groups throwing their weight behind council’s push to fund the trail.
Read MoreA Shorten Labor Government will invest an extra $300 million to ensure students with disability get the support they need at school. The numbers of students assessed as eligible for disability funding in Australia has doubled from about 220,000 to around 450,000.
Read MoreThe first comprehensive Australian research on loneliness, released this weekend, represents a challenge policy-makers must respond to. The Australian Loneliness Report, produced by the Australian Psychological Society, found that one in four Australians are lonely, and that the issue affects all genders and nearly all age groups.
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