MARRIAGE EQUALITY DECISION
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
MARRIAGE EQUALITY DECISION I welcome the decision of the Australian people to support marriage equality. This is a great outcome for the LGBTQI community in our region and I congratulate them for the outstanding campaign they conducted locally. It is now incumbent upon the Turnbull Government to get on and legislate for what is the
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TURNBULL CONFIRMS NO NATIONAL REDRESS SCHEME FOR SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Saturday, 16 September 2017
Malcolm Turnbull confirmed in Question Time this week that there will be no single national redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse while there is a Liberal Government. Tanya Plibersek asked Malcolm Turnbull: “Why is the Prime Minister refusing to establish a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse, as recommended
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WILL TURNBULL PROTECT BALLARAT’S LOWEST PAID WORKERS?
Tuesday, 06 June 2017
Federal MP for Ballarat Catherine King said yesterday’s decision by the Fair Work Commission confirmed that one in five workers in the Ballarat region would see significant cuts to their take home pay in less than a month. “Beginning on Sunday July the 2nd, people in our community who work in Hospitality or Retail will
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FANTASTIC GRANTS FOR LOCAL MEN’S SHEDS
Thursday, 01 June 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today welcomed a pair of grants that will see significant repairs and upgrades to local Men’s Sheds in the Ballarat region. “It’s great to see the importance of our local Men’s Shed network being recognised with almost $10,000 for repairs and upgrades to Ballarat and Creswick’s sheds. “This money
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DEATH OF ROD MAY
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
DEATH OF ROD MAY Rod May was a fine man, a hard-working and innovative citizen who gave much to his beloved community. In my experience he was an extremely rational and focused community leader. It was always a pleasure to work with him in the interests of Hepburn and its people. He leaves an important
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MALCOLM TURNBULL CUTS OVER $14 MILLION FROM BALLARAT SCHOOLS
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
The Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, has today criticised Malcolm Turnbull for cutting $14,700,000 from schools in the Ballarat region over the next two years alone. Official data from the Victorian Government shows public schools in Ballarat will lose funding under Mr Turnbull’s new schools policy. “Malcolm Turnbull is cutting $22 billion from Australian schools
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ROUND 3 MOBILE BLACK SPOT FUNDING: BALLARAT MISSES OUT AGAIN
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
The third round of Mobile Black Spot Program has seen the Ballarat Region miss out again, Federal Member for Ballarat Catherine King said today. “It appears that, once again, the Turnbull government has short-changed regional Australia in favour of their own electorates. “Round 2 of the program saw no added funding for the Ballarat Region,
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TURNBULL TAKES AXE TO BALLARAT SCHOOLS
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Federal member for Ballarat, Catherine King has tonight slammed the Turnbull Government for its savage cuts to schools across the nation and in Ballarat. Explosive information released by the Victorian government and available at http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/revealed-the-victorian-schools-worse-off-under-new-funding-plan-20170511-gw2agu.html shows the extent of the damage. “It’s not even a full day after the budget and we are already hearing
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BUDGET BAD FOR BALLARAT
Tuesday, 09 May 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has tonight slammed the Turnbull Government for failing the people of Ballarat in the 2017/18 Budget, outlining two key areas in particular where our community has been let down. School funding cuts The Turnbull Government has cut $22 billion from Australian schools. This equates to an average of $2.4
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BALLARAT VOLUNTEERS FUNDING IN DOUBT
Monday, 08 May 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King today called on the Turnbull Government to use tomorrow’s federal budget to commit to protecting critical volunteer management and support services. These groups have been put at risk through the Turnbull Government’s refusal to commit to funding under the Volunteer Management program. This was confirmed in Senate Estimates earlier
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