JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON PRU GOWARD MP, NSW MINISTER FOR PLANNING The Australian and New South Wales Governments has released for public comment an updated bilateral agreement on environmental assessments under national environment law. The Australian Government is working with state and territory governments to streamline environmental regulation and develop a ‘One-Stop Shop’ for…
The Australian Government is preparing to embark on a Southern Ocean research voyage this summer that will undertake important research on endangered whale species in our area. The Government has committed $1.1 million to the research voyage. The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) will join with Antarctica New Zealand and New Zealand’s National Institute of Water…
E&OE…. Topics: Antarctica, MYEFO/Budget MARK PARTON: You’re a Coalition member, you’ve had enough. You know, you’ve just had enough of all the carry on. You’ve had enough of the polls and the negative media. You want to get away from it. Where do you go? Antarctica. GREG HUNT: (Laughs) MARK PARTON: That’s where I’d…
I was delighted to join the Southern Peninsula Food for All team in Rosebud last week. The team of dedicated volunteers is packing hundreds of hampers to be distributed to local families in need this Christmas. Families who would otherwise struggle at Christmas time will receive food hampers and gifts for children to make their…