The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, today noted the release of a paper by the Black Economy Taskforce outlining a number of additional policy ideas which draw on recent public and stakeholder consultations. In June, the Chair of the Black Economy Taskforce, Mr Michael Andrew
Read MoreThe Hon Julie Bishop will visit Thailand and the Philippines from 2 to 8 August to strengthen bilateral relations and advance Australia’s economic and security interests in the region. Thailand is Australia's eighth largest trading partner and this year celebrates the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations. In Bangkok, Bishop will meet
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Some of the most important questions and concerns currently facing pollination-dependent industries will be answered in an Australian first, multi-million dollar research project. The ‘Securing Pollination for More Productive Agriculture: Guidelines for effective pollinator management and stakeholder adoption’ project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and
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The public and stakeholders now have an additional two weeks to provide input on the national Health Star Rating (HSR) system, as public consultation is extended until 17 August. Health Star Rating Advisory Committee Chairman, Dr Kevin Buckett, said public consultation, which opened on June 8 2017, was part of a
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The Turnbull Government is allocating more than $40 million to medical research projects which will improve the lives of Australians fighting dementia. Dementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia and we must do everything we can to investigate and the causes and effects of this terrible disease. People
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New rules coming in to effect on 2 August 2017 will better protect the Whitsundays area, one of the iconic areas of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The updates to the Whitsunday Plan of Management — an area-specific plan that manages use in this highly visited region in addition to Reef-wide zoning
Read MoreUnited States president Donald Trump dismissed Anthony Scaramucci from his role as White House communications director yesterday. Scaramucci had only held the position for ten days but had already received criticism after a profanity-laced phone call to a reporter from The New Yorker. President Trump forced Scaramucci's resignation after his
Read MoreAs the Turnbull Government meets in Perth this week, our promise to WA families is that our policies will deliver more jobs and better paid jobs. Our State has the potential to become the best performing economy in our nation again, where families have the best possible opportunity to be successful
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The latest round of scholarships designed to attract the world's best mining industry researchers to Western Australia were awarded yesterday (July 27) by Mines and Petroleum and Asian Engagement Minister Bill Johnston. The Minerals Research Institute of WA (MRIWA) awarded three new PhD scholarships in its Education Program, which attracts diverse
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The State Government has locked in $56 million for two irrigation projects to secure sustainable water supply for growers and support agricultural jobs in Western Australia's South-West. Regional Development and Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan and Water Minister Dave Kelly are now calling on the Federal Government to confirm if
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