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Businesses awarded $6.6 million to launch their journey into global markets

Eleven Australian businesses will share in $6.6 million in Government grants to help launch their innovative products, processes and services into domestic and international markets. I am delighted to announce the funding offered under the Accelerating Commercialisation element of the Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme. Recipients will use the funding to conduct commercialisation activities,

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Abbotsford Convent added to National Heritage List

The Australian Government is pleased to announce that Melbourne's Abbotsford Convent will be added to the National Heritage List, becoming the 111th place on the List, the highest heritage recognition in Australia. Abbotsford Convent has outstanding heritage value for illustrating the provision of welfare in Australia and the role of religious and

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Determination of membership entitlement to the House of Representatives

A redistribution of federal electoral divisions will be required in Victoria, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers made the determination today based on the most recent official population figures for the Commonwealth published and provided to him by the Australian Statistician. “The figures show the population

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Funding boost to kick off research expansion at the Australian Synchrotron

The Australian Synchrotron, operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), is one of our most important pieces of landmark research infrastructure, which delivers high-quality research in collaboration with industry and research partners. The Australian Government, through the National Innovation and Science Agenda, has committed $520 million to the

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$20m for expanded agriculture and more jobs in the Macalister Irrigation District

​Funding will soon flow for a project to modernise water infrastructure in Victoria's Macalister Irrigation District, creating 208 jobs during construction and 100 long term jobs, with the Australian and Victorian governments agreeing to a schedule for delivery of the project. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources,

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Celebrating small business in Melbourne’s suburbs

FAIRER competition laws for small business, tax cuts and an extension to the popular $20,000 instant asset write-off programme underscore the small business support from the Federal Government, Small Business Minister Michael McCormack says. “From Sunbury to Bundoora, suburbs and communities throughout Melbourne are hives of small business activity, making a

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