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This year’s Budget keeps Australia’s economy strong, makes the smart investments for the future and ensures the people in Kingsford Smith get a fair go.
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MALABAR HEADLAND
A good site visit with terrific progress being made with the construction works upgrading the leachate system. Project is scheduled to finish on time mid-year.
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Our National Plan for School Improvement puts education right at the front of our vision for Australia; an Australia that is well-trained, highly skilled and where kids in schools now are preparing for the jobs of the future.
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MALABAR HEADLAND
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PENSION INCREASES
Local pensioners will receive their indexed increase on 20 March. Since we started our historic pension reform, the single pension is $207 a fortnight higher than in Sept 2009
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The Prime Minister has introduced the DisabilityCare bill into Parliament. →House of Reps speech
Day one of uncertainty for NSW students
Students in New South Wales have woken up to the disappointing news the deal to increase school funding will scrapped if Tony Abbott’s Coalition is elected in September. If Mr Abbott gets his way, he will rip around $5 billion in funding from NSW schools and short-change 1.1 million students. NSW Liberal Premier Barry O’Farrell …
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Schools $16.2 billion worse off under Abbott
New figures from this year’s Federal Budget reveal the true cost to schools of Tony Abbott’s plan to stick to the broken funding system and rip away extra investment: a staggering $16.2 billion over the next six years. These figures make a mockery of the Coalition’s claim that we are cutting school funding. The only …
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Budget 2013-14: $130,000 to fix black spot in Randwick
Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, and Member for Kingsford Smith, Peter Garrett, today announced the Gillard Labor Government will provide $130,000 to fix a dangerous black spot. The approved project is: Intersection of Belmore Road and Arthur Street at Randwick: $130,000 to install a raised threshold at the pedestrian crossing. The project was …
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Budget 2013-14: Delivering for Older Australians in Kingsford Smith
The Gillard Labor Government is committed to supporting older Australians and providing security in retirement. This Government has been at the forefront of the debate on our ageing population and the Panel for Positive Ageing last year reported on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians which set the scene for the further work being done …
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Budget 2013 – Stronger, Smarter and Fairer
Federal Labor Member for Kingsford Smith, Peter Garrett, said this year’s Budget keeps Australia’s economy strong, makes the smart investments for the future and ensures the people in Kingsford Smith get a fair go. “Make no mistake, this is a government absolutely determined to support jobs and economic growth, and that’s exactly what this budget …
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NAPLAN helping us learn what works in schools
More than one million school students will have their literacy and numeracy skills assessed when annual NAPLAN testing begins tomorrow. Minister for School Education Peter Garrett said students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit tests in reading, writing numeracy and language conventions over the next three days. “The 2013 data from every …
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