29 Jan: Back to school |
Peter Garrett welcomed thousands of students in Kingsford Smith back to school.
“This is an exciting time for the students of Kingsford Smith, who will be returning to even better equipped schools, thanks to the Gillard Government’s investment of more than $65 billion in education,” Mr Garrett said.
“The Gillard Government believes every child in every school should have access to a great education, which is why we have almost doubled funding to schools since 2007.”
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25 Jan: Aussies kids to learn about Australia Day under national curriculum |
Every Australian student will be required to learn about the history and significance of Australia Day under the new national curriculum being rolled out across the country from this year.
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21 Jan: Plan to tackle problem gambling |
On 21 January 2012, the Federal Government announced its plan to tackle problem gambling.
 The Government will:
- Undertake a large scale trial of mandatory pre-commitment. An offer has made to ACT clubs to participate in a 12-month trial of the technology, beginning in February 2013. The Productivity Commission recommended a trial in its 2010 report.
- Give smaller pubs and clubs more time to get ready for pre-commitment. Small venues, with 11-20 poker machines, will have an extra four years to implement these changes. Very small venues, with 10 poker machines or less, will be able to implement these changes as they replace their poker machines over their normal replacement cycle. » read more
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5 Jan 2012: Scammers don't take holidays |
Residents of Kingsford Smith should be aware of the dangers of scams.
My electorate office frequently gets calls from residents who have been targeted by scammers offering ‘easy money’ opportunities.
A concerned resident rang my office this week to alert us that he had received numerous cold calls from someone claiming to be from the ‘Australian Government Grants Department’. » more |