Budget 2021-22 Lock-Up Arrangements

The Morrison Government will hand down the 2021-22 Budget on Tuesday 11 May 2021. To ensure the security and integrity of the Budget, and the health and safety of participants, arrangements for the lock-up have been modified from previous years to be compliant with health restrictions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Media organisations are…

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Shovels hit dirt to remove Ovingham Level Crossing

The Hon Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts The Hon. Corey Wingard MP South Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport The Hon. Rachel Sanderson MP South Australian State Member for Adelaide 7 April 2021 The Morrison and Marshall governments are fulfilling their commitment to fix one of Adelaide’s most…

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Protections for participants in the independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces

The Government welcomes the unanimous passage of the Archives and other legislation Amendment Bill 2021, with amendments, through the House of Representatives to ensure protections for participants in the independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said the Government had listened to concerns raised in relation to the Bill by helping to draft…

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$235 million North East Rail Line upgrade a win for Victorian rail passengers

The Hon Michael McCormack MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Leader of The Nationals Federal Member for Riverina Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham Minister for Finance Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia Senator the Hon Jane Hume Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital…

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Protections for participants in the independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces

The Senate has today passed legislation that will ensure participants in the independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces, to be led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, will have their privacy and confidentiality protected.   Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said the passing of the Archives and other legislation Amendment Bill 2021 through the Senate puts…

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Baggage handling contract awarded for Western Sydney Airport

THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts   SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Finance   The contract for baggage handling services at the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has been awarded to Vanderlande, a global leader in baggage handling systems.   Minister for Communications,…

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Earthworks halfway mark a ground-breaking milestone for Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport

Construction of the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has reached a major milestone, with half the earthworks now done and dusted. Visiting the airport site today, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the sheer scale of the earthworks demonstrates the monumental impact the project…

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Independent review into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces

The Government has today announced an independent review (the Review) into Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces which will be led by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Ms Kate Jenkins. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said the aim of the independent review would be to ensure all Commonwealth Parliamentary workplaces are safe and respectful and that our national Parliament reflects best…

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