By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a Commonwealth takeover of aged care policy and funding in the lead up to next week’s COAG meeting. The Government will invest $739 million in the sector and take full responsibility for aged care, including home and community care, as part of its broader scheme […]
12 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced over the weekend Australia's first ministry for population growth, appointing Tony Burke as the nation’s first Minister for Population. Mr Burke has been assigned the task of developing Australia’s first comprehensive Population Strategy, while retaining his current portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The Population Strategy will consider the social and […]
6 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has unveiled its $30.9 billion overhaul of Australia’s health system, which is the most significant reform to the federation in its history. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced the establishment of a National Health and Hospitals Network to be funded nationally and run locally. The national health and hospitals […]
3 March, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has proposed greater Federal Government involvement in the planning of major cities to prepare for future population growth. In an address to the Business Council of Australia in Sydney last week, Mr Rudd said Commonwealth Government involvement in future planning of major cities was “critical to achieving our […]
2 November, 2009
By Staff Writer Queensland is receiving the smallest share of federal funding since the Rudd Government took office, independent analysis for the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has shown. "We realise the government has been blown off-course by the global financial crisis in its early days, but Queenslanders had expectations of a catch-up after […]
28 October, 2009
By Angela Dorizas Victorian communities affected by the February bushfires will receive an additional $193 million for rebuilding and recovery efforts. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Victorian Premier John Brumby announced the two-year funding package for fire affected communities on a visit to Flowerdale today. The Australian and Victorian Governments will provide a combined $117 […]
16 October, 2009
By Staff Writer The Rudd Government has opened Round Two of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program (RLCIP), worth $220 million. The announcement was made at the historic joint meeting between the Australian Council of Local Government and the Local Government and Planning Ministers’ Council in Darwin. The Program has received record […]
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