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$1.5 billion investment into regional NSW – an outcome following the closing of a trade deal between Australia and the United Arab Emirates
'A consortium, led by Tribe Infrastructure Group (Tribe), will invest AUD$1.5 billion to build an energy from waste facility in Parkes, in the Central West region of New South Wales. The investment follows the signing of the Australia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in November last year. The Tribe consortium was selected by the NSW Government to build, own and operate an energy from waste facility in the Parkes Special Activation Precinct - the Parkes Energy Recovery facility' said the Minister for Trade & Tourism, Don Farrell.
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New milestone for Medicare Urgent Care Clinics with over 1.5 million Australians receiving free treatment
'More than 1.5 million Australians have received free, urgent care at a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, without waiting hours in a busy hospital emergency department, saving the health system an estimated $254 million in avoided hospital visits,' said Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler. 'The Government will open another 50 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in 2025-26, expanding the network to 137 clinics and providing free care to around 2 million Australians each year. An estimated 4 in 5 Australians will live within a 20-minute drive of an Urgent Care Clinic, once all of Labor’s clinics are operating.'
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Public Sector leading way on closing gender pay gap
'Gender pay gaps of Commonwealth public sector employers have been published for the first time by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The Commonwealth Public Sector Gender Equality Scorecard: Key Employer Results from 2023 shows that Commonwealth public sector employers have an average total remuneration gap of 6.4 per cent, compared to 21.1 per cent in the private sector (excluding CEOs and Heads of Business). Publishing Commonwealth public sector pay gaps brings the public sector into line with the private sector and strengthens transparency and accountability on gender pay gap reporting,' said Minister for Finance and Women Katy Gallagher.
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VIC: Budget boost for students at White Hills Primary School
'Every family deserves access to a great local school, and the Victorian Government is building and upgrading our schools and classrooms across the state.' Premier and Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan visited White Hills Primary School in Bendigo to announce the school would receive $9.2 million for an upgrade and modernisation project as part of the Government’s investment in additional learning spaces. Following planning funding, the school will build a competition-grade gymnasium that has a sports court as well as music and storage spaces – making sure students have better physical education and performing arts facilities.
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QLD: Major housing boost for South East Queensland
The State Government is delivering on its commitment to unlock housing supply with more than 2,400 lots for new homes approved in South East Queensland, delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders sooner. In the Greater Flagstone Priority Development Area (PDA), 1,631 housing lots have been ap- proved to accommodate 4,500 residents, in addition to essential infrastructure including a fu- ture State primary school, retail precincts and green spaces. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Jarrod Bleijie, said the developments would provide more new homes in both established urban ar- eas and emerging growth corridors.
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Federal
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The last Federal Election was on 03 May 2025.
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The last ACT Election was on 19 October 2024.
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Budget Estimates are scheduled for 29 - 31 July, 1, 5 - 7 August 2025.
The last Queensland Election was on 26 October 2024.
Queensland Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 21 November 2024 and most recently amended on 22 February 2024, 10 May 2024 and 04 April 2025.
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Tasmania
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Budget Estimates are scheduled for 10 - 13 June 2025.
The last Tasmanian Election was held on Saturday 23 March 2024.
Tasmanian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 11 April 2024 and most recently amended on 26 June 2024, 23 October 2024 and 22 November 2024.
Victoria
The Victorian Parliament (Assembly) will next sit on 27 - 29 May 2025.
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Budget Estimates are scheduled for 3-6 and 10-12 June 2025.
The last Victorian election was held on 26 November 2022.
Victorian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 02 October 2023 and most recently amended on 12 December 2023.
Western Australia
The Western Australian Parliament will next sit on 27 - 29 May 2025.
The 2025-26 State Budget will be handed down on Thursday, 19 June 2025.
Budget Estimates are scheduled for 1-3 July 2025.
The last Western Australia election was held on 08 March 2025.
Western Australian Administrative Arrangements Orders were most recently made on 02 April 2025.
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