Advocates call for rural childcare funding
Navigating dirt roads and country highways, the Skipworth family drove 120 kilometres to get their twins to and from preschool most days. Mother-of-four Fiona Skipworth is used to travelling for …
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Educational choices: why school funding must be equalised
Private schools can choose not to increase fees, but governments must choose to fund education to advance the interests of every child, particularly those in need.
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NSW sugar industry hopes for Commonwealth government funding as wet conditions dampen harvest
The largest sugar company in New South Wales is seeking $27 million dollars in government assistance after being devastated by the floods earlier this year. Key points: Sunshine Sugar company’s sugar …
Read MoreNSW agricultural research jobs could be on the chopping block as union alleges funding is pulled
A research project developing crops that are resistant to climate change hangs in the balance, with up to 30 research job losses possible in Wagga Wagga and Tamworth, according to the …
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PM pledges big funding to secure NT
Tackling crime and boosting jobs is part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s election pledge to the Northern Territory as he lands in Alice Springs. Central Australia and the Top End …
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On Tax Day, Treasury Makes a Plea For More IRS Funding
WASHINGTON — As millions of Americans race to finish filing their tax returns on Monday, the Biden administration made another plea for Congress to give the Internal Revenue Service more …
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NT and federal government sign off on funding deal to accelerate Beetaloo Basin gas production
The Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments have signed a major deal to further speed up fracking and increase energy supply from a giant underground gas field in the remote NT. …
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Senators announce funding for Capitol cafeteria workers in effort to avoid layoffs
WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators said Wednesday they had secured funding that would prevent more than 80 Senate cafeteria workers from losing their jobs in the next 10 …
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Flood-stricken, isolated central Queensland farmers want more access to recovery funding
While Queensland’s south-east continues to count the cost of recent flooding, in other parts of the state farmers still recovering from a disastrous 2021 say they are cut off from assistance. Key …
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Hells Gates Dam receives $5.4 billion funding to unlock northern agriculture
The giant $5.4 billion Hells Gates Dam project has received guaranteed funding, unlocking the agriculture sector in some of the driest parts of northern Australia. Key points: The federal government …
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