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Millions of households across the UK will benefit from immediate action to help with their electricity bills this winter, the Prime Minister has announced as one of his first decisions in office.This follows his commitment to the nation on the steps of Downing Street yesterday to give...
Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party: Alison Garnham - Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group. Alison Lowe OBE - Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in West Yorkshire. Barbara Mills KC - Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales (2025), family law barrister and Jo...
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments: Rt Hon John Healey MP as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP as First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Du...
The Albanese Government will invest $10 million to support upgrades to the Birthing, Maternity and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Darwin Hospital, ensuring Territory families can continue to access high-quality maternity care close to home.This investment will increase the...
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: It's fantastic to be here at the Royal Darwin, and to be here with Luke Gosling, with Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, with Lia Finocchiaro, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, and with the Northern Territory Health Minister as well. We've had an oppo...
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Ok, well thanks everyone for joining us here for this ministerial meeting in Adelaide. We’ve met, of course, right around the country, and here in South Australia, of course, there’s nowhere better for us to meet where we have delivered, whether it’s Urgent...
MELISSA CLARKE, HOST: Prime Minister, thanks for speaking to AM.ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be with you, Melissa.CLARKE: Now you're announcing the expansion of Paid Prac to include another 10 allied health degrees, things like physiotherapy and psychology. Why are...
The Albanese Labor Government is expanding the Commonwealth Prac Payment to people training in an additional ten key front line health professions. This will provide cost of living relief for students and support our future healthcare workforce.Unpaid practical placements are a big pa...
The Albanese Labor Government will create a new Fair Work Court to provide simpler, fairer and faster justice for working Australians.A fair workplace relations system relies on workers and employers being able to resolve disputes quickly and fairly.The current court system for...