The federal government needs to do better, because what I hear time and time again is that telecommunications aren’t up to scratch in regional, rural and remote Australia.

I want to see students right across Australia, no matter their socioeconomic status, do the very best they can.

Before coming to this place, my life’s work was as a nurse, a midwife and a public health researcher.

When men and women make that decision to serve, it’s fair that their government in turn takes care of them. But, as a nation, we are not doing enough to deliver on our end of this bargain.

Quality early childhood education is transformational.

Cherie told me that “We are trapped in this constant cycle of renting and moving every year.”

Helen Haines is asking the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) to investigate election commitments made by the Labor Party in 2022, amounting to $1.35 billion through two invitation-only grant funds.

This undermines public trust in Governments and in politicians who are elected to make decisions and spend taxpayer money on our behalf, in the public interest and for the common good.

The $7.7 million in funding will deliver an all-abilities playground, accessible changing facilities and bicycle pump track.

We have a situation where regional communities are fighting over the same bucket of funds as metro services, a bucket that is too small and which disadvantages regional communities.