Local sport is a really important part of regional towns and fundraising alone isn’t enough to provide the infrastructure upgrades that clubs need to provide their community with safe and accessible facilities.

Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 are available to support the work of local community organisations to increase participation in volunteering and enable the inclusion of vulnerable people.  

The cost of housing is causing significant stress on households in Indi, whether they are paying their mortgage or rent – and part of the reason for that is that we don’t have enough housing.

I hope this bill will prompt more conversations at dinner tables and school gates across Australia about online spaces, finding our way in worlds physical and digital and how we can make social media safer for all of us.

This, again, is a fantastic remedy to address the trauma that many women have experienced and help them to utilise homebirth with a qualified midwife.

I stand to give voice to the very people who are rendered voiceless by bills such as this.

Every day we wait is another day that we deny protection to people who put themselves at enormous risk to expose the truth.

And as we approach Christmas, these groups are working extra hard to bring some joy to those doing it tough over the festive season.

Provider shortages and long travel distances mean people are missing out on help showering, eating and taking medication. The situation is dire.