February 16, 2021
Will Better Rail deliver on community expectations?
Watch the Deputy Prime Minister’s response to my question.
February 16, 2021
Let’s step up on parental leave
Children suffer when parents can’t access adequate paid parental leave, affordable high-quality learning, or face social and economic barriers to workplace participation.
February 16, 2021
Common sense needed to taper JobKeeper payments
Our approach to weaning off JobKeeper must be rational, considered and specific so that the economy at large is best positioned to recover.
February 15, 2021
Celebrating job opportunities for those with a disability
Young adults with disability are benefitting from opportunities provided by the Purple Chicken café.
February 12, 2021
Indi Cockatoo # 27
COVID-19 five-day lockdown alert, Indi’s $20 million kick towards recovery, Smart Farms grants build resilience, powering up community energy investment, mayors bring Budget priorities to Treasurer, Alexandra Secondary College student leaders’ investiture
February 8, 2021
Quarantine system must work better for regional communities
If our COVID-19 quarantine system is not reformed, we will clearly face another year of uncertainty and periodic shutdowns of states and borders
February 7, 2021
$20 million boost to bushfire recovery in Indi
More than 60 per cent of Local Economic Recovery Program funding in Victoria goes to 10 Indi projects.
February 7, 2021
Smart Farms grants support Indi climate resilience
Smart Farms Small Grants of $345,900 to help Indi wine-grape growers and vignerons deal with climate change impacts and strengthen natural resource management
February 3, 2021
Weak leadership threatens COVID’s containment
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is the single most important policy issue facing us this year. All Australians are willing the Government to succeed. That’s why the Government must publicly refute the spread of dangerous misinformation.
February 3, 2021
Leader inaction risks COVID vaccine roll-out
Helen Haines says Scott Morrison’s failure to rein in ‘heinous behaviour’ by Member for Hughes Craig Kelly on social media threatens Australia’s successful containment of COVID-19.