Now more than ever it is important for local businesses and individuals to have the information they need to protect themselves online. Cybercrime is conservatively estimated to cost Australians more than $1 billion per year, but at the same time, technology underpins the day-to-day operations of Australian businesses. The Turnbull Coalition Government is committed to [...]
Mr GOODENOUGH (Moore) (18:56): I move:That this House: (1) notes that while Australia has some of the strongest firearm controls in the world, illicit firearms continue to remain a threat to community safety; (2) acknowledges that the Government has: (a) introduced legislation which doubles the maximum penalties for firearms trafficking offences, including mandatory minimum sentences [...]
How can we as a community play our part in boosting the national economy? I have often said that the national economic recovery begins locally. Currently, there are an estimated 1,169 vacant residential, commercial and industrial sites within the City of Joondalup - according to the 2016/17 rate setting statement. Some of these sites are zoned [...]
Western Australia continues to receive the lowest share of GST revenue, as a proportion of population share, of any State or Territory. Your WA Members and Senators have been meeting regularly and working as a team with our Federal Ministers in Canberra to get a better deal for Western Australia in a difficult fiscal environment. The [...]
The Stronger Communities Program provides funding to small capital projects which will provide social benefit within our local community. Round 1 of the Stronger Communities Program saw some fantastic applications, and I am happy to announce that I am now seeking expressions of interest for Round 2 of the program. Expressions of interest will close [...]
From Many: One. By Ian Goodenough MP In my maiden speech to the Australian Federal Parliament I addressed two contemporary issues confronting our society - the notions of reconciliation and multiculturalism and the struggle to reach a common resolution within the Australian mindset. I said that the processes of reconciliation and multiculturalism are two-way [...]
