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Latest news: Federal Government

$60 million funding for Questacon

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre will receive $60 million in next week’s budget, Federal ministers announced today.

Beyond Blue: Mental health crucial to national wellbeing

National Newstime Media -
Beyond Blue has called for mental health and wellbeing to feature strongly in the Federal Government’s Measuring What Matters Statement.

Fit the Bill: A super big test for the federal government

Local Newstime Media -
Several weeks ago, I suggested a way to reign in bloated defined benefits pension schemes. The federal treasurer has now announced he wants to cap superannuation at $3 million per person.

ACT community sector calls for no cuts to homeless services funding

Local Nicholas Fuller -
ACT community organisations are worried that the Commonwealth will cut funding for homelessness services from July.

Canberra suburbs eligible for faster internet

Local Newstime Media -
Homes in Ainslie, Casey, Dickson, Kingston, Macgregor, Monash, and Yarralumla will be eligible for full fibre broadband from next year.

Canberra mental health service moves to Civic

Local Abbey Halter -
The new Civic site for mental health service Canberra Head to Health was officially opened by Emma McBride MP this week.

Chief Architect Michelle Graham redefines what women working in IT looks like

Local Anja de Rozario -
A far cry from the “guy coding in a hoodie” she says is often associated with IT, Michelle utilised her specialisation in cybersecurity and architecture to advise the Secretary of Defence and Prime Minister of Iraq in 2008.

Federal Government to establish housing fund, Pocock welcomes investment

National AAP -
Affordable housing will be the next parliamentary priority as the federal government releases its promised plan to help ease the crisis, and ACT Senator David Pocock has welcomed the investment.

Labor announces community battery rollout for ACT

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT will receive three of the first 58 community batteries, delivering solar power to locals, Labor politicians announced today.

ACT mental health sector calls for renewed funding

Local Newstime Media -
Mental health services will close in June 2023 if the Commonwealth Government does not renew funding, local organisations warned.

Road spending reallocated to light rail stage 2A

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The Federal Government’s decision to reallocate nearly $86 million from road infrastructure to light rail has left many wondering if the tram to Woden is on the right track.

Governments respond to community sector’s poverty plea

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The community sector urged the Federal and ACT Governments to act this Anti-Poverty Week. Here is their response.

Privacy laws to come in following Optus data breach

National AAP -
Tough new privacy laws could be introduced by the end of the year following the Optus data breach.

Canberra light rail gets $181m federal upgrade

Local AAP -
The federal government has set aside $181 million for new vehicles and to retrofit existing ones for the ACT's light rail network.

Anthony Albanese promises ambitious government

National AAP -
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a "government of ambition" ahead of the opening of the 47th parliament.

NSW flood support totals $340m in three days

National AAP -
Nearly 415,000 flood victims in NSW have received a total of $340 million in disaster support from the federal government. 
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