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$2.68m to improve NSW natural disaster resilience
Read moreFarrer MP Sussan Ley has welcomed the latest Commonwealth-State joint-funding announcement of $2.68 million in projects across New South Wales, to better protect communities from the threat of bushfire. Local projects in Farrer include: Munderoo Fire Tower – Greater Hume $32,000 Bullock Head Road – Murray $6,000 Dusty Trail...
Labor must answer serious questions about Pharmacy Agreement
Read moreLabor must answer serious questions about a lack of transparency, as well as maladministration, relating to the $15 billion Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement they signed and managed in Government. Minister for Health Sussan Ley said she was deeply concerned by the findings of the Australian National Audit Office report...
$1.4 billion health boost for Indigenous communities
Read moreIndigenous communities across Australia will benefit from a $1.4 billion investment in primary and preventable health care as part of the Abbott Government’s ongoing commitment to closing the gap. Minister for Health Sussan Ley and Assistant Minister for Health Senator Fiona Nash announced today 112 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health...
$3.96m Roads to Recovery funding for Farrer
Read moreLocal councils in Farrer will today receive their latest share of the Australian Government’s $2.1b Roads to Recovery programme to assist with local road construction and maintenance. Federal MP, Sussan Ley noted close to $4million in local roads funding is in addition to the $15 million local governments across...
Government continues Medicare consultation
Read moreThe Abbott Government is committed to protecting Medicare for the long-term. This includes maintaining high-quality care and treatment for all Australians, as well as ensuring bulk billing remains for concessional patients and the vulnerable. We also want to deliver policies that value general practice and other health professions and...
