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Thursday, 9 February 2012
"I am very pleased that the Australian Government has made representations to the St Petersburg Legislative Assembly regarding Australia's concerns about its Bill to ban the promotion of homosexuality", Senator Louise Pratt said today.
"I co-sponsored a motion to the Australian Senate today regarding this very serious issue.
"I know there are a great many people that have raised their voices in a world wide campaign to stop these laws. They have been calling on Foreign Governments to raise their concerns with the St Petersburg Legislature, just as the Australian Government has done", Senator Pratt said.
In its representations to the St Petersburg Legislature the Australian Government said it "encourages all countries to remove laws imposing criminal penalties for homosexual conduct, or laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity".
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Messages from present-day political leaders to future generations, along with a pictorial history of the area surrounding Perth’s main railway station, are amongst the mementos sealed in a time-capsule and entombed for posterity as part of festivities to mark the start of major construction on the visionary Perth City Link project.
Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said in partnership with the State Government and the local council, the Federal Labor Government is investing in the future of Perth.
“Our vision is a modern, vibrant metropolis befitting Perth’s status as the capital of the West,” said Mr Albanese.
“What’s more, this project is a great example of our historic decision to invest Federal funding in modernising and extending our nation’s urban public transport infrastructure. Indeed, we’ve already committed more to this task than all our predecessors since Federation combined.
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Friday, 20 January 2012
A tribute to Australia’s first expedition to Antarctica is just one of the arts and cultural exhibitions that will tour to Geraldton this year thanks to almost $1.7million in Australian Government funding announced today by Arts Minister Simon Crean.
“We are committed to taking the great art-forms of the capital cities to the regions to ensure all Australians continue to access and participate in our dynamic arts and culture,” Mr Crean said.
“The funding announced today will support 14 organisations to develop and tour exhibitions to venues across Australia, with a particular focus on regional and remote communities.”
This support is provided through the Australian Government’s national touring program Visions of Australia and the Contemporary Touring Initiative.
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Monday, 19 December 2011
Students in the Mid West who want to get into a trade will benefit from up to $3,600,000 Australian Government investment in a trades training centre at the WA College of Agriculture in Morawa.
Funding has been provided to establish the Morawa Regional Trade Training Centre. The Trade Training Centre includes the construction of an automotive workshop, an engineering workshop, an agriculture facility, a mobile training unit and also the provision of equipment across three sites within the cluster. It will deliver Certificate I and II qualifications in agriculture, automotive and engineering to address skills shortages in agriculture and in the trades of diesel motor mechanic, metal fabricator and sheetmetal worker
Meekatharra District High School
Morawa District High School
Mount Magnet District High School
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Monday, 19 December 2011
Older patients in Shark Bay will be able to see a nurse practitioner at the Shark Bay Health Centre under the Nurse Practitioner – Aged Care Models of Practice Program, announced recently.
WA Senator Louise Pratt said the funding is being provided to Silver Chain Nursing Association for this new project which will see Nurse Practitioners deliver quality health care to older Australians.
Across Australia, the Gillard Labor Government is investing $18.7 million in 32 projects to expand the role of nurse practitioners in residential and community based care.
“Our population is ageing and with that comes an increase in the number of people requiring more complex support and care. Highly trained and qualified staff are essential to delivering appropriate clinical care and to improve the quality of life for older Australians,” Senator Pratt said.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Six isolated communities in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region will soon have improved access to air services following $1.438 million of upgrade works to their aerodromes.
The remote communities of Kupartiya (Bohemia Downs), Mulan Aboriginal Station, Myroodah Station, Yaruman (Ringer Soak), Tirralintjii and Yakanarra are receiving upgrades to ensure that regular air services can continue delivering essential goods and services.
Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, Catherine King said that having safe, operating aerodromes in these communities is vital in connecting towns with each other and with major regional centres and cities.
“This is so important to these communities where road access is unavailable, unreliable or disrupted for extended periods during the year because of extreme seasonal weather conditions.” Ms King said.
Senator for Western Australia, Louise Pratt said “for the residents of remote communities that depend on air services to survive throughout the wet season, these upgrades will provide an important link to the outside world through better access to medicine, mail and food; and also for emergency medical evacuations should the need arise.”
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Grandparents raising children in Geraldton are set to benefit from a MyTime for Grandparents peer support group.
It is part of the Gillard Government’s $1.2 million investment over four years for the Parenting Resource Centre to establish 25 groups, delivering on a 2010 election commitment.
WA Senator Louise Pratt today welcomed the Government’s commitment to grandparents raising children in our region.
“This 2010 election commitment will give grandparent carers a supportive environment to share experiences and build their parenting skills,” Senator Pratt said.
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Monday, 5 December 2011
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, has praised communities in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia for participating in consultations on the expanded rollout of low aromatic Opal fuel.
Mr Snowdon said the rollout of low aromatic Opal fuel is having a direct impact on stamping out the scourge of petrol sniffing in our regional and remote Aboriginal communities.
Increasing the availability of Opal supply in the Kimberley could lead to improved health outcomes in the region.”
Already five communities in the Kimberley are distributing Opal fuel, and consultations have been held in Kununurra, Warmun, Halls Creek and Wyndham over the past week.
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Thursday, 24 November 2011
Senator for Western Australia, Louise Pratt, has welcomed the passage of the Fair Protection for Firefighters Bill through the Senate today.
“The Australian Labor Party has a proud tradition of protecting and supporting workers, especially on occupational health and safety. The passage of this Bill continues that tradition,” Senator Pratt said.
The Bill simplifies workers’ compensation claims for firefighters who have contracted certain types of cancer that are known to be caused by the everyday challenges of firefighting.
If a firefighter who has served a qualifying period of service contracts one of these cancers, it will be presumed that it was caused at work and is compensable.
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011
The Parliament’s National Capital and External Territories Committee has recommended a completely new process for approving National Memorials.
The Committee’s report, Etched in Stone? into the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928 recommends that the Ordinance be repealed and replaced with a Commemorative Works Act, similar to that operating in Washington DC.
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