Hume Media

Applications are open for the final round of the Rebuilding Regional Communities Program.

Grants of up to $10,000 are on offer through the Australian Government in partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR).

The objectives of the program are to: 

The Coalition is urging the Albanese Labor Government to rule out adopting recommendations from a draft Productivity Commission report which threatens to rip funding from non-government schools and charities.

More Australians are trying to find a job as the Albanese Government’s chaotic handling of the economy imposes harsh new costs on households, families and businesses.

Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor is adamant that the current economic climate is not the right time for local governments to increase rates. 

Australians are facing a tough Christmas because Labor is focussed on all the wrong priorities.

While the Coalition welcomes the Albanese Labor government’s concessions that financial advice reforms need to extend beyond superannuation, these reforms are meaningless if Labor unwinds years of hard-won protections for consumers within super.

Today’s National Accounts figures confirm that Australia is in a GDP per capita recession, and they highlight the grim Christmas that so many households will face.

The numbers today tell us that middle Australia is being absolutely crushed.

The Senate last night supported a Coalition amendment and voted against Labor’s attempt to rush through its badly designed tax hike on business.

The Bill will now be referred for further review, after Labor ignored ongoing business concerns.

The Reserve Bank’s decision to hold interest rates at 4.35% is cold comfort for hardworking Australians with a mortgage.

With the Reserve Bank expecting inflation to remain a challenge until late 2025, Australian families are facing several more months of higher mortgage repayments.

The Treasurer’s announcement of Australia’s Green Bond Framework leaves Australia in the slow lane in energy security and reducing emissions. 

 

Pages