One of Australia’s first coal fired power stations started in Yallourn in Victoria in the 1920s. It was powered by the vast brown coal deposits of the Latrobe Valley. Over the coming decade, Australia’s first offshore wind turbines will also start to run in the waters off the Latrobe Valley. Harnessing the power of the Bass Strait Winds. Generations of Australians have powered this nation safely, reliably and with dignity.
PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Today, we are hoping that the Parliament will pass laws to further strengthen our migration system in the national interest. The laws that are currently in front of the Senate will make sure that we have the strong migration system that Australians expect. That indeed, that the Albanese Government is seeking to continue to build after a decade of neglect, as we've seen in recent reports.
The Albanese Labor Government is proud to support the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice at the Australian National University with a funding contribution of $3 million over four years.
The Institute is the first of its kind in the world and will bring together First Nations researchers to develop and design initiatives to improve life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls.
The Albanese Labor Government is proud to support the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice at the Australian National University with a funding contribution of $3 million over four years.
The Institute is the first of its kind in the world and will bring together First Nations researchers to develop and design initiatives to improve life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls.
What better way to engage with our Constitution and our democracy than here in our nation's capital? And, in particular, down the hill at the Museum of Australian Democracy.
It is astonishing to think that Old Parliament House was only ever meant to be temporary.It has formed the political backdrop of Australia's biggest moments and most consequential debates. World War Two, post-war reconstruction, Vietnam. Debates on conscription, Australian heritage and reconciliation. Ending the White Australia Policy, grappling with the Cold War, the creation of Medicare.
PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Just a few comments to wrap the week in Parliament. Up first, of course, we welcomed here to Parliament for the first time the new Member for Dunkley, Jodie Belyea. And it's fantastic to have her already part of the team, Making a difference, and being part of our caucus. Welcome, Jodie. And I know that she's gonna make such a fantastic contribution, not just for the people Dunkley, but for the Australian community at large.
Ballumb Ambul Ngunnawal and Ngambri yindamarra. Ngadu – yirra bang marang.
In the language of my people, the Wiradjuri, I pay my respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people – and honour their custodianship and care for country.
I extend this respect to all First Nations women here tonight.
Thank you Aunty Matilda for your Welcome
I wasn’t able to leave parliament before 630pm
It’s a far cry from when Julia and Julia were in the house
I am delighted to be here on this very special occasion
Thank you Aunty Violet for your warm Welcome.
I acknowledge country and pay my respects to Elders past and present.
I acknowledge the Close the Gap Co-Chairs June Oscar and Karl Briscoe
Selwyn Button - Chair of the Lowitja Institute
And all the members of the Close the Gap Campaign Alliance
Thank you for inviting me to speak this morning
Congratulations on the 2024 Close the Gap report
Celebrating Indigenous excellence and innovation.
And focussing on strengths and successes
ADAM SHIRLEY, HOST: This text from a public servant says, no one I work with is not pulling their weight. We are short-handed and constantly being asked to do more with less. Federal Minister for the Public Service and Finance Minister is ACT Senator Katy Gallagher. Minister, thanks so much for your time. I wonder if that’s a sentiment from many public servants you’re hearing, that no one is not pulling their weight and they are constantly short-handed?
The Albanese Labor Government is proud to contribute $3.5 million to support the Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation to honour the remarkable legacy of the late Yankunytjatjara woman and support the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and public sector leaders.
The Lowitja O’Donoghue Foundation was established in 2022 with support from the Albanese Government to create pathways for First Nations people to carry forward Dr O’Donoghue’s vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.