In the News
Youth crime is out of control in many parts of our country and more needs to be done to combat it.
This week, the Federal Coalition introduced the Crimes and Online Safety Legislation Amendment (Combatting Online Notoriety) Bill 2024 into Parliament that seeks to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social media material that glamorises violence and criminal activity.
Warren ‘Woz’ Acott has Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and in spite of huge personal difficulty, last week he completed parts of the 800km journey on his ride on mower from Toolleen Victoria, to Parliament House, Canberra to raise awareness for people with MND everywhere. He is an incredible champion!
Mr HAWKE (Mitchell) (10:42): I rise today to raise the interesting state of schools in my electorate from growth figures that have been released recently and the feedback I've been receiving from principals over many years. New figures from the Department of Education reveal that schools in the Mitchell electorate are bursting at the seams, as they have been for many years.
What a beautiful Sunday morning with Clean Up Australia. We had over 25 local community groups working to protect our streets, parks, bushland and waterways for future generations.
Thank you to our enthusiastic and helpful volunteers for their fantastic support.
After more than 300 days of waiting, the Opposition welcomes the Government’s response to the long-awaited Surface Fleet Review, the ambition to grow the Royal Australian Navy and the investment into Western Australia’s industrial base.
There are, however, serious flaws in Labor’s superficial plan. The Opposition is yet to be briefed on this, despite formal requests.