Daily Archives: June 11, 2015

Health Funding

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Health. It is in relation to an initiative that was outlined in the budget dealing with acute services. The line item is ‘Meeting hospital services demand’. As I understand it, there is $970 million allocated over four years. This injection of money is of course much needed in…

Appropriation (2015-2016) Bill 2015 and Budget Papers 2015-16

It is with great pleasure that I rise to speak on the Appropriation (2015–2016) Bill 2015 and the associated budget papers. This budget does something rare for modern politics: it actually delivers on election promises. As a matter of fact, 96 per cent of our election commitments are honoured in this bill. This has not been…

South West Alternative Medium Project

On Monday, 1 June, I had the pleasure of visiting the South West Alternative Medium Project, or SWAMP, as it is more affectionately known. SWAMP is an Indigenous-managed, volunteer-run, not-for-profit community arts organisation based in Portland, Victoria. Through its innovative programs, SWAMP aims to improve the wellbeing and disposition of people who are disengaged from society…