The Australian: ONE of the most insidious results of slower economic growth and welfarist policies is high youth unemployment. The latest figures showed youth unemployment rising to 12.7 per cent. Long-term youth unemployment is now three times higher than at the end of the Howard government. Youth disengagement is so destructive because its impacts can…
DetailsDepartment of Human Services staff in Boronia have been commended for their work supporting locals during a visit today by Minister for Human Services, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP. During a tour of the Boronia service centre, Minister Payne was full of praise for the…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, is encouraging community groups to apply for funding for projects commemorating Australia’s military history. With the centenary of Anzac fast approaching in 2015, the ‘Saluting Their Service’ grants programme helps the Australian community from all walks of life to contribute to the commemoration of those…
DetailsAustralian Financial Review: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week outlined his vision for a modernised Labor Party in which trade unions would have diminished influence. Missing, however, was any mention of policy. There was discussion about tweaking preselection rules and eligibility for membership. But the real tests are not the internal rules, but the daily…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, has announced a $189,921 funding boost to Home and Community Care services in Knox. Frail, older people and younger people with a disability in Knox will get extra support to stay in their own homes thanks to the additional funding. This includes assistance for nursing…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, will be joining thousands of Knox residents at services commemorating Anzac Day this Friday. Mr Tudge said services will be held throughout Knox, including Boronia, Bayswater, Ferntree Gully and Rowville. “Anzac Day allows us all to take a moment to reflect and recognise the men…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, is calling on the Knox Council, community groups and individuals to submit ideas and proposals for new Green Army environmental projects throughout Knox. The Green Army is a voluntary programme that funds hands-on, practical, grassroots action to support local environment and heritage conservation projects across…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, today celebrated the first birthday of the Headspace Centre in Knox Ozone. Twelve months ago, the Centre opened after a two year campaign led by Mr Tudge that saw 10,000 signatures collected, calling for its establishment in the popular Knox Ozone precinct. The Centre provides…
DetailsThe Australian: In the indigenous employment figures released last month, one statistic stands out: only 30 per cent of working-age people in remote communities have a job. Among 17 to 24-year-olds, only 18 per cent are fully engaged in work or study. The government wants the people in remote communities to retain their attachment to country.…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, has announced that the government is delivering on its long-standing promise to deliver fair indexation to veterans’ pensions. The Abbott Government has passed legislation that finally delivers fair indexation to Defence Force Retirement Benefits scheme (DFRB) and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits scheme (DFRDB)…
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