Karen Andrews: Good morning. It’s an absolute pleasure to be back here at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and to have with me the Tourism Minister Dan Tehan, my Gold Coast colleagues – Minister Stuart Robert, Angie Bell, the Member for Moncrieff. And, of course we also have here the General Manager of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Michael…
DetailsThe Gold Coast will be one of the big winners from the Morrison Government’s new $1.2 billion tourism package offering 800,000 half-price airfares and extended support for local wildlife attractions and business events. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan said the support package would kickstart tourism in regions most impacted by international border…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is supporting Australia’s manufacturers to turn their good ideas into world-beating realities that create more local jobs, with a new $30 million fund. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the Commercialisation Fund will foster projects that bring industry and researchers together to commercialise new manufacturing products and processes. “Making…
DetailsTHE Gold Coast will today headline a $1.2bn federal government tourism and aviation package designed to encourage travellers to return to the skies. More than 800,000 halfprice tickets will be on offer between April 1 and July 31 for domestic fares between capital cities and 13 tourism regions hit by COVID. Member for McPherson Karen…
DetailsUp to 600 Australian women will be encouraged to study science, technology, engineering and maths while they’re working, as part of an expansion of the Morrison Government’s Women in STEM Cadetships and Advanced Apprenticeships Program. Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge said the program had proven so popular the number of places had increased…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is supporting female entrepreneurs to build their businesses, take on global markets and create local jobs, with the opening of a new $11.6 million funding round under the Boosting Female Founders Initiative. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said it was fitting that applications for round two of the in-demand…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is leveraging Australia’s world-leading critical mineral and resources sector to create more jobs and economic opportunities for manufacturing businesses with the release of a new ten year plan. The Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Processing road map shows how businesses can capitalise on Australia’s access to resources, which will be needed to…
DetailsGold Coasters know all too well how sensationally we “punch above our weight” when it comes to sporting achievement. Who can forget the exhilaration of watching Sally Pearson claim gold at the London Olympics – the thousands of hours spent training on the track at Griffith University playing out in a spine-tingling victory. It’s a…
DetailsWhen CSL was first established in 1916 it was to help our nation, isolated by war, to secure our medical supply chains and sovereign capability. Now over 100 years later and a global leader in biotech, CSL is manufacturing 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine right here on our shores. They will begin…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is backing Australia’s medical products manufacturers to grow and create new jobs, with applications for projects in the sector opening under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI). Medical Products is the second of the six National Manufacturing Priorities which will be supported under the MMI to help manufacturers to scale-up production,…
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