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We’ve done it in lots of different ways, and the most recent, significant program has been Cheaper Home Batteries, and it’s a good opportunity as we cross the six-month mark, and as we cross the 20,000 installed battery mark here in Western Australia, just to reflect on how significant that change has been. It’s been an enormously successful program, and not surprisingly, it’s been really welcomed by Western Australians.
Read more...But it is fantastic to be here for a really significant sod turning event for a project that will provide much needed affordable and social housing in Fremantle at a time when we have a big housing challenge. And we certainly know in the Albanese Government we have to respond to that challenge by delivering more affordable housing and more social housing. And we’ve wasted no time in getting on with that.
Read more...We acted quickly in coming to government to take the pressure off energy prices. We did that through gas and coal caps. We did that through three rounds of the energy rebates.
Read more...There’s a happy solution with the investment of $150,000 to improve the insulation and acoustic treatment of what is a heritage building, in the what was the old Drill Hall. And then you get, then you get this great combination of a great new hotel that will enable people to come and visit Freo and stay in Freo, and I’m sure a lot of them will go next door and have a cold drink and enjoy fantastic Australian live music at Freo.Social.
Read more...The value of Australia and the Pacific together, hosting a COP is very, very significant. First and foremost, because we make a contribution to this vital global effort that is vital for us. It’s vital for the Pacific.
Read more...It is my first time in Brazil. Of course, I’m very focused on the work that’s happening at COP, but I have had the opportunity to see a little bit of the city and the Amazon River delta, and it’s an incredibly impressive part of the world.
Read more...No, not at all. I mean, we’ve got to continue with this global cooperative effort to bring emissions down in order to create a safe climate. And every country has a responsibility to be part of that process, and countries will approach it to some degree on their own terms and based on their own circumstances, but the overall direction of travel is critical.
Read more...Well, we continue to put our best foot forward. We continue to make a strong case to host COP31 in 2026 in partnership with the Pacific, and to do so in Adelaide, we think that that’s an incredibly compelling case.
Read more...I’m really pleased that today, we’re taking that next step to support electric vehicles by announcing $40 million in new support for charging infrastructure.
Read more...First Nations land and sea management practices established through thousands of years of observation, trial and error, and proven outcomes should be a touchstone of Australia’s broader national resilience and recovery approach. Thank you all for being here at the opening of the Higher Risk Weather Season National Preparedness Summit, hosted by the National Emergency Management Agency.
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