Implementation plan includes money to address water supply, food security and housing overcrowding. Follow the day’s news live
Shorten says visa decision won’t help people smugglers
Bill Shorten is having a chat to ABC radio RN, where he is being asked about Labor’s decision (meeting an election commitment) to allow 19,000 people on temporary protection and safe haven visas to start the application process for permanency.
Absolutely not. No, they go to third-party countries. We don’t intend to see the the people smugglers model given any oxygen. It’s a terrible way of coming to Australia. It’s horribly unsafe. It’s fatal and deadly. So the answer’s no, no, we’re not.
The large 30MW/288 MWh utility-scale plant north of Port Augusta in South Australia will create up to 450 regional jobs during construction and 70 ongoing operational roles in long-term manufacturing, plant operations and maintenance.
This project could lead to larger installations helping to firm Australia’s grid, providing reliable and cheaper energy at scale, as well as creating opportunities to export the technology and generate more jobs.
Continue reading…Implementation plan includes money to address water supply, food security and housing overcrowding. Follow the day’s news liveShorten says visa decision won’t help people smugglersBill Shorten is having a chat to ABC radio RN, where he is being asked about Labor’s decision (meeting an election commitment) to allow 19,000 people on temporary protection and safe haven visas to start the application process for permanency.Absolutely not. No, they go to third-party countries. We don’t intend to see the the people smugglers model given any oxygen. It’s a terrible way of coming to Australia. It’s horribly unsafe. It’s fatal and deadly. So the answer’s no, no, we’re not.The large 30MW/288 MWh utility-scale plant north of Port Augusta in South Australia will create up to 450 regional jobs during construction and 70 ongoing operational roles in long-term manufacturing, plant operations and maintenance.This project could lead to larger installations helping to firm Australia’s grid, providing reliable and cheaper energy at scale, as well as creating opportunities to export the technology and generate more jobs. Continue reading…