Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal
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- SES: 132 500
- Disaster Recovery Hotline: 1800 173 349
- Centrelink: 180 22 66
- Insurance Council of Australia: 1300 728 228
- Donate: 1800 219 028 (06:00 - 23:00, 7 days) or online
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Recent News from John
The Basin is Australia's most important agricultural region, accounting for 34 per cent of the nation's agricultural production... Full Story
The National Platform of the Australian Labor Party on asylum seeker and refugee issues was amended at the Party's National Conference on 3 December 2011... Full Story
The Australian Labor Party has strengthened its commitment to marriage equality for all Australians by amending its policy platform... Full Story
I believe the Australian economy will be hurt and Australian jobs lost if we fail to put a price on carbon in the near future... Full Story
Many Australians have expressed great concern to me about live cattle exports and animal welfare abuses... Full Story
Government News
The Review of Funding for Schooling was undertaken by a panel of eminent Australians chaired by David Gonski AC... Full Story
70th anniversary of "the gravest hour in our history", as described by Prime Minister Curtin at that time... Full Story
The website has recorded the lives and experiences of more than 30 Stolen Generation members... Full Story
Three years on, communities devastated by the 2009 Victorian bushfires continue the process of recovery... Full Story
Clean-up and recovery grants of up to $15,000 will be provided to communities in New South Wales inundated by recent floods.... Full Story