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  The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 22 January 2020 PRIME MINISTER’S LITERARY AWARDS OPEN FOR ENTRIES The 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are now open for entries until 28 February 2020. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Awards recognise the outstanding work by Australian authors and acknowledge the importance of literature in the cultural life of the nation. “I am pleased to announce entries are now open for the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and encourage our nation’s many great writers to submit their work,” said the Prime Minister. “Each year I am impressed by the diversity of Australian voices expressed through our literature and historical exploration, and I look forward to seeing another collection of challenging, interesting and entertaining work.” Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon ...

Jan 22, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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  The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister   Senator The Hon. Marise Payne Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Women The Hon. Paul Fletcher MP Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT 27 November 2019 AUSTRALIA TO RETURN HISTORIC INDIAN ARTEFACTS The Australian Government will return three culturally significant artefacts during the Prime Minister’s visit to India in January 2020. The artefacts, which were held by the National Gallery of Australia (Gallery), were purchased in good faith, but extensive research undertaken by the Gallery has led to its decision to voluntarily return these artefacts to India. The artefacts being returned are: Pair of door guardians (dvarapala) 15th Century, Tamil Nadu, India – (two works); and The serpent king (Nagaraja) 6th to 8th Century, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India. “Like India, we understand the value of our ancient cultures and artefacts,” the Prime Minister said. “The return of these ...

Nov 27, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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  THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Federal Member for Bradfield MEDIA RELEASE 26 May 2019  Fletcher ‘deeply honoured’ to be appointed Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts ‘I am deeply honoured to be appointed as Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts’, Paul Fletcher, Member for Bradfield, said today.  ‘I have worked extensively in the communications sector since the mid-nineties – as a policy adviser, as a senior executive at Optus for eight years, as a consultant serving the sector, and more recently as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications from 2013 to 2015. ‘The communications sector serves a vital human need – for people to communicate with each other – and makes a critical economic and social contribution to our nation.  As Minister I will aim to take forward policy settings which maximise this contribution.  ‘With many parts of the communications sector facing profound and continuing change, ...

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THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Families and Social Services THE HON DAVID COLEMAN MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Federal Member for Banks JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 8 April 2019  Helping mature aged Australians in South Western Sydney find work The Morrison Government is helping Mature age Australians struggling to find work in South Western Sydney through online career management to connect and improve their confidence and skills in finding a job. Minister for Families and Social Services Paul Fletcher today announced $3 million for Career Skills for New Jobs, to be led by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC) in Sydney to provide mature aged residents of South Western Sydney access to innovative online career management tools. “The project will provide around 250 older job seekers in South Western Sydney access to an online Career Management Tool that enables connected, tailored support and training to improve their confidence and skills ...

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JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP: Minister for Families and Social Services |  THE HON SARAH HENDERSON MP: Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services – $17.6M TO SUPPORT A HIGH QUALITY NDIS MARKET               THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Families and Social Services THE HON SARAH HENDERSON MP Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2019 $17.6M TO SUPPORT A HIGH QUALITY NDIS MARKET The Liberal National Government has today announced a $17.6 million grants program to support businesses and individuals to meet their regulatory requirements under the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguarding Framework. Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher said the new four-year $17.6 million Support for NDIS Providers Program will help NDIS providers deliver safe and high quality services and supports to NDIS ...

Mar 19, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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