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The Hon Karen Andrews MP Media Releases
Putting brakes on Holden's financial support
3 August 2020
Decisive action has been taken to ensure General Motors doesn’t see another cent in taxpayer support, after its decision to wind up the Holden brand in Australia.
Locally made ventilators boost fight against COVID-19
1 August 2020
Australia’s front line defence against COVID-19 has been bolstered with a group of local manufacturing companies and engineering firms delivering its first invasive ventilators to the National Medical Stockpile.
Country of origin food labelling evaluation begins
31 July 2020
Joint media release with the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, The Hon David Littleproud MP
The Federal Government has begun an evaluation of Australia’s country of origin food labelling system to make sure it’s working for both Aussie consumers and businesses.
New Prefab Innovation Hub to boost jobs and economy
31 July 2020
A new Innovation Hub is set to supercharge Australia’s prefabricated building industry, potentially creating thousands of new jobs and adding up to $30 billion to the economy.
$22B project to power the NT & Singapore given major status boost
29 July 2020
Joint media release with the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, The Hon Angus Taylor MP
The Morrison Government is helping fast-track Australia’s largest renewable energy infrastructure project which aims to power the Northern Territory and Southeast Asia – injecting billions into our economy and creating thousands of Australian jobs.
$10M mission to build food supply chain resilience
28 July 2020
Joint media release with the Minister for Emergency Management, The Hon David Littleproud MP
A $10 million mission has been launched to further secure Australia’s food supply chains and build the agrifood industry’s resilience to shocks
NT propels into space
24 July 2020
Joint media release with the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, the Hon Michael Gunner MLA
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments are teaming up to expand the Top End’s space sector, with a new agreement to maximise the Territory’s natural advantages to create jobs and grow the economy.
$88.1 million for new world class disaster research centre
23 July 2020
Joint media release with the Minister for Emergency Management, The Hon David Littleproud MP
The Australian Government has today announced it is providing $88.1 million to extend and scaleup funding for critical research into bushfires and natural hazards.
Backing business to solve key environmental challenges
16 July 2020
The Morrison Government is calling on the nation’s small and medium sized businesses to help develop innovative solutions that can solve national environmental challenges.
Science to mitigate bushfire smoke in winemaking among $25 million projects
14 July 2020
A project to future-proof Australia’s winemaking industry from the impact of bushfire smoke taint is one of 10 research initiatives to share in a $25 million funding injection from the Morrison Government.