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Young People In Nursing Homes – RN World Today
Wake Up Australia: Interview With Michael McLaren
Pre-recorded: 10.30pm 18.2.15 McLaren: Over the last two days we’ve kept you as up to date as possible with what I think is a very important initiative. A very important Senate inquiry that is taking place in Perth and it is looking at the issue of young Australians with a disability living in aged care…
Read MoreANZAC Centenary Commemorated Through The Arts
FREMANTLE’S Centenary of Anzac commemorations received a boost today with Senator Linda Reynolds today announcing $20,000 in funding for the ANZAC Centenary Imaginarium App. The ANZAC Centenary Imaginarium App is an innovative digital interpretation project between the RSL of WA and digital artist Justin McHurdle. Senator Reynolds said the ANZAC Centenary Imaginarium App would bring…
Read MoreSky News: PM Agenda: Young People In Nursing Homes
Interviewer: Laura Jayes Reynolds: It has absolutely grabbed me as an issue very early on when I had advocates come and speak to me. And I became aware that nearly 6500 young Australians were in aged care simply because there was nowhere else for them to go. And the more I looked into it the…
Read MoreSurge Of Submissions For Young People in Care
A SENATE Inquiry considering the plight of younger Australians in aged care has received a surge of submissions from the disability sector ahead of its first hearing scheduled for Perth next week. Last November, after hearing the stories of young people in aged care, West Australian Senator Linda Reynolds secured bipartisan support for a Senate…
Read MoreMotions: Abbott Government
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:58): I would like to thank Senator Cameron for his contributions. I heard his contributions yesterday and he again said that somehow it was a bad thing that we were ideologically based. I have got to say to him, again: absolutely, we are. We are based in sound philosophies. Despite the…
Read MoreQuestions Without Notice: Take Note Of Answers: Defence Procurement
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:19): I too rise to take note of this issue. Mr Deputy President, for the benefit of Senator Cameron, I would like to clarify some of the issues that he raised. First of all, he might be interested to know that yesterday, the Premier of South Australia welcomed the federal government’s…
Read MoreDame Elizabeth Couchman 2015 Scholarship Award Address
Thank you for inviting me to speak today and for the honour of presenting the 2015 Dame Elizabeth Couchman Scholarship. I am absolutely delighted to be with you today amongst such an inspirational group of women, to celebrate the great tradition of political participation and contribution of Liberal women, particularly those from Victoria. This scholarship…
Read MoreSky News Lunchtime Agenda: Interview with David Lipson
Lipson: She is a Senator from WA who is also on a committee that is looking into the incidence of gun violence and how this country can reduce that. Linda Reynolds, thank you for your time. If I could take you to our current gun laws. Are they adequate? Reynolds: Well David the first thing…
Read MoreMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 Second Reading
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (11:37): I rise today to speak on the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014. This bill is a key part of the coalition government’s promise to stop the boats. The coalition government, through this bill, is introducing a package of measures to resolve the…
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