Senator David Fawcett

9 hours ago

It’s especially important to take care of your mental health and wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic.For personal crisis and mental health support, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 44 or Beyond Blue on 1800 512 358 at any time.For more information on the Mental Health resources available, visit www.australia.gov.au/health-advice. ... See MoreSee Less

Senator David Fawcett

2 days ago

FREE PHONICS CHECK WITH NEW LITERACY HUBThe Australian Government’s launch of the new $10.8 million Literacy Hub gives parents, teachers and educators access to a free tool to help students master the fundamentals of learning to read.The Literacy Hub contains a variety of resources including a free Year 1 Phonics Check to assess the language skills of students, and a free reading awareness check for families.The Phonics Check is a valuable evidence-based assessment tool which ensures that children have developed sufficient phonics skill at a crucial point in their reading development - delivering on the Government’s election promise to provide a greater focus on the fundamentals of literacy and numeracy within childhood education.The Federal Liberal Government has delivered increased funding for South Australian schools every year – from $1b in 2013, to $1.4b in the 2019/20 Federal Budget.More information on the Year 1 phonics check, phonics check for families and additional resources, available here: www.literacyhub.edu.au ... See MoreSee Less

Senator David Fawcett

4 days ago

In response to changing strategic circumstances, the Australian Government has committed $270 billion to investment in defence capability. The flow on from this is long-term jobs are being created locally and sustained throughout SA’s defence industry and relevant supply chains. Recent developments within the sector include:✔️Adelaide-based Century Manufacturing is among the 4 Australian businesses which is providing the processing and storage components for Boeing Defence Australia’s Tactical Edge Servers – high performance computing and network devices – to be installed in the 211 Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) assembled here in Australia by Rheinmetall (pictured). This world class technology is locally designed, produced and maintained by Australian companies, and will be serviced over its life by a local supply chain. More information: bit.ly/2DCl2SG✔️BAE Systems Australia continues to sustain the Collins Class Submarine periscopes, signing a $30 million 2-year contract extension. Now transitioning into service, the periscopes are being upgraded from analogue to digital. Work is undertaken by 34 specialist technicians working in purpose-built facilities at Mawson Lakes in SA and HMAS Stirling Naval Base in WA. More information: bit.ly/2DrLbnG✔️BAE Systems Australia has opened its new Industry Capability Network (ICN) portal for Australian SMEs to express interest in becoming a supply chain partner. BAE subsidiary, ASC Shipbuilding is the lead contractor on the Hunter Class Frigate Program. This program is expected to support over 500 Australian businesses who have been pre-qualified to be part of the Hunter Class supply chain. These vessels will be built in Australia, using 48,000 tonnes of Australian steel. More information: baesystemsgap.icn.org.au✔️The Royal Australian Navy is partnering with Saab Australia to bring a new training capability into service – the AUV62-AT: Intermediate Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Target – which simulate submarines and torpedos, providing highly realistic live training scenarios for Australian submariners, aviators and surface vessel combat teams. The Australian Government is investing approximately $11 million in the project. More information: bit.ly/2C9vot8 ... See MoreSee Less