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Labor's Grass Roots Gravy TrainAnything you can promise we can promise better should perhaps be the Labor Party's election slogan. In recent months the promises big and small have kept coming and the Labor Gravy train is already of impressive size as this list shows: 23 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor government will work in partnership with the South Australian government to jointly fund a fix for one of Adelaide's worst traffic bottlenecks, Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism, Martin Ferguson said today. The $7 million project will widen and upgrade the existing intersection, including installing traffic lights and upgrading Main South Road at the Seaford Road intersection. 23 October 2007 - "A Rudd Labor government will put hope and opportunity back into remote Northern Territory communities with a $52 million commitment to build better roads," Shadow Minister for Transport, Roads and Tourism, Martin Ferguson said today. 23 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will contribute $16 million towards three new water projects, bringing to a total of $95.2 million Federal Labor's investment in crucial water infrastructure projects in Western Australia. 23 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will provide up to $7 million in capital towards the construction of a dedicated renal dialysis unit at the planned North Lakes Health Precinct, Shadow Minister for Health Nicola Roxon announced today. 23 October 2007 - Federal Labor today outlined the next plank of its plans to boost the quality of child care in Australia. . a Rudd Labor Government will invest $77 million - over the next four years - to boost the quality of training and educational financial support for about 19,500 child care workers. 23 October 2007 - Federal Labor's Shadow Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, and Labor Candidate for Petrie, Yvette D'Ath, today announced funding of $280,000 for the provision of new premises for Aspleycare. 22 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will set up a Western Australian Infrastructure Fund to invest in State infrastructure projects over the next 20 years. 22 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will slash parents' child care costs by lifting the Child Care Tax Rebate from 30 per cent to 50 per cent and paying it every three months rather than once a year. Labor's Affordable Child Care Plan is a $1.5 billion investment in the future of Australian families and in Australia's future economic prosperity. 18 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will reform Australia's tax system. Estimated cost $31 billion. 18 October 2007 A Rudd Labor Government's Tax Plan for Australia's Future will invest $2.3 billion in financial support to help working families meet the growing costs of educating their children. A Rudd Labor Government will provide a new 50% Education Tax Refund to help families of around 2.3 million school-age children meet the costs of education. 18 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest $600 million to dramatically slash waiting lists for elective surgery in Australia's public hospitals. This four year plan, beginning in 2007-08, is funded through a $400 million investment from Federal Labor's Tax Plan for Australia's Future and $200 million from Federal Labor's $2 billion National Health and Hospitals Reform Plan. 17 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will aim to put 9,250 extra nurses into Australia's hospital system in a new $81 million commitment. 16 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will release surplus Commonwealth land to help ease the housing affordability crisis in Australia. Federal Labor will expedite the release of Commonwealth land by revamping the Commonwealth Property Disposals Policy. (No cost specified.) 13 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest up to $50 million in the establishment of a Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Sydney - to treat patients and conduct research into the disease at a world class facility. . Today's initiative is another part of Federal Labor's National Cancer Plan 12 October 2007 - Federal Labor today expanded its national effort on cancer to include support for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre and setting up the first two dedicated prostate cancer research centres. Federal Labor will provide $30 million for two new cancer initiatives: the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne; and the establishment of two dedicated Prostate Cancer Research Centres - the first in Australia. 11 October 2007 - Under a national cancer initiative, a Rudd Labor Government will invest $25 million over three years to screen all 50 year olds for bowel cancer - the second biggest cancer killer after lung cancer. 10 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest up to $15 million in the construction of a new Children's Cancer Centre at the Women's and Children's Hospital (WCH), Adelaide - as part of Federal Labor's national cancer plan. 9 October 2007 - Federal Labor today outlined its minimum schools funding commitment ahead of both the Federal election and formal negotiations with the State, Territory, Catholic and Independent school systems. . This amounts to a minimum upfront $42 billion certain funding commitment over the four year period. 9 October 2007 Labor Party Advertisement When fully operational, my WA Infrastructure Fund will see around $100 million a year into key economic infrastructure in the West. 8 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest an extra $15 million - over the next three years - in independent clinical trials of drugs and research into cancer treatment. 8 October 2007 - Federal Labor will establish specialised child care and early intervention services - six in the initial stage - for children with autism. (Cost not specified.) 6 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government, in partnership with the States and Territories, will invest in an $85 million National Plan, over five years, to combat postnatal depression. 2 October 2007 - The Bundaberg-Burnett community will receive a major boost in health services with a Rudd Labor Government investing up to $5 million to set up a GP Super Clinic. 1 October 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest up to $5 million to establish a GP Super Clinic co-located with the Redcliffe Hospital. This will help take pressure off the Redcliffe Hospital. 28 September 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest in our local sporting champions with a Local Champions Grant Program to provide financial assistance for our junior sportsmen and women. . The Local Champions Grant Program will be administered by the Australian Sports Commission in consultation with local government, with $1.6 million per annum allocated to the program starting in 2008-09. 26 September 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will invest $7.5 million in a GP Super Clinic in Brisbane's Southside to provide better health services to the Southside community. 26 September 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will contribute $4 million to developing the Summer Road aquifer in Salisbury in Adelaide - as the next instalment in Federal Labor's plan to provide water security for Australia's towns and cities. 26 September 2007 - Me Too on drought relief - I have said yesterday and I mean it, this drought is so bad, it is so deep, it is so broad, that it should be beyond Party politics. 25 September 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will provide more than $50 million in additional health services in Tasmania, particularly in the North and North West where people suffer from very high rates of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and kidney disease. 25 September 2007 - The Shadow Minister for Trade & Regional Development, Simon Crean and Dick Adams, the Federal Member for Lyons, today announced that a Rudd Labor Government will provide funding of $1.2 million to restore the Callington Flour Mill in Oatlands. 24 September 2007 - Skilled Stadium will receive a $20m boost for a much needed upgrade as a result of a joint partnership between a Rudd Labor Government and the Victorian Labor Government. 24 September 2004 - We're here [in the Huon Valley] to talk about water and the importance of securing long-term water supplies for communities across Australia, and this part of Tasmania as well. . What we're announcing today is a commitment of $12 million. That would be if we form the next government of the country, $12 million in partnership with $6 million from the local authority. 21 September 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will help Australia's farming community get through the current drought and will invest $60 million - over three years - to help them respond to climate change. 18 September 2007 - Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd today pledged to invest up to $290 million to a Commonwealth Dental Health Program - one of the first programs scrapped by the Howard Government in 1996. 15 September 2007 - A Rudd Labor Government will create Skills Australia, an independent statutory body to advise government on fixing the nation's skills crisis - which is expected to worsen. (No cost specified.) 14 September 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will commit $12 million to establish a Manufacturing Centre on Tasmania 's North West Coast and build stronger links between local manufacturers and research and development expertise. 10 September 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will commit $7.5 million to get the upgrade and duplication of Tharwa Road/Lanyon Drive started - one of the busiest arterial roads on the ACT/Queanbeyan transport corridor. 3 September 2007 -- Federal Labor's $300 million Kessels Road underpass will be a project in partnership with the Queensland Government and is part of Federal Labor's Major Cities infrastructure program. 31 August 2007 -- A Federal Labor government will work in partnership with the NSW government to get moving now on the $140 million widening of the F5 between Ingleburn and Campbelltown in Sydney 's south-west. 23 August 2007 -- Federal Labor will establish a $2 billion National Health Reform Plan over four years to improve Australia 's health system and ensure better health services for patients in hospitals. 13 August 2007 -- Federal Labor will invest $100 million over four years in a Manufacturing Network to foster innovation in small and medium Australian manufacturing businesses. 30 July 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will establish a new Housing Affordability Fund to invest up to $500 million to save new homebuyers up to $20,000 on a home purchase -- and boost supply 16 July 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will commit up to $20 million to help restore the health of the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary system on the NSW Central Coast . 18 June 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will invest $44 million to set up Trades Training Centres in all of the ACT's 41 high schools. 25 June 2007 -- Federal Labor will invest $250 million over six years to offer a rebate of up to $500 for 500,000 homes to help install new piping for grey water use or rainwater tanks. 24 June 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will increase the overall size of the Australian Federal Police by 500 sworn officers over five years - as part of a five-point federal policing plan worth $200 million . 4 June 2007 -- Federal Labor will provide funding of $284 million to establish Trades Training Centres in all 338 Secondary Schools in Western Australia . 4 June 2007 -- Federal Labor will provide $20 million to help Queensland high school students studying for a trade to get practical on-the-job training. 30 May 2007 -- Federal Labor will provide $50 million to establish The Australian Solar Institute to deliver a global solar energy hub. 10 May 2007 -- Kevin Rudd tonight announced Federal Labor's 10-year $2.5 billion Trades Training Centres in Schools Plan - a groundbreaking initiative which will see new trade centres built in Australia 's 2,650 secondary schools. 27 April 2007 -- Federal Labor today committed $20 million towards the construction of the Shell water recycling project in Geelong . 28 March 2007 -- Federal Labor's Solar Home Power Plan will invest $50 million over four years to install solar power in Australian homes, schools and community buildings. 15 March 2007 -- Industry will be asked to match a $500 million government contribution on a one-to-three dollar basis under an initiative to secure jobs in the automotive industry and tackle climate change by manufacturing low emission vehicles in Australia . 3 March 2007 -- Federal Labor will commit $115 million towards the construction of the Goldfields Superpipe Project to provide Bendigo and Ballarat with a reliable and secure water supply. 25 February 2007 -- Federal Labor will establish a nation clean coal fund worth $500 million fund (over the period to 2015) to generate $1.5 billion in new investment by working in partnership with the private sector. 19 February 2007 -- Federal Labor will commit $160 million from the Australian Water Fund to support the South Australian Government's proposed desalination plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf . 18 February 2007 -- Federal Labor will commit $408 million from the Australian Water Fund to support the Queensland Government's Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme. 18 February 2007 -- A Rudd Labor Government will commit more than $30 million to boost Perth 's future water supply through the funding of the Gnangara Mound aquifer recharge project and the State water management plans.
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