The Albanese Labor Government continues to invest in Canberra, with our most recent Budget providing $249.7 million for the Australian Sports Commission to revitalise the AIS, and a further $10 million to develop a Bruce Precinct Masterplan so it can once again become the vibrant community hub that Canberrans know and love.
We will deliver:
- An accessible multi-story accommodation facility.
- A multi sports dome to provide an all-weather, multi-sport indoor training facility with integrated facilities for testing and analysis.
- A new High-Performance Training and Testing Centre
For more than 40 years, the Australian Institute of Sport has been a much-loved venue for athletes, for Canberra locals and for visitors to the ACT. It’s played host to school excursions, sporting matches and concerts, but we know in recent years it’s fallen into disrepair due to inaction from the Liberals and Nationals.
‘A Fit for Purpose Australian Institute of Sport: An independent review’ can now be found on the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts website.
The Government’s efforts to rebuild the Australian Public Service after a decade of underinvestment also recognises that that delivering outcomes for Australians must be built on the foundations of a strong public service. For too long, the ACT was overlooked by a Coalition Government that didn’t care about Canberra. Our city missed out for too long, but the Albanese Government’s budget shows that only Labor is willing to make the investments that are needed to build a Canberra that is well-connected, more liveable and home to a National Capital that all Australians can be proud of.
It's confirmed that Canberra's the best place for the AIS, and it is an Albanese Labor Government that has been able to secure this great outcome for our hometown.
What is crystal clear under our Government – Canberra will always get the support, investment and respect that Australia’s national capital deserves
