Liberal Party introduces their own version of the Australia Card
Minister’s Tudge and Robert fronted the Canberra press gallery recently to inform the nation of a new tender that will… Read More
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Legislative reforms to provide greater privacy protections for participants in Disability Royal Commission
The Morrison Government is taking further measures to ensure that people with disability and their supporters will be able to… Read More
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Recognising the work of our carers during National Carers Week
The enormous contribution of carers is being celebrated as part of National Carers Week. Did you know that more than… Read More
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Budget Polling: Majority of Australians Plan To Save, Not Spend, Tax Cuts
New research from The Australia Institute has shown that a majority of Australians plan to save the tax cuts announced… Read More
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Budget 2020: Backing Our Regions
The 2020–21 Budget locks in more investment, jobs and a secure future for our regional communities, ensuring they remain a… Read More
2 weeks agoWomen’s Equality side-lined in Federal Budget
Women’s Electoral Lobby Australia, (WELA) finds little hope in the Morrison Government’s Federal Budget’s meagre funding allocations to address women’s… Read More
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Budget backs farmers and the bush to get Australia growing
Federal Budget recognises the fundamental role agriculture and the regions are poised to play in Australia’s COVID-19 recovery and affirms… Read More
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Volunteering sidelined in Federal Budget
The Federal Budget has allocated no new funding to volunteering despite the devastating impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Two in three… Read More
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Predatory lending risks undermining Government’s economic recovery effort
With jobs, household spending and economic recovery the focus of last night’s Budget, the Stop the Debt Trap Alliance is… Read More
2 weeks agoFederal Budget fails to respond to call for urgent funding for specialist women’s legal services
Women’s Legal Services have been left struggling to help Australian women escape abusive partners, after the Federal Budget failed to… Read More
2 weeks agoNow more Budget support for aviation that soars to new heights
Major domestic routes will be maintained and regional and remote communities will continue to receive essential air services, with the… Read More
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Is mass vaccination of citizens possible by next year?
Australia is set up to vaccinate approximately five million people a year through its national immunisation program, compared to the… Read More
3 weeks ago
Can Cherish Life swing the Queensland election?
Pentecostal Christian’s are on the march and attacking various Labor administrations around the nation. They claim to represent the silent… Read More
3 weeks agoNew Regional Digital Tech Hub announced
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) are to design and run the new Regional Digital Tech Hub the Government has recently… Read More
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Income Tax Cuts Panned: National TV Ad Campaign, 40 Experts Target Government’s Economic Plan
A national advertising campaign opposing the early introduction of the Government’s income tax cuts will begin airing on SKY and… Read More
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Workers demand Action for Aged Care
Recently the unions representing aged care workers and the ACTU have launched a comprehensive plan to fix our broken aged… Read More
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National comparison of 2020 residential aged care deaths with previous year and influenza comparisons
In Australia, a total of 26,513 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, including 1661 active cases, 23,031 recovered cases and… Read More
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COVID-19 Personal protective equipment update for aged care facilities
The government has recently updated the statistics about personal protective equipment which is dispatched from the National Medical Stockpile (NMS).… Read More
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Polling: Voters Want JobSeeker Boost, Government Spending over Tax Cuts
New research from The Australia Institute has shown more voters want to see Government spending going towards supporting those looking… Read More
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Human rights scrutiny of Victoria’s curfew is welcome and required
The Human Rights Law Centre said recently that human rights scrutiny of Victoria’s curfew was welcome and required. Hugh de… Read More
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Groups acknowledge Australian leadership on Covid response, but urge them to go further and seek phase-out of wildlife trade
Ahead of the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting this week, World Animal Protection, along with Humane Society International (HSI) and Animals… Read More
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Australia remembers the invaluable role the Merchant Navy has played in war
Australia remembers the invaluable role the Merchant Navy has played in the more than 100 years since it first served… Read More
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Remembering our international peacekeeping operations and peacemakers
On 14 September each year, we remember those Australian Defence Force personnel, civilians and police forces who have served on… Read More
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The Surveyor named as best business magazine in international awards
The Association of Consulting Surveyors has been awarded international recognition for its magazine, The Surveyor. The Surveyor has won top… Read More
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RANZCR CEO departs
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has announced the departure of its Chief Executive Officer, Ms… Read More
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RACGP announces new President-elect Dr Karen Price
Recently Dr Karen Price has been elected as the new President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).… Read More
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R U OK? Day
Today 10 September is R U OK? Day — a day that reminds us of the difference each and every… Read More
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Parliamentarians launch updated National Pain Services Directory
The new Parliamentary Friends of Pain Management Group has recently launched the updated National Pain Services Directory, which now lists… Read More
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New Australian Communications Advocacy Group launched
The Australian Communications Advocacy Group (ACAG) has been recently launched to advocate against the ill-conceived changes to university tuition fees… Read More
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Australian indigenous vegetables
Australians should be encouraged to eat more indigenous vegetables. There is limited consumer knowledge around many of the vegetables, so… Read More
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The Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The Institute for Integrated Economic Research has recently released an 11 page research paper about our national supply chains vulnerabilities.… Read More
2 months ago
Call the Royal Commission and tell your story
A leading Indigenous disability advocacy body has been overwhelmed with requests for basic help and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
2 months ago
Does the Aboriginal flag belong to all Aboriginal people?
Edited ABC News Afternoon Briefing with Patricia Karvelas and Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt. Karvelas: Minister, do you agree… Read More
2 months ago
Recycling labels are a ‘Dog’s breakfast’ according to new survey
An independent national audit of recycling information on consumer products and packaging has revealed a situation that is confusing for… Read More
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AGD complains about Lobbyist Registration IT system transferred from PM&C
In 2018 the Australian National Audit Office had completed a performance audit of PM&C’s administration of the lobbying code, which… Read More
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New user-focused guide for establishing or changing levies
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has recently released a new industry-focused guide that will provide practical, step-by-step… Read More
2 months ago
New paper: Seizing the opportunity for free trade with the UK
In a new paper A ripper deal: the case for free trade and movement between Australia and the United Kingdom… Read More
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Impact of COVID-19 on people with disability
Every Australian Counts Campaign Director Kirsten Deane recently gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse and Exploitation of… Read More
2 months ago
A free vaccine for all Australians
The prime minister has announced that should the AstraZeneca/Oxford University trial prove successful a free vaccine would be provided to… Read More
2 months ago
New Research aims to use shareholder voice to call upon Australian companies to improve their transparency on tax
Ethical Partners Funds Management in partnership with Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia has recently released Leaders or Laggards? Tax… Read More
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