*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith, ACT Senator David Pocock and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) Chief Executive Officer Vincent So
What: A new announcement about the Stop This Killer Stone campaign to end Australian workers dying because of engineered stone
When: Wednesday November 15, 9am
Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
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ACOSS has referred the Federal Government to the Commonwealth Ombudsman following the latest revelations that income support payments may have been illegally cancelled, affecting at least 1,000 people between April 2022 and July 2024. The referral comes after CEO Cassandra Goldie wrote to Employment Minister Murray Watt, urging the Government to refer itself and initiate a full legal and human rights investigation into the Targeted Compliance Framework (TCF). “The Government has failed to take appropriate action over this very serious issue so we have been left with no choice but to make this referral,” said Dr Goldie. “ACOSS has strongly…
Master Builders Australia is aware that the Registered Organisations branch of the Fair Work Commission has announced it will open a formal inquiry into the Master Builders Association of Victoria (‘MBV’). MBV is one of nine Association Members that comprise the membership of Master Builders Australia. Master Builders Australia operates pursuant to a federated organisational structure, where each association has its own appointed directors and executive operating independently pursuant to their own constitutions and rules. Master Builders Australia recognises the important role played by registered organisations under the Fair Work system and supports full compliance, transparency and high levels of…
Community consultation on Foundational Supports ends today, yet a troubling new survey reveals most people still do not know what they are. Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)surveyed more than 250 disabled young people, parents, and caregiversacross Australia in October. It wanted to know what the disability community thought about Foundational Supports, specific supports the government is developing to be available outside the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). CYDA CEO Skye Kakoschke-Moore said the results were deeply concerning, with nearly all survey respondents (93%) saying they did not have enough information to understand how these supports would impact…
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