*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith and former stonemason Kyle Goodwin, who has incurable silicosis from working with engineered stone
What: Media conference calling on all governments to lock in a ban on the import, use and manufacture of engineered stone ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s ministerial meeting
When: Wednesday December 13, 9.30am
Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
Matt Coughlan 0400 561 480 / [email protected]
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) today noted the Prime Minister’s annual statement on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. It welcomes the Federal Government’s latest investments to build progress, particularly investment in health infrastructure and measures to reduce the cost of food in remote stores. AMSANT Chair Rob McPhee said these initiatives signal growing recognition of the deep and complex challenges facing Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. ‘We welcome the commitment to improve access to Aboriginal employment in the health sector, reduce the cost of groceries in remote communities, and strengthen support for services that…
Australians are coupling up with people of similar socio-economic status, perpetuating inequality and fuelling house price growth in cities, according to new research by the e61 Institute. The analysis of 2021 Census data finds that in 38% of working age couples, both partners have a university degree, far higher than would occur under random matching. Bachelor’s degree holders, for example, are about 85% more likely to partner with another bachelor’s graduate than chance would predict. Coupling up based on social-economic background is known as assortative mating. “Because higher education is strongly linked to lifetime earnings, this means higher incomes are…
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed new legislation introduced today to improve the transparency of specialist doctor fees as health costs continue to soar. The new legislation will allow the Government to upload specialist cost data directly to the Medical Costs Finder, an online tool that helps patients understand costs for specialist services. The Medical Costs Finder is already operating, but its impact has been limited because participation by individual specialists has been voluntary and extremely low, meaning patients often cannot see what a specific doctor actually charges. The new legislation allowing the Government to upload data directly to the Medical…
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