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- Government Federal, Information Technology
- 11/02/2025
- 18:00
‘The Future of Work’ report released
TheHouse of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education, and Trainingtabled itsThe Future of Workreport today following its inquiry into the digital transformation of workplaces. Committee Chair,Ms Lisa Chesters MP, said, ‘The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) is significantly shaping workplaces across sectors, impacting employers, staff, regulators and the community.’ ‘While AI and ADM can create opportunities for workplaces such as increased productivity and efficiency, and job creation and augmentation,these benefits need to be shared between employers and workers,’ Ms Chesters said. The Committee’s inquiryfound that the digital transformation has exposed significant challenges. This includes gaps…
- Government Federal, Science
- 11/02/2025
- 17:03
Antarctic report released
The Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories tabled its report,Australia’s Antarctic Territory: Report on the Inquiry into the Importance of Antarctica to Australia’s National Interests. Committee Chair, Alicia Payne MP, said, ‘This inquiry has highlighted the pivotal role that Antarctica plays in advancing Australia’s scientific, environmental, strategic, and economic priorities. This role is made ever more pressing by the current rate of man-made climate change and the crucial function Antarctica has in regulating our climate systems.’ ‘Science and conservation are the currencies of influence in Antarctica’, Ms Payne said. ‘It is incredibly important that Australia continues…
- Education Training, Government Federal
- 11/02/2025
- 14:17
School Absence Talks at Australian Parliament House with ACT Australian of the Year Megan Gilmour
As the 2025 school year takes shape, up to 1.2 million students risk social isolation and chronic absence through no fault of their own. Yet solutions sit at the flick of a policy switch. “In Australia, we already have legislation and technology to address chronic school absence at scale. Now, we just need long-overdue policy to fix a blind spot where schools struggle to connect students’ medical-mental health challenges with specialised education support during absences.”– Megan Gilmour, MissingSchool CEO and 2025 ACT Australian of the Year WHAT: Meet global education ambassadorMegan Gilmour, alongside families supported by MissingSchool, stakeholders, and leaders…
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