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- Federal Election, Political
- 16/09/2026
- 12:04
JSCEM to recall Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold a further public hearing in October with members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC). The Committee has today resolved to invite Mr Bruce Hales and MrGareth Hales to a public hearing. The Committee has also resolved to issue a summons to compel their attendance should they refuse to attend. The Committee will also invite the authors of submissions 312, 332 and 333, along with MrLester Sharples, named in recent media reporting, to attend the hearing. ‘Recent media reports about PBCC members paying known agitators and Nazi-associates to disrupt our democracy…
- General News, Political
- 16/09/2026
- 11:43
JCPAA tables reports on Commonwealth Financial Statements and Committee activities
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has today tabled its report for the inquiry into Commonwealth Financial Statements 2023-24 and 2024-25, together with its Annual Report for 2025-26. Commonwealth Financial Statements 2023-24 and 2024-25. The Committee's report examines the findings from the Australian National Audit Office's audits of the Commonwealth Financial Statements for 2023-24 and 2024-25. Committee Chair Mr Josh Burns MP said ‘the IT control environment continues to account for the largest proportion of audit findings. It is clear to the Committee that IT governance and controls remain a persistent challenge for government entities’. Mr Burns said…
- General News, Indigenous
- 16/09/2026
- 11:42
Closing Australia’s knowledge gap of its dispossession history
As Australia continues to find alternative ways toclose thegap for Indigenous Australians after the failure of The Voice Referendum in 2023, UNSW research shows that while 84% of Australians believe knowing First Nations histories is important, only 45% rate their knowledge as fairly high or very high.It was this lack of understanding that derailed support for The Voice,academics from UNSW say. UNSW Professor Heidi Normanand Senior Research Fellow Anne Maree Paynesaythe referendum exposed a gap between historical scholarship and public understanding. Speaking this month at UNSW’s Diversity Festival at the First Nations Research Showcase,Professor Normansays that while Australian historians have…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, International News
- 16/09/2026
- 11:34
Australia’s leaders raise their voices for 1000 girls at Parliament House breakfast
Key Facts: World Vision Australia hosted its third annual Day of the Girl Breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra on 16 September 2026, bringing together parliamentarians, ambassadors and supporters to mark International Day of the Girl and relaunch its 1000 Girls campaign, which calls on Australians to sponsor 1000 vulnerable girls by 11 October. The event was attended by Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong, Deputy Opposition Leader Senator Jane Hume, and campaign ambassador Jelena Dokic, with a focus on the challenges facing girls globally, including child marriage, lack of education and gender-based violence. Key statistics highlighted at the event include:…
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- Government Federal, Information Technology
- 16/09/2026
- 11:26
Australian Government claws back citizen confidence in trusted AI
Canberra, 16 September 2026 – A new study of nearly 230,000 pieces of media coverage in Australia shows that reporting tells a story of confidence in the Australian Government's ability to 'handle' AI, but low confidence in the technology itself and those who develop it. The research analyses 12 months of news reporting from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, tracking the volume and sentiment associated with key moments. It compares that coverage with more than 13,000 posts from Australiansubreddits, which provide an indicative picture of online public discussion rather than a representative opinion poll. Key moments include the…
- Finance Investment, Information Technology
- 16/09/2026
- 11:25
Redbelly’s new CEO is a payments pioneer betting on regulated tokenisation
Key Facts: Redbelly Network has appointed Christian Westerlind Wigstrom as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company’s push into regulated tokenisation; he previously co-founded…
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- Government Federal, National News Current Affairs
- 16/09/2026
- 11:22
Continuous prison spend is unsustainable: leading economists back justice reform
Some of Australia’s leading economistshave come together tobackan evidence-based approachto criminal justice, warning that the country’sover-relianceonprisonsis failing taxpayers aswellas communities. Today the Justice Reform InitiativeannouncesEconomists for Justice Reform, a coalition of topeconomistswho believe that the economic argument againstprisons as our default policy response to crime and disadvantageshould be given much more weight. The group includesProfessor Bruce Chapman AO,Saul Eslake, Nicki Hutley, Dr Mike Keating AC, John Piggot AO, John Quiggin,Glenn Withers AO, Justin Wolfers, NicholasBiddleand Robert Breunig. Adultimprisonmentin Australia is estimated to cost over $7.3 billion a year fortaxpayers.iIn addition to being harmful and ineffective, the cost of keeping one…
- Legal
- 16/09/2026
- 11:22
The jury is out: the difficulty of reaching a verdict
What happens when we trust 12 ordinary people to make extraordinary decisions? A jury is one of the justice system’s greatest trust exercises. Twelve people are randomly selected to serve on a case. They may sit through days, weeks or even months of evidence before deciding whether the prosecution has proved a person’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt. These strangers must put aside what they’ve heard or read outside of the courtroom and their own assumptions and consider only the evidence that’s presented to them. Then, behind closed doors, they deliberate to try and reach a verdict: guilty or not guilty.…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 16/09/2026
- 11:10
mecwacare expands retirement living with acquisition of Evergreen Retirement Village Pakenham
Key Facts: mecwacare has acquired Evergreen Retirement Village Pakenham, expanding its integrated model of care for older Victorians in Melbourne’s south-eastern growth corridor. CEO…
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