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Melbourne rental affordability plummets

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A landmark analysis by National Shelter and SGS Economics and Planning shows rental affordability across greater Melbourne plummeting 10 per cent in just 12 months, with previously affordable rents across an entire swathe of the city all but vanishing and particularly impacting people on low incomes. The latest National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability … Continued

‘Reset’ tax system to fund social, affordable housing

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Media Release | Monday 13 November 2023 The nation’s peak bodies for the community sector will gather in Hobart tomorrow to call on state, territory and federal ministers to ‘reset’ the tax system to drastically boost funding for social and affordable housing, as well as frontline homelessness services. The Councils of Social Service (COSS) network, … Continued

‘Reset’ tax system to fund social, affordable housing

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Media Release | Tuesday 13 November 2023 The nation’s peak bodies for the community sector will gather in Hobart tomorrow to call on state, territory and federal ministers to ‘reset’ the tax system to drastically boost funding for social and affordable housing, as well as frontline homelessness services. The Councils of Social Service (COSS) network, … Continued

Robodebt Response: Concrete, major changes needed to transform the way government treats people on low incomes

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Media release | Monday, 13 November 2023 ACOSS welcomes the federal government’s response to the Robodebt Royal Commission, saying major changes are needed to transform the way in which people receiving income support are treated. ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie says: “We welcome the federal government’s broad acceptance of 56 of the recommendations from the Robdebt … Continued

**MEDIA ALERT**

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ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie will hold a press conference at 3.30pm in Hobart on the federal government’s response to the Robodebt Royal Commission Report Who: Dr Cassandra Goldie Where:  Parliament House Gardens, Salamanca Pl, Hobart  When: 3.30pm, Monday November 13 2023 For more information, contact Georgie Moore on 0477 779 928

Cyber attacks disruptive to supply chain

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Supply chain and logistics experts and a cyber security expert from RMIT University are available to talk to media about the cyber incident at DP World Australia and the potential knock-on effects for supply, demand and the economy nationally and globally.  —  Professor Vinh Thai, logistics and supply chain management  Topics: impacts, implications for various … Continued

**MEDIA ALERT**

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National Shelter and SGS Economics & Planning will on Tuesday hold a press conference with independent ACT Senator David Pocock on the 2023 Rental Affordability Index showing rental affordability hitting all time lows across Australia. When: 9.30am – 9.50am Tuesday, 14 November 2023 Who: SGS Economics & Planning Principal Ellen Witte, National Shelter CEO Emma … Continued

UNSW experts available to comment on DP World cyber-attack

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Professor Sanjay Jha, UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering and Chief Scientist of the UNSW Institute for Cybersecurity (IFCYBER). He can be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected]    Dr Sushmita Ruj, Faculty of Engineering Lead of the UNSW Institute for Cybersecurity (IFCYBER) and Senior Lecturer at UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering. She can comment on technical/privacy … Continued

Maritime Cyber Incidents: expert comment

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Professor Matthew Warren, Director RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation “The ongoing cyber incident at DP World Australia highlights the importance of maritime cyber security (in particular dock cyber security) and the disruption that a cyber incident causes the whole country across a number of states. “The cyber incident is an ongoing investigation and not much … Continued

Independent watchdog essential to combat research misconduct

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Media Release | Sunday 12 November 2023 The Australia Institute is calling for the establishment of an independent research integrity watchdog, with a new report raising serious concerns about research misconduct, including data fabrication, falsification and plagiarism. The new two-part report, ‘Research Misconduct in Australia’ finds that over 500 Australian research papers have been retracted … Continued