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Master Builders Australia has today released new analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data which shows detached home and apartment building times continue to blow out. Fifteen years ago, it took on average 9 months to build a stand-a-alone house. Fast forward to today and it now takes 12.7 months – an increase of … Continued
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In a dramatic turnaround over the past decade, white-collar workers are now generally no better off living in a capital city than a regional area, whilst blue-collar workers are around $8,000 worse off if they live in a major capital, according to new research by the e61 Institute. Knowledge economy workers, such as doctors, accountants, … Continued
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The Social Cyber Institute today released a paper analysing the motives of the Australian government for a massive surge in its funding for the country’s cyber spy agency beginning in 2022 and escalating in 2024. The paper’s author, Professor Greg Austin, called for greater public and parliamentary scrutiny of the agency, the Australian Signals … Continued
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Community and disability services workers across NSW are gearing up to rally for fairer pay and career growth as part of a national week of action (Nov 4-10). At least two in three community workers are underclassified meaning they are not earning a salary that reflects their duties, skills, experience and qualifications. The … Continued
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Available for interview: Julie Hourigan, SHINE for Kids CEO Associate Professor Catherine Flynn, Monash University Andrew Krakouer, former AFL star and former father in custody 2nd November 2024 Children with a parent in prison say they need to be seen, recognised and responded to: New Report Children with a parent in … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia (CHA) welcomes the federal government’s report on the Private Hospital Sector Financial Viability Health Check released today, which confirms the sector is facing serious viability issues. “This report confirms what we have been saying for a long time — that the private health sector is under severe and unprecedented funding pressure, … Continued
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The winners of the My First Speech competition will be visiting Canberra next week to have their say. The competition asks students to imagine themselves as a newly elected Member of the House of Representatives. They are tasked with writing a 90 second speech about issues they are passionate about, just like a new Member … Continued
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published the tenth annual Corporate tax transparency (CTT) report revealing the ATO received $97.9 billion in income tax from large corporates, up 16.7% from the previous year. ATO Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Saint reflected on another record year of tax paid by large corporates. ‘This is a great result for … Continued
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31 October 2024 Building approvals rose by 4.4 per cent in September and 6.3 per cent over the quarter, indicating a recovery in the home building market, according to new ABS figures. However, Master Builders Australia’s Chief Economist Shane Garrett said there’s still a long way to go to meet the Housing Accord’s … Continued
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ACOSS welcomes the National Anti-Corruption Commission Inspector Gail Furness SC’s finding released this morning calling on the NACC to appoint an independent, eminent person to review its decision to not investigate the six people referred to it by the Robodebt Royal Commission, as the decision was affected by ‘apprehended bias’. “The Robodebt scandal harmed … Continued
