By API User
The Australian General Practice Alliance (AGPA) today called for a major overhaul of Medicare including the establishment of an independent pricing authority to set the levels of Medicare rebates. “Medicare is no longer fit for purpose with successive Labor and Coalition Governments starving funding to the point where primary healthcare for Australians is seriously jeopardized” … Continued
By API User
Independent skills training and higher education providers delivering quality outcomes to international students express deep concern over the lack of clear direction in the Senate’s review of the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024. The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) says many members face a threat to their existence … Continued
By API User
The Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory Branch (IEU-QNT) supports the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) as it calls on government for an urgent increase to the Basic Boarding Allowance to cover 55% of boarding costs, as originally intended. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the increase was essential to ensuring equitable access … Continued
By API User
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will hold a public hearing on Friday, 11 October 2024 to further inform its inquiry into family violence orders (FVOs). Chair of the Committee, Ms Susan Templeman MP, said “The Committee will seek evidence from the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Social Services … Continued
By API User
October 10 2024 is World Homelessness Day and World Mental Health Day A shocking number of Australians with psychosocial disabilities are struggling with unmet housing and support needs, prompting calls for an urgent expansion of services. People with psychosocial disability, cognitive impairments and complex behaviours are among the fastest-growing groups of users of homelessness services. … Continued
By API User
The rapidly growing care economy now employs 15% of working Australians and its recent growth has lowered measures of the nation’s productivity, new research by the e61 Institute has found. With the NDIS and population ageing increasing demand for care, the sector has grown dramatically since 2010 when it took up 10% of the … Continued
By API User
Experts at Master Builders Australia have warned that low apprenticeship numbers will worsen the nation’s housing crisis if action is not taken immediately. The warning comes after new Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealed that 2023-24 was the worst year for home building in more than a decade, dropping 8.8 per cent to 158,690 new … Continued
By API User
The Joint Standing Committee on Migration today released the Migration, Pathway to Nation Building report, signifying the end of an almost two-year long inquiry on Australia’s migration system by the Committee. Committee Chair, Maria Vamvakinou MP, said ‘the Committee has conducted a comprehensive inquiry that has looked at virtually every aspect of the migration system with a view to complement … Continued
By API User
The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). The BBNJ Agreement is also referred to as the High Seas treaty. It addresses … Continued
By API User
The National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA) will co-host a Parliamentary Friends of Electric Vehicles event that will highlight the changing EV landscape in Australia and notably the rise in popularity of low-emissions plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVS), as well as initiatives that are making EVs more affordable for everyday Australians and challenges that … Continued
