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The House Standing Committee on Economics will hold a virtual public hearing tomorrow, 30 July, as part of its inquiry into insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims: Tuesday 30 July 2024By videoconference9.45 am to 3.30 pm The Committee will take evidence from Sydney Water, the Australian Building Codes Board, Standards Australia, Engineers Australia and the NSW Reconstruction … Continued
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The peak body representing independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) has welcomed the Hon. Andrew Giles MP to his role as federal Minister for Skills and Training. “Around 4,000 independent RTOs support around 89% of the 4.5 million students in skills training across Australia, so Mr Giles’ appointment is … Continued
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Ahead of their appearance before the Senate inquiry into stage 2 of the Nature Positive bills, leaders of national environment groups will join together to urge the Albanese government to push ahead with the reform of Australia’s nature laws. The groups have long advocated for an independent EPA to fix enforcement failures and remove the … Continued
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The national youth housing campaign Home Time has released an exclusive YouGov poll showing that 9 in 10 Australians want the Federal Government to make housing for unaccompanied children with nowhere to live a national priority. These results come ahead of an impending announcement of a new National Housing and Homelessness Plan. The representative national … Continued
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The national youth housing campaign Home Time has released an exclusive YouGov poll showing that 9 in 10 Australians want the Federal Government to make housing for unaccompanied children with nowhere to live a national priority. These results come ahead of an impending announcement of a new National Housing and Homelessness Plan. The representative national … Continued
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Kimberley fracking proposal referred to Commonwealth: Minister Plibersek must assess Global tourism destination and nature and cultural icon, the Kimberley, is now in the sights of US oil and gas company Black Mountain Oil and Gas owned by Texan billionaire Rhett Bennett. The company, via subsidiary Bennett Resources Ltd, has just referred a proposal for … Continued
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Two senior members of the government, Linda Burney, the Minister for Indigenous Australians and Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor, have announced their plans to retire at the end of this term of government. Both will step down from their positions as ministers immediately, with the Prime Minister expected to announce his new ministry on … Continued
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The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australian humanitarian agencies welcomes the announcement from Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong to impose targeted Magnitsky-style financial sanctions and travel bans on seven Israeli individuals and an Israeli entity for involvement in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. This announcement comes in … Continued
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Findings from a once-in-a-generation review released yesterday set a progressive vision for multicultural Australia, according to non-profit organisation, Settlement Services International (SSI). SSI welcomed the release of the Multicultural Framework Review, Towards Fairness: A multicultural Australia for all, which drew on the voices of thousands of Australians to undertake the first comprehensive review of multicultural … Continued
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The Olympics broadcaster, the Nine Network, is on notice not to breach the advertising code by running gambling ads during its free-to-air and online coverage of the Paris games. Last Olympics the then broadcaster Seven aired 49 betting promotions during its Olympic coverage on its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide broadcasts. Seven was also … Continued
