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CPI and engineering activity foreshadows further economic challenges

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26 June 2024 Monthly inflation is again heading in the wrong direction and highlights that serious action is needed to bring down building costs and increase housing supply, says Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn. Rising housing costs were one of the biggest monthly drivers of monthly inflation, bumping up from 3.6 per cent to … Continued

PJCIS to review listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). Ansar Allah, also referred to as the Huthi or Houthi movement, is a Zaydi Shia violent extremist organisation based in Yemen. Since its formation in the early 1990s, Ansar Allah … Continued

PJCIS to review listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review of the listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). Ansar Allah, also referred to as the Huthi or Houthi movement, is a Zaydi Shia violent extremist organisation based in Yemen. Since its formation in the early 1990s, Ansar Allah … Continued

PM puts kids at risk to buy votes

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Better Access Australia is urging a wake-up call in the media, parliament  and community to stop the legitimisation of a dangerous unregulated nicotine product being sold as healthcare to our children, all to buy the Green’s vote. All Australians want to keep our kids safe from the harmful effects of smoking and vaping, but the … Continued

CFMEU warns of ‘dangerous precedent’ in union interference bill

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The CFMEU has warned the Albanese Government’s proposed laws designed to intervene in the union’s composition could set a dangerous precedent.   Legislation introduced to federal parliament on Monday will allow the CFMEU’s manufacturing division to hold a ballot on leaving the powerful construction union.   The bill restores now-repealed Coalition-era powers to undermine unions and … Continued

The stakes are high if you lodge in early July

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning taxpayers against rushing to lodge their tax returns on 1 July. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson said those who lodge in early July are twice as likely to make a mistake in their tax return. ‘Tax time is not a race, and there is a much higher chance that your … Continued