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On 16 August 2024, the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will conduct its first public hearing for its inquiry into Australia’s response to the priorities of Pacific Islands and countries in the Pacific. During the full day public hearing, the Subcommittee will hear evidence from diplomatic and regional … Continued
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15 August 2024 Today the Parliament has decided to prioritise party politics at the expense of cleaning up the CFMEU, leaving the building and construction industry in limbo. Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said the industry has been under a cloud of uncertainty for a month since the Nine investigation into the … Continued
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A parliamentary committee inquiring into the operation of the National Redress Scheme is expecting to finish its inquiry in October 2024. If you have been thinking about making a written submission, you should send it to [email protected] as soon as possible. Submissions will close on 2 September 2024. The National Redress Scheme was established in response to the Royal Commission … Continued
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Building new market-rate homes improves affordability by lowering rents on most existing homes, new research released today by e61 Institute has found. The analysis of 9.4 million rental transactions from 2007 to 2022 found that, on average, rentals became 3.6% cheaper for every decade they aged, becoming more affordable to most renters over time … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has today released new analysis that exposes private health insurers’ soaring profits while many private hospitals struggle to remain viable. The analysis, published in a position paper, uses publicly available data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA). “This analysis demonstrates a troubling … Continued
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If the Australian Government is to achieve its goal of closer alignment of the skills training and higher education systems, it needs to first recognise, and then actively harness the strengths of independent providers across both those systems. That’s the view of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent … Continued
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A new shareholder activism campaign has been launched that targets media companies Nine Entertainment and Seven West in an effort to stop them taking advertisements from gambling companies. The Alliance for Gambling Reform has joined forces with activist share trading platform SIX to use investor power to stop gambling ads at Australia’s big media companies. … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of four major treaty actions: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Fiji on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces (Australia-Fiji agreement) Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs is seeking submissions to its parliamentary inquiry into the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024, introduced in the Senate by Yamatji-Noongar Senator Dorinda Cox. The Committee welcomes submissions from interested individuals and organisations on any or all aspects of the Bill by Friday 6 September 2024. … Continued
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) has today tabled its Advisory Report on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024. The Bill amends and clarifies the intended operation of various crime-related laws, including: expressly authorising police, when executing search warrants, to seize digital assets, such as cryptocurrency extending the investigative and … Continued
