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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent certain persons with tax liabilities from leaving Australia without paying their outstanding tax. Since July 2025, the ATO has issued … Continued
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The Federal Government must urgently lift income support payments as today’s routine indexation falls far short of what people need to afford basic necessities, ACOSS said. From today Youth Allowance for a single person living away from home is only going up by $6.95 a week. This lifts Youth Allowance and Austudy to just … Continued
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The Federal Government must urgently lift income support payments as today’s routine indexation falls far short of what people need to afford basic necessities, ACOSS said. From today Youth Allowance for a single person living away from home is only going up by $6.92 a week. This lifts Youth Allowance and Austudy to just … Continued
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31 December 2025 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIJAC, ZFA and National Jewish and Communal Organisations Call on Prime Minister to Establish Royal Commission into Antisemitism AUSTRALIA – The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC), the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA), Zionism Victoria, the Zionist Council of NSW, the State Zionist Council of QLD, … Continued
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Confronting new analysis reveals renters in some of Australia’s capital cities are thousands of dollars worse off this Christmas compared to last, with Sydneysiders facing an extra $3,770 in rent annually. Everybody’s Home has analysed SQM Research data on weekly asking rents to find the annual increase in rents from December 2024 to December … Continued
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23 December 2025 ZFA welcomes forthcoming state visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, following Bondi terror attack The Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) welcomes today’s confirmation that Israeli President Isaac Herzog will visit Australia early in the new year as a formal state visit. In the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack during Chanukah, ZFA … Continued
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The country’s largest not-for-profit hospital group has united to back the government’s proposal for a Private National Efficient Price (PNEP), calling it a crucial reform to restore fairness, transparency, and stability to private hospital funding. The private hospitals CEOs Group, representing 63 non-profit hospitals, has strongly endorsed the proposal. They include Catholic Health Australia … Continued
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ACOSS welcomes the federal government’s proposal for a domestic gas reservation to deliver cheaper local gas supply while we transition to renewable energy. “There is no gas shortage in Australia. The problem is the system which allows rich multinational gas companies to make huge profits by exporting 80% of our gas,” ACOSS Program Director of … Continued
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Key Facts: Productivity Commission's National Competition Policy report identifies construction and manufacturing as key reform priorities, highlighting issues with fragmented standards and inconsistent regulation Report calls for modernisation of standards and reduction of regulatory fragmentation to improve productivity and support decarbonisation in construction materials sector CCAA supports Commission's recommendation to review mandatory standards relating to … Continued
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Hepatitis Australia has today welcomed the Australian Government’s investment in viral hepatitis prevention, testing and treatment measures and community-led initiatives announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The national Hepatitis peak said that the additional funding comes at a critical moment in Australia’s push to eliminate hepatitis B and hepatitis C by 2030 … Continued
