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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
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today presented its Review of the listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code. Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthi movement, is a violent extremist organisation based in Yemen, which has conducted numerous violent attacks against Yemeni government forces and civilians. In addition, Ansar … Continued
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today presented its Advisory Report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024. The amendments in the Bill would ensure the continuation of the declared areas offence in section 119.2 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 until 7 September 2027. The provisions are otherwise due to ‘sunset’ on 7 September … Continued
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12 August 2024 New legislation to place all construction and general division branches of the CFMEU into administration has been introduced into Parliament. Peak building and construction industry association Master Builders Australia welcomed the legislation as an important first step to ridding the industry of toxic and lawbreaking culture. “We urge all parties to support the … Continued
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP has chosen distinguished political journalist Ms Niki Savva to deliver the third Speaker’s Lecture at Parliament House on 9 September 2024. Ms Savva’s lecture – Survival in the age of mistrust, challenges for politicians and journalists – will explore how trust in politics is being eroded by … Continued
