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The festival director of Byron Bay’s BluesFest will today appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts as it continues its public hearings for its inquiry into the Australian live music industry. The hearing will host a roundtable with ongoing festivals ranging from small community events to large self-sustaining multi-day … Continued
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Collaborative efforts among universities are paving the way for Australian and Pacific governments to successfully host COP31, but there’s a lot of work to do before then, writes Ben Newell, Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response. Next month, Australia is expected to be named as host of the United Nations climate summit … Continued
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Migrants who ‘hop’ between student visas have weaker labour market outcomes, meaning the government’s recent ban on visa-hopping is unlikely to result in a significant loss of talented migrants, new research by the e61 Institute has found. The study compared the jobs and salaries of international students who got a second student visa and … Continued
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New polling shows supermarkets are Australians’ public enemy No. 1 in the cost-of-living crisis. The Australia Institute’s Carmichael Centre/Centre for Future Work surveyed 1014 voters about increasing costs. Some 83% said supermarkets deserve some blame, or a great deal of blame, for the soaring cost of living. That puts them ahead of … Continued
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16th October 2024 Climate advocacy organisation Solutions for Climate Australia today slammed the Federal Liberal-National Party for announcing they wanted to spend taxpayer money to expand and imbed the use of expensive fossil fuel gas in electricity production. ‘The mining and burning of gas produces huge volumes of climate pollution. We need to systematically phase … Continued
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As part of its inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water will travel to Adelaide to hear from representatives from SA Power Networks, government departments, academics and Mitsubishi Motors about Australia’s transition to electric vehicles. The Committee will hold a half day of … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold its first public hearing for its inquiry into the Agreement among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion (AUKUS agreement). The AUKUS agreement establishes a legally … Continued
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Vasey RSL Care has spent close to two years advocating at the highest levels of government to co-fund its innovative response to veteran homelessness – and its causes – through The V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program. In the ex-service community, one veteran takes their own life every 5 days. This is simply not acceptable, and … Continued
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2024 Asia Scam Report Reveals Singapore and Japan See Decline in Scam Losses SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / October 14, 2024 / The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) has released the highly anticipated 2024 Asia Scam Report. Based on survey responses from 24,731 consumers across Asia, this annual report offers insights into the growing threat posed by … Continued
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In Anti-Poverty Week ACOSS has released new analysis which shows that the woefully low JobSeeker payment is just 20% of the average wage. The ACOSS Briefing on Solutions to Poverty shows that while the average wage in Australia is $1,923 per week, JobSeeker is just $393. The payment is only 43% of the $916-per-week minimum wage, … Continued
