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The Manufacturing Division of the CFMEU welcomes the Australian Parliament’s passage of a new law which provides our members a vote on the future of their union. This key legislation, passed by the Senate this afternoon, empowers our members to decide if their union, the Manufacturing Division stays amalgamated with or withdraws from the CFMEU. The … Continued
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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts is holding a second round of public hearings this week for its inquiry into the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry. This week the Committee will again be speaking with industry stakeholders, including promoters, production specialists, events infrastructure developers, and community organisations. It … Continued
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On 1 July 2024 the Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, Mr Graham Perrett MP, presented the fifth Public Works Committee Report of 2024 to the House of Representatives. This report considers six proposals referred to the Committee between November 2023 and March 2024 with a combined value of more than two point one billion dollars. One of the projects, to demolish and … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) will hold a public hearing for its inquiries into two International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions: No. 187: Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention and No. 191: Safe and Healthy Working Environment (Consequential Amendments) Convention. Together these conventions give effect to the elevation of ‘a safe and healthy working environment’ to a … Continued
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Workers’ lives will be saved from deadly dust diseases after Australia becomes the first country to ban engineered stone today. The CFMEU’s Stop The Killer Stone campaign led to the prohibition of the deadly product, which causes silicosis – an incurable condition. The construction union vowed to ban its members from working with engineered stone … Continued
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Media Release Addressing youth crime on social media platforms The eSafety Commissioner used her formal convening powers today to facilitate a roundtable discussion in Sydney aimed at enhancing coordination of responses and mitigations to cyber-enabled youth offending through social media platforms. The National Youth Crime Online Roundtable brought together legal and technical … Continued
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The Alliance for Gambling Reform believes the Federal Government has had enough time to consider the recommendations of a parliamentary committee into online gambling and must now move immediately to implement all 31 recommendations of Murphy Report. The government received the parliamentary report, chaired by Labor MP, Peta Murphy, exactly 12 months ago today and … Continued
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Today, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a second public hearing for its inquiry into the 2022-23 Defence Major Projects Report (MPR). “The MPR is an important accountability mechanism and the discipline of the MPR over many years has had a positive impact on Defence’s internal management of major … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (JSCATSIA) will hold its opening public hearing today for the inquiry into improving the economic self-determination and opportunities for First Nations Australians. Indigenous businesses are estimated to contribute more than $16 billion to the Australian economy, employ 116,795 people, and pay $4.2 billion in … Continued
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The annual private health insurance premium round process must be significantly reformed to protect private healthcare access for patients as funding issues continue to threaten services. In a submission to the federal government, Catholic Health Australia called for several reforms, including directly linking annual premium increases with returns to patients and hospitals. Funders … Continued
