By API User
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
By API User
On 14 October 2024, the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will conduct its fifth and final public hearing for its inquiry into Australia’s response to the priorities of Pacific Islands and countries in the Pacific. The Committee will today hear evidence from Pacific civil society representatives across the … Continued
By API User
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) received 250,000 tip-offs from the community about tax avoidance and other dishonest behaviours since 1 July 2019. More than 47,000 tip-offs were reported in the 2023–24 financial year alone. The Australian community understands that cheating tax is not on, rather it is stealing money needed for essential community services we … Continued
By API User
The extensive use of non-compete clauses is associated with lower wages and fewer workers moving between jobs, new research by e61 Institute has found. As many as one in five Australian workers have a non-compete clause in their contract which stops them competing with their employer in a similar industry or area for a period … Continued
By API User
Catholic Health Australia (CHA) expressed support for the passage of the Aged Care Act during its appearance before the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs on Friday. Policy Directors Laura Haylen and Alex Lynch appeared before the Committee to outline the views of the Catholic aged care sector, representing over 350 aged care facilities and … Continued
By API User
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced an inquiry into the Cyber Security Legislative Package consisting of the Cyber Security Bill 2024, the Security of Critical Infrastructure and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Response and Prevention) Bill 2024 and the Intelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Bill 2024. The Cyber Security Legislative Package intends to implement … Continued
By API User
On 11 October 2024, the Human Rights Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, will conduct its second public hearing for its inquiry into Australia’s efforts to advocate for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. The Subcommittee will today hear evidence from international human rights organisations, civil society groups and not-for-profit … Continued
By API User
Friday October 11 Australia could create more than 4300 quality direct jobs by making its own wind towers instead of importing them, according to new research by the Centre for Future Work. At present, all wind towers installed in Australia are imported from overseas with most coming from China. Centre for Future Work’s research found … Continued
By API User
The Australian General Practice Alliance (AGPA) today called for a major overhaul of Medicare including the establishment of an independent pricing authority to set the levels of Medicare rebates. “Medicare is no longer fit for purpose with successive Labor and Coalition Governments starving funding to the point where primary healthcare for Australians is seriously jeopardized” … Continued
By API User
Independent skills training and higher education providers delivering quality outcomes to international students express deep concern over the lack of clear direction in the Senate’s review of the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024. The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) says many members face a threat to their existence … Continued
