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Winter success – 140,000 babies protected against RSV Nearly 140,000 Australian babies were protected against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this winter, helping reduce the number of infants admitted to hospitals with life-threatening complications of the disease,1-3 according to the Immunisation Foundation of Australia. As winter ends, Australia’s world-leading infant RSV immunisation program … Continued
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Community Legal Centres Australia has today launched its Vision for Justice at Australian Parliament House, presenting its action plan for the 48th Parliament to improve justice for people and communities across the country. The Vision for Justice outlines some of the significant justice barriers that community legal centres encounter, impacting people’s wellbeing. It also outlines the sector’s … Continued
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Monday 1 September 2025 Environment groups are calling on the Albanese Government to step in, as documents reveal Santos’ major gas export hub in Darwin has been leaking huge amounts of methane for nearly 20 years. Explosive documents obtained by the Environment Centre NT reveal Santos’s Darwin LNG facility has been leaking methane since 2006, sparking allegations of … Continued
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Monday 1 September 2025 Explosive new documents obtained by the Environment Centre NT under Freedom of Information have revealed that Santos’s Darwin LNG export hub has been leaking methane since it opened in 2006 – a harmful source of climate pollution that has gone unaddressed for nearly two decades. The revelation raises concerns about … Continued
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Australian politicians urged to affirm Tibetan rights from Chinese interference When: Monday September 1 8am-8.10 Pictures outside on Parliament House lawns 8.30AM Media event/ interviews: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra Pictures: CANBERRA, Australia: Delegates in traditional colourful Tibetan cultural dress, Tibetan monks in robes, Tibetan children’s choir singing Prayer for Dalai Lama, 2 x Tibetan-Australian Newcastle … Continued
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***MEDIA ALERT*** Short-stay investors reaping hundreds of millions in benefits while renters suffer Tax breaks for investors using homes as short-stay accommodation could be costing Australian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars per year. National housing campaign Everybody’s Home will hold a press conference to launch its new report, The Short-Stay Subsidy. … Continued
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“Acts of racism, hate and discrimination are abhorrent and have no place in our society. ACOSS respects the right to peaceful assembly but we reject in strongest terms all forms of racism, fascism, hate speech and bigotry. Acts of hatred and violence are unequivocally condemned and ACOSS stands in solidarity with all communities affected. Australia’s … Continued
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ACOSS has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement today that victim-survivors of family and domestic violence will no longer be held liable for Centrelink debts incurred under coercive control and abuse. Reforms announced today by Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek will expand special waiver provisions to allow Centrelink decision makers to waive debts that arose … Continued
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Media release Embargoed until 1 September 2025 Independent Economic Modelling Shows PHI Rebate Saves Taxpayers More Than Its Costs – But Value at Risk The Government’s private health insurance (PHI) rebate delivers exceptional value for taxpayers, saving up to $1.25 in public hospital costs for every dollar spent, however its real value has not kept … Continued
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Western Australia’s only independent senator, Fatima Payman, is reaching out to Australia’s enormous number of English-born immigrants, as anti-immigration protesters take to the streets of Perth and other Australian cities. It’s an attempt, by the Senator, to reassure them that they are welcome in this country, and that they shouldn’t be afraid. “Almost a million … Continued
