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WHO: Bridget Archer MP, Senator David Pocock, former Speaker of the House Tony Smith WHEN: 11:15am today (Wed 20/3) WHERE: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra CONTACT: Anil Lambert 0416 426 722 / Matt Coughlan 0400 561 480 About us: The McKinnon Prize is Australia’s independent, non-partisan award for outstanding political leadership. It is a rare … Continued
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Despite overblown predictions from sections of the car lobby, new modelling by the Electric Vehicle Council, using S&P Global Mobility’s new car market forecast, shows the Australian market is actually already on track to meet the government’s preferred New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) targets. The S&P data indicates Australia will achieve the overall CO2 targets … Continued
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Tuesday March 19 2024 Energy analysts say the Australian Energy Regulator’s draft Default Market Offer (DMO) will bring some much-needed bill relief to thousands of households and small businesses. Victoria’s Essential Service Commission has also drafted an average 6.4% drop in bills for household energy customers. However not every region covered by the AER’s draft … Continued
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Monday March 18 2024 Energy prices in New South Wales, South Australia and parts of Queensland will be under scrutiny this week as the Australian Energy Regulator is expected to release its draft Default Market Offer (DMO). The DMO is a price cap on how much retailers can charge consumers on default plans. … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024 Cleaner air, cheaper rides: Aussies want access to better cars A CLEAR MAJORITY of Australians want cleaner cars that are cheaper to run, to help cut climate pollution and the cost of living, new polling from the Climate Council shows. The national poll found an … Continued
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EMBARGOED 12.01AM, SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024 Cleaner air, cheaper rides: Aussies want access to better cars A CLEAR MAJORITY of Australians want cleaner cars that are cheaper to run, to help cut climate pollution and the cost of living, new polling from the Climate Council shows. The national poll found an overwhelming … Continued
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MEDIA CONFERENCE 10am Saturday 16 March, Melbourne Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066 (Side entrance in Perry Street; up stairs) A multinational fossil fuel company has applied to the federal government to dump the majority of eight offshore oil platforms into Bass Strait close to the Gippsland coast … Continued
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The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for humanitarian and development organisations, welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement to reinstate the funding of the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA). “This decision is overdue given the urgency of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and UNRWA’s lifesaving support amongst a population currently on the … Continued
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A coalition of over 80 organisations, including peak bodies, homelessness services, housing providers, unions and others, has written to Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Minister Julie Collins seeking urgent action to ‘unlock Australia’s housing system’ for 16-24-year-olds who are homeless and unable to access housing. This follows an analysis of the most recent Specialist … Continued
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The #5by25 campaign seeks to address the growing social and environmental challenges we face domestically, as highlighted in the Impact Investing Taskforce Expert Panel’s Update and Review of Final Report (Dec 2022), which noted that 13.4% of Australians live below the poverty line, or abroad. With government resources stretched thin, the campaign emphasizes the critical … Continued
