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ACOSS is calling for tax reform that doesn’t raise prices but instead reduces inequality while lifting revenue and productivity. Ahead of the productivity roundtable next month, ACOSS has today released a paper arguing that raising the GST would hurt people on low and modest incomes who are forced to spend more of their money … Continued
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The Department of the House of Representatives is pleased to announce that following a competitive open tender process, Y Australia has been selected as the delivery partner for the National Youth Parliament to be held in Canberra in August 2026. The National Youth Parliament will bring together 150 senior school students, each representing one of … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT REMINDER 23/7/25 Senator Fatima Payman will be joined by Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) CEO Carol Bennett to launch the ‘Click to Cancel’ campaign. www.clicktocancel.com.au Mural Hall, Parliament House 1045am Contact details: Jeff Waters 0498 111 261 [email protected]
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Financial security and strong communities could prevent one in three mental health conditions: new study New modelling from the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre shows that improving core social and economic conditions, especially people’s sense of financial security and connection with their local community, would significantly bring down Australia’s mental illness burden at … Continued
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DOORSTOP MEDIA CONFERENCE MURAL HALL – PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA 1045 AEST 23/07/2025 Senator Fatima Payman and ACCAN CEO Carol Bennett —– Senator Fatima Payman takes fight to online services Communications Consumer group backs campaign In an effort to save Australians billions of dollars in online subscriptions they don’t use, Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman has launched … Continued
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The Australian College of Nursing’s signature event, the National Nursing Forum (NNF), is taking place this week at the National Convention Centre Canberra, bringing together more than 800 delegates and over 40 exhibitors under the theme “Courage, Compassion, Connection – Empowering Nurses for the Future.” The Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, will … Continued
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As politicians return to Canberra for the first sitting week of the new term, Everybody’s Home said the Albanese government has a chance to deliver a lasting legacy on housing or risk being remembered for letting it slip away. The national housing campaign warns the housing crisis will get much worse if the government … Continued
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Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is proud to announce that Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, will deliver the 2025 Anna McPhee Memorial Oration. “As Governor-General and Patron of Diversity Council of Australia, I am honoured to have been asked to deliver the 2025 Oration – named for … Continued
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This week, the Senate has been advised to consider the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Reference Committee’s report on the youth justice and incarceration system in Australia, during the 48th Parliament. The report features submissions from UNSW experts including Dr Noam Peleg, Ms Peta MacGillivray, and Dr Lisa Ewenson. Associate Professor Noam Peleg  Dr Peleg is a … Continued
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A new McKell Institute paper, co-authored by Professor Richard Holden and McKell CEO Edward Cavanough, is calling for a major shake up of capital gains tax via a ‘circuit breaker’ proposal to the stalled national housing debate. Instead of simply increasing or decreasing the CGT discount, the paper takes a more nuanced approach: … Continued
