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MEDIA ALERT – PRESS CONFERENCE, PARLIAMENT HOUSE 9.30 am THURSDAY

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WHAT: Independent Senator David Pocock and leaders from Christian, Muslim and Buddhist faiths will hold a press conference calling on the Federal Government to step up its climate action commitments ahead of a likely hot summer.    WHEN: 9:30 am Thursday November 16 WHERE: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra   WHO: Senator David Pocock Rev. … Continued

Audit Committee tables Annual Report 2022-23

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The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit today tabled its Annual Report for 2022-23. Committee Chair, Julian Hill MP, said “Annual Reports obviously are very exciting, and tabling one in the parliament is both a delight and an annual statutory obligation of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit.” This report outlines the work the Committee … Continued

Media alert: New youth housing plan to be launched by cross-party MPs

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Media alert – 9.30am 15 November 2023 What: Launch of National Youth Housing FrameworkWhen: 9.30am Wednesday 15 November 2023Where: Senate Committee Room 2S3Speakers: Josh Burns, David Pocock, Kate Colvin (Homelessness Australia), Wendy Hayhurst (Community Housing Industry Association), Vicki Sutton (Melbourne City Mission), Tyler & Honey – Young people who have experienced homelessness A new National Youth Housing … Continued

Advocates call for new 15,000 homes for children and young people in response to analysis showing social housing system failing 15-24 year-olds

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Homelessness and housing groups are launching a national plan to fix housing for young people, featuring commissioned analysis by Nous that reveals 39,745 young people are alone, homeless and locked out of Australia’s social and affordable housing system.  This includes 11,905 First Nations young people or around 30% of the total figure. It also includes … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT *** CFMEU media conference this morning

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*** MEDIA ALERT ***   Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith, ACT Senator David Pocock and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) Chief Executive Officer Vincent So What: A new announcement about the Stop This Killer Stone campaign to end Australian workers dying because of engineered stone When: Wednesday November 15, 9amWhere: Mural … Continued

Bunnings bows to CFMEU pressure on deadly engineered stone sales

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Bunnings will stop selling engineered stone from the end of this year after succumbing to pressure from construction workers. The CFMEU has been urging the hardware giant to pull deadly kitchen bench tops, which contain deadly silica dust, from its product line-up. After the CFMEU’s peaceful protests and community education campaign, Bunnings will stop selling … Continued

Advocates call for new 15,000 homes for children and young people in response to analysis showing social housing system failing 15-24 year-olds

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Homelessness and housing groups have launched a national plan to fix housing for young people, featuring commissioned analysis by Nous that reveals 39,745 young people are alone, homeless and locked out of Australia’s social and affordable housing system.  This includes 11,905 First Nations young people or around 30% of the total figure. It also includes 9,613 children aged … Continued

Rental affordability plummets in WA

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Rental affordability has declined rapidly in Perth and regional WA in the past year, according to the annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index, with hospitality workers and people on low incomes among those bearing the brunt of the crisis.   Affordability for average income households in Perth has plummeted 10 per cent … Continued