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MEDIA RELEASE: IGR PRESENTS A CLEAR CHOICE ABOUT AUSTRALIA’S AMBITION TO PREVENT AND ELIMINATE POVERTY

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The Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) welcomes the Federal Government’s 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR) to inform longer-term thinking about the major challenges facing the nation. The IGR identifies key forces expected to shape Australia’s economy and our society over the next four decades, many that sit directly at the heart of BSL’s work. These include … Continued

Settlement Services International Expert (SSI) : Migration

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General Manager Newcomers, Settlement and Integration, Yamamah Agha, is available to respond to questions on the role of migration in relation to today’s Intergenerational Report.   Yamamah Agha:  Yamamah Agha provides strategic leadership for all settlement programs at not-for-profit organisation Settlement Services International (SSI), which supports more than 50,00 migrants, refugees, and other vulnerable Australians to prosper each … Continued

EXPERT ALERT: The Care Economy and the Intergenerational Report

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Professor Irene Blackberry, the Director of Australia’s first Care Economy Research Institute (CERI), is available to comment on the importance of the Care Economy following the release of the Intergenerational Report by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Thursday, August 24. The release of the report coincides with the official launch of CERI at La Trobe University … Continued

PWDA Urges NDIS Review Panel to Re-consult with Sector and Community

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People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is concerned over the direction the Independent National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review Panel is taking following the announcement of recommendations they are considering during a presentation yesterday and is calling for further consultation. While the Independent NDIS Review was intended to forge better outcomes for people with disability – … Continued

InvestChile Portfolio Closes the First Half of the Year With 12.6% More Projects and Over 18,000 New Jobs

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"Foreign companies see Chile as a safe destination to undertake new projects and expand existing operations," said InvestChile Director Karla Flores. SANTIAGO, CHILE / ACCESSWIRE / August 22, 2023 / InvestChile, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, inventoried its project portfolio as of the end of the first half of the year, reporting that it supports … Continued

FUTURE PLANNING: Climate change must be accounted for in the Australian Treasury’s intergenerational report, inaction will be measured in people’s lives

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FUTURE PLANNING: Climate change must be accounted for in the Australian Treasury’s intergenerational report, inaction will be measured in people’s lives   With the release of the federal government’s latest Intergenerational Report, Australia gains insight into the long-term sustainability of current policies over the next 40 years, and how the economic outlook will be affected … Continued

NSW solicitors welcome new High Court appointments

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Wednesday, 23 August 2023 NSW solicitors welcome new High Court appointments The Law Society has expressed its warm support for the appointments of Justice Stephen Gageler AC as Chief Justice of Australia and current Chief Judge at Common Law in NSW Justice Robert Beech-Jones as a new High Court Justice. President of the Law Society … Continued

Call to delay govt response to gambling ad ban

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The Federal Government must delay consideration of a raft of online gambling reforms – including a total ban on gambling advertising – until after the constitutional referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Alliance for Gambling Reform’s Chief Advocate, Rev. Tim Costello, said television executives, who are bitterly opposed to a gambling advertising ban, … Continued