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The Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) has called on the Senate to pass the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and deliver thousands of affordable homes for key workers and vulnerable Australians. CCCLM chair and City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp said funding needs to be directed where it’s needed most. … Continued
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PWDA welcomes today’s release of the Disability Royal Commission’s Research Report on eliminating restrictive practices. As a disability representative organisation of and for people with disability, we strongly believe that restrictive practices are discriminatory and must end. PWDA therefore urges the Disability Royal Commission to make this recommendation in their final report. “For too long, … Continued
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Tuesday, July 25 National housing campaign Everybody’s Home has backed calls by the CFMEU for the federal government to fund the construction of almost one million social and affordable homes over the next two decades. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining And Energy Union (CFMEU) has today called for the introduction of a … Continued
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On 27 June the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) authorised an Order to be issued to Mr John Magerison requiring him to answer questions put to him on 26 April 2023, and summonsing him to appear before the Committee in a public hearing this Friday 28 July 2023. Unfortunately the part of this Friday’s public … Continued
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The House Standing Committee on Economics will next focus its attention on competition and dynamism in the supermarket, alcohol, and tech sectors, as well as in care services, as part of its inquiry into economic dynamism, competition and business formation. Peter Harris, former chair of the Productivity Commission, will also discuss competition in the domestic airline industry. The … Continued
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On 27 June the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) authorised an Order to be issued to Mr John Magerison requiring him to answer questions put to him on 26 April 2023, and summonsing him to appear before the Committee in a public hearing this Friday 28 July 2023. Unfortunately the part of this Friday’s public … Continued
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More than four in five renters are in housing stress, with homelessness the leading impact of the housing crisis, a report by national housing campaign Everybody’s Home has revealed. Based on surveys of almost 750 people, the Brutal Reality report found that: Two thirds (67%) of people are in housing stress Four in five (82%) … Continued
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Assistance to Australian industry – money spent by governments to support Australian businesses – rose to $13.8 billion in 2021-22, according to the Productivity Commission’s annual Trade and Assistance Review (TAR) released today. The 49th TAR examines the increasingly opaque government subsidies and concessions, which increased by $460 million over the previous year. “The TAR … Continued
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SANTOS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW NEW METHANE AGREEMENT IS A JOKE Today’s announcement that Australia has signed an international agreement on rogue methane emissions in the fossil gas sector is a joke and a smokescreen that actually hands the right to continue polluting to companies. So says Friends of the Earth’s Offshore Fossil Gas … Continued
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UNDER EMBARGO – 11 July 2023, 10:00pm The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has released the latest findings from its National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, revealing increasing levels of consumption for some substances. The ACIC assesses that this will likely lead to an increase in harm experienced by the community. Acting ACIC CEO Matt Rippon … Continued
