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For immediate release Wednesday 6 November 2024 A huge cross section of regional Australia living in the thick of our shift to renewable energy are calling on the Federal Government to fund Local Energy Hubs. Farmers, retired coal workers and local government representatives have travelled to Canberra today, to explain why they want Local … Continued
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Better Access Australia is urging community and patient groups to sign a petition demanding the Albanese Government reverse its decision to indefinitely defer 44 medicines from being listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). On 22 October the Department of Health and Aged Care advised individual pharmaceutical companies that 44 of the 77 medicine applications … Continued
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5 November 2024 OPAN WELCOMES SENATE REPORT ON NEW AGED CARE BILL The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has welcomed the Senate Report on the Aged Care Bill 2024, saying it puts older people at the centre of aged care. OPAN CEO Craig Gear OAM said this was a significant step towards enshrining older people’s … Continued
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The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has today tabled its report for the Inquiry into Policy and Program Design and Implementation. Committee Chair Linda Burney commented that specific recurring issues identified in the Auditor-General reports included in the inquiry appear to be impacting the effectiveness of government policy and program design, including inadequate stakeholder … Continued
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The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has today tabled its report for the Inquiry into Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022-23. Committee Chair Linda Burney stated that poor IT governance, particularly user access issues, continue to be among the significant findings of the Auditor-General’s report into the financial statements. Ms Burney stated ‘unauthorised user access to … Continued
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Master Builders Australia has today released new analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data which shows detached home and apartment building times continue to blow out. Fifteen years ago, it took on average 9 months to build a stand-a-alone house. Fast forward to today and it now takes 12.7 months – an increase of … Continued
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In a dramatic turnaround over the past decade, white-collar workers are now generally no better off living in a capital city than a regional area, whilst blue-collar workers are around $8,000 worse off if they live in a major capital, according to new research by the e61 Institute. Knowledge economy workers, such as doctors, accountants, … Continued
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The Social Cyber Institute today released a paper analysing the motives of the Australian government for a massive surge in its funding for the country’s cyber spy agency beginning in 2022 and escalating in 2024. The paper’s author, Professor Greg Austin, called for greater public and parliamentary scrutiny of the agency, the Australian Signals … Continued
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Community and disability services workers across NSW are gearing up to rally for fairer pay and career growth as part of a national week of action (Nov 4-10). At least two in three community workers are underclassified meaning they are not earning a salary that reflects their duties, skills, experience and qualifications. The … Continued
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Available for interview: Julie Hourigan, SHINE for Kids CEO Associate Professor Catherine Flynn, Monash University Andrew Krakouer, former AFL star and former father in custody 2nd November 2024 Children with a parent in prison say they need to be seen, recognised and responded to: New Report Children with a parent in … Continued
