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After visiting over 160 schools in the 47th Parliament, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP is proud to announce the Parliament in Schools program will be returning for the 48th Parliament. Today, the program officially kicks off at Chapel Hill State School, with the Federal Member for Ryan, Ms Elizabeth Watson-Brown MP. On Thursday 19 June, … Continued
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***MEDIA ALERT*** Mental health workers across public hospitals and Forensicare will walk off the job today, with a march on Parliament House. A striking banner reading “772 Too Many” – referencing the number of Victorians lost to suicide last year – will lead the march. Outside Parliament, a drummer will beat a drum 772 times … Continued
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17 June 2025 A Supreme Court challenge to the Western Australian state government approval for Woodside’s contentious North West Shelf extension has been launched by Friends of Australian Rock Art, Inc, (FARA) who commenced proceedings on Thursday 12 June. Thursday was the final day of the six month statutory limitation period for lodging a challenge to … Continued
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ASU condemns big business on ‘rights and cash grab’ and attacks on employees working from home The Australian Services Union will condemn the Australian Industry Group (AIG) on new attempts to rip away hard-won rights for workers who work from home. The AIG proposal would see existing rights such overtime pay, remove penalty rates, meal … Continued
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Media release 17 June 2025 ‘Life-saving training in translation’: Suicide prevention training for refugees launches in six languages ahead of World Refugee Day In a national first, Wesley LifeForce has launched suicide prevention training tailored for refugee and asylum seeker communities in Australia — now available in six languages and co-designed with … Continued
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Nearly 10 million Australians will get an automatic boost to their super from 1 July – a change that will mean thousands of dollars more in retirement savings. The Superannuation Guarantee rate will rise from 11.5 per cent to 12 per cent, meaning an extra $317 in super contributions will be paid to the average … Continued
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Shoalhaven City Council Mayor, Councillor Patricia White, will meet with representatives of council staff to put a number on how many of them will be shed after a council meeting last week voted to cut jobs. Council workers were blindsided by the plan after the Mayor personally assured staff at a meeting in December … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT Walk for Truth culminates on Wednesday June 18 King’s Domain to Parliament House walk: Wednesday’s walk will begin at the King George V monument at King’s Domain by the Sidney Myer Music Bowl with a Smoking Ceremony and Welcome at 9am. The Walk will arrive at the steps of Parliament House on Spring … Continued
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The mental health workforce across the state from all public hospitals including Forensicare will walk off the job Tuesday 17th June. Workers from the in-patient units, continuing care units, aged in-patient units, community teams, emergency mental health teams, CATT teams and hospital outreach post-suicide engagement teams will all be taking part between 10AM and 4PM. … Continued
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Corporate Carbon Group (CCG), one of Australia’s largest and longest-operating Savanna Fire Management (SFM) project developers, welcomes the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)’s release of the Savanna Carbon Accounting Model (SavCAM) for user testing. SavCAM is a critical development for the two new proposed SFM methods under the Australian … Continued
