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Category: Policy Politics

Victoria Police Goes Live with New Mobile App to Enhance Operational Efficiency

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  Developed on the OutSystems platform, the new app equips frontline officers with real-time tools to boost accuracy and compliance    Following the project announcement in February 2024, Victoria Police has officially commenced deployment of its new mobile application, powered by OutSystems, a global leader transforming how companies innovate through software. The new mobile application streamlines … Continued

Conservation group welcomes CSIRO push for more sustainable food system

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  The Australian Conservation Foundation says CSIRO’s report Towards a state of the food system report for Australia, released today, should inform a new approach to how we manage the food system in Australia, which is costing as much as $274 billion in negative environmental and health outcomes.   The report calls for regulatory reform and a … Continued

$500 million criminal justice package misses opportunity to make NSW safer

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The NSW Government’s planned $500 million criminal justice package doubles down on failed policies that prioritise prisons and punishment over the evidence-based solutions proven to reduce crime and improve community safety. Under the 2025/26 Budget, the Minns Government will spend more than $100 million to expand prison operations to respond to growing pressure on the … Continued

Positive justice investments can help community safety

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Monday, 2 June 2025 Positive justice investments can help community safety    Funding commitments announced today to upgrade Australia’s busiest court precinct, will provide a welcome boost to increasing efficiency in the state’s justice system. President of the Law Society of NSW Jennifer Ball commended state government for the $34.5 million investment in ‘at least … Continued

New video reminds Australians: your super is going up this July

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The Super Members Council is launching a new social media video campaign to remind Australians that their super is increasing again on 1 July, with the Super Guarantee rising from 11.5% to 12%. The increase marks the completion of a 14-year journey to lift the legislated super rate from 9% to 12% to benefit millions … Continued

New video reminds Australians: your super is going up this July

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The Super Members Council is launching a new social media video campaign to remind Australians that their super is increasing again on 1 July, with the Super Guarantee rising from 11.5% to 12%. The increase marks the completion of a 14-year journey to lift the legislated super rate from 9% to 12% to benefit millions … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: Press Conference 8:45am TODAY outside the Queensland Land Court as Queensland Conservation Council commits to multi-year court case against Lake Vermont coal mine

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2 June 2025 The Queensland Conservation Council will today launch their landmark objection against a Bowen Basin coal mine. We are calling for the Queensland Land Court to refuse the Jellinbah Group’s proposal to extend the existing Lake Vermont coal mine due to its environmental and climate impacts. According to the proponent’s Environmental Impact Statement, … Continued

Medical Colleges: Clinical Leadership Essential for NSW Healthcare Solutions

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The Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) says clinical leadership is essential for solving NSW’s healthcare workforce crisis. It welcomes the Beasley Report’s recognition that better workforce planning requires medical expertise at the decision-making table. CPMC emphasised that NSW has failed to adequately plan its specialist medical workforce, leaving families across the state unable … Continued

Government fraudster sentenced to jail

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A woman has been sentenced this week in the Melbourne County Court for 3 categories of offending against Government at both federal and state levels, namely: tax fraud, identity and counterfeiting fraud, and social security fraud. She has been sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment for that offending. She is presently serving jail time previously … Continued

Private health insurers paying out less to patients

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New data shows private health insurers are paying out less to hospitals and patients as they bank large profits.   Quarterly data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority reveals private health insurers returned just 80.7 cents of every dollar they received in premiums in the March quarter, down from 82.9% in the previous quarter. … Continued