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Everybody’s Home looks forward to working constructively with the new Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Andrew Bragg, and urges the Opposition to ditch discredited policies in favour of real solutions. The national housing campaign is asking the Coalition to back serious solutions to Australia’s housing crisis and make affordability a top priority. … Continued
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Welcoming the appointment of Senator Anne Ruston as Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care; Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and Sport; the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) urges the Coalition to adopt a bipartisan approach to support the transformative health reform agenda awaiting implementation by the returned Labor Government. ACN Director … Continued
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28 May 2025 AgZero has slammed the decision by Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt giving conditional approval of an extension to the North West Shelf oil and gas project to 2070. AgZero Chair, and Corrigin farmer, Simon Wallwork said “Western Australian farmers are on the frontline of a changing climate, and are already … Continued
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28th of May 2025 The new Environment Minister Murray Watt has announced the conditional approval of one of the biggest fossil fuel projects in Australian history. The North West Shelf extension paves the way for other destructive gas projects, such as the Browse proposal which entails drilling gas wells around Scott Reef, which … Continued
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Quotes attributable to various union leaders regarding Minister Watt’s approval of the extension of the North West Shelf. Paul Farrow, National Secretary, Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) “Minister Watt’s announcement correctly prioritises and secures the future of well paid union jobs in WA and secures supply of a crucial transition fuel we need as … Continued
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Rewiring Australia welcomes expansion of energy-upgrade advice service for Victorians Rewiring Australia supports the expansion of a free one-stop-shop available to all Victorians to get advice on how to reduce their energy bills by upgrading to efficient electric appliances and solar. The Victorian Government today announced the State Electricity Commission’s one-stop-shop would grow … Continued
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It’s been 12 months since the largest inquiry in the NSW parliament’s history handed down its recommendations. The Birth Trauma Inquiry had more than 4000 submissions, 700 from Maternity Consumer Network. They outlined routine mistreatment, lack of informed cosent, medical misogyny and a health system failing some of our most vulnerable- birthing women and their … Continued
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The voice of the Australian steel industry, the Australian Steel Institute (ASI), has joined Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries around the world seeking trade action to combat unfair trading of steel and excess capacity. It follows a flood of low-priced imported fabricated steel entering the Australian market in the past … Continued
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Wednesday 28 May 2025 Plan International is profoundly disturbed by the chaos that has erupted today during the first day of food distribution of the Israeli government’s scheme implemented by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and US private security firms. There are reports of shots being fired by US private security firms and the Israeli … Continued
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28 May 2025 Press Conference details: WHO: GREG JERICHO – Chief Economist, The Australia Institute LINDA SELVEY – Rising Tide/Associate Professor of Public Health at UQ DAVE COPEMAN – Director, Queensland Conservation Council WHERE: Corner of Merivale and Glenelg streets, Brisbane - in the park opposite the main entrance of the Brisbane Convention Centre, … Continued
