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The return of the Albanese government offers a chance to build on housing progress, with millions of Australians expecting bolder action this term, according to Everybody’s Home. The national housing campaign said a Labor win shows that Australians have overwhelmingly rejected the Coalition’s approach to Australia’s housing crisis. Everybody’s Home now looks forward to working … Continued
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Australia to get cheaper and cleaner energy under Labor: Rewiring Australia Rewiring Australia is congratulating the Albanese Labor Government on its re-election. The election result paves the way for meaningful commitments, such as home battery subsidies, made by Labor to be implemented. The party made an election commitment to subsidise the cost of installing home batteries by … Continued
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WWF-Australia has congratulated Anthony Albanese and Labor on victory in the federal election and urged him to deliver bold action on nature and climate in his first 100 days. “The impacts of climate change and nature loss are being felt across Australia and the window for effective action is rapidly closing,” said Dermot O’Gorman, … Continued
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Response to ABC ‘Victorian transport minister labels buses the “poor cousin” in state’s PT network’ article published 1/5/25 On Wednesday, the Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams attended the PTAANZ’s ‘Moving People, Transforming Cities’ symposium, where she spoke about the need to invest in the Victorian bus industry. While this isn’t news … Continued
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2 May 2025 Coalition’s vaping costings hole risks dismantling protections for young people The public health community is deeply disappointed that the Liberal-National Coalition costings document, released just two days before election day, includes a false hope of raising $3.6 billion in revenue over the next four years from vape taxation. That alleged money would … Continued
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A Dutton-Coalition government would trap students in placement poverty by scrapping a vital cost-of-living payment before it even begins. From July 2025, the Albanese Government’s ‘Prac Payment’ is set to provide eligible students studying social work, teaching, nursing and midwifery nearly $332 per week to support with cost of living during their mandatory placements. … Continued
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Artificial Intelligence has been used to map the emotional expressions of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s during the final Leader’s Debate on the ABC on 16 April. Using advanced AI analysis of the debate transcript, a research team across Monash University, UNSW and Flinders University text-mined and then quantified the emotional … Continued
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A bus load of First Nations delegates has travelled from Port Augusta to Adelaide to share a strong message with the man who wants to impose a nuclear power station on their community. The group is assembling at a Liberal Party campaign event at 5.30 this afternoon at the Arkaba Hotel, 150 Glen Osmond … Continued
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Coalition costings released today confirm plans to make paying super on Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay optional for working mums. ‘Superannuation on Paid Parental Leave – parental choice’, is listed as a budget saving measure in costings of Coalition election commitments. The cash-out proposal undermines the policy intent of boosting the retirement savings of new mums … Continued
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Some 165,000 Australian workers could lose vital protections such as overtime, penalty rates, and allowances if the Dutton Coalition wins government, according to a new report released today by the McKell Institute. The report, titled ‘Risking the Floor: The Impact of the Coalition’s IR Agenda,’ also warns that approximately 3.3 million workers who currently … Continued
