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Willoughby City Council’s Resilient Willoughby Primary School Active Travel Program has been recognised at the NSW Planning Institute of Australia’s Planning Excellence Awards for leadership in stakeholder engagement. The award acknowledges the program’s commitment to community-led planning and its success in encouraging safe walking and cycling to school across the region. What began … Continued
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Key Facts: DFSV accounts for more than 60% of assaults in the NT[i]. Over 80% of police time is spent responding to DFSV[ii]. The NT has the highest rate of DFSV in the world[iii]. NT Police forecast a 73% increase in DFSV reports over the next decade[iv]. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face intimate … Continued
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The NSW Government must take greater action to improve housing affordability, Homelessness NSW said today following the release of a new report by Cotality. The research showed NSW continues to be the most unaffordable housing market, with Sydney the centre of the crisis. To save a 20% deposit takes over 13.3 years in Sydney … Continued
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SUSTAINABILITY NOW A ‘CORE COMPETENCY’ FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS With climate-related financial disclosures now mandatory for many entities in Australia and New Zealand, the peak body for Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand has launched a free Sustainability Playbook at its inaugural Sustainability Conference being held in Sydney and online today. The Conference and Playbook … Continued
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Western Australia’s only independent Senator Fatima Payman is seeking an update on the $1 billion Building Early Education Fund (BEEF), which remains unallocated despite being announced almost a year ago. In the most recent Senate Estimates, Senator Payman asked the following questions, which remain unanswered six weeks later: Have you determined the criteria for allocating BEEF to the locations of true unmet demand? Can they be sure that the choices … Continued
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Have you got an old, unused phone sitting in a drawer? It could become a lifeline, thanks to North Sydney Council’s new partnership with DV Safe Phone, a national program that collects and refurbishes old mobile phones for people escaping domestic violence. Three DV Safe Phone collection boxes have been installed at Stanton Library, the … Continued
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Professionals Australia is calling on the Allan Government to withdraw its plan to abolish Victoria’s dedicated Disability Regulator, a move that would dismantle specialist oversight and put disabled people at greater risk. The Government intends to merge the Victorian Disability Worker Commission, the Disability Worker Registration Board, and the Disability Services Commissioner into a single … Continued
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Tenants Victoria has welcomed rental law reforms that come into force today as crucial steps for nearly 2 million Victorian renters, delivering long-awaited protections against arbitrary evictions and exploitative practices. Tenants Victoria CEO Jennifer Beveridge said the reforms – including a complete ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions and rental bidding – represent a significant strengthening … Continued
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The Australia Tibet Council is calling on the Australian Government to stand up for Tibet and human rights during the visit of senior Chinese Communist Party official Zhao Leji, Chairman of the National People’s Congress. Zhao’s visit comes at a time when the Chinese Government is intensifying its repression in Tibet, via the forced separation … Continued
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There are major opportunities to cut energy bills while supporting Australia’s clean energy transition. Key takeaways: All major pathways to improving energy affordability in electricity and gas either support Australia’s net zero pathway or are neutral to it. Significant new investment in electricity infrastructure is unavoidable, as ageing coal plants and networks retire – but renewables, … Continued
