By API User
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) welcomes the release of the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman’s report into the ATO’s identification and management of financial abuse within the tax system. Financial abuse is a serious issue which can have significant impacts for victims. The ATO has an important role in supporting taxpayers impacted by financial … Continued
By API User
MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 3 April 2025 [PLEASE NOTE: AAA CEO NICOLE ROGERSON IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS] A new national survey has revealed systemic failures in the diagnosis of autistic children with wait times skyrocketing in recent years. The Autism Awareness Australia (AAA) survey of more than 1,200 parents and carers was conducted in February … Continued
By API User
New research by the McKell Institute has found that the Albanese Government’s Same Job, Same Pay laws have been driving significant wage gains across the Australian economy and creating long-term benefits worth billions. The McKell Institute report, Closing Loopholes, Opening Opportunities, finds that the economic impact of closing the so-called “labour hire loophole” has been … Continued
By API User
Vic mental health workers take industrial action over conditions and pay parity (link to photos below) Mental health workers at the frontline of the nation’s mental health crisis have reached boiling point, with pay and conditions forcing many to consider abandoning the critical profession. Hundreds of Health and Community Services Union members, and supporters … Continued
By API User
Local and independent news publishers from across Australia are gathering in Melbourne this week for the third annual LINA Summit. The three-day event brings together over 150 delegates from across the country, representing news-making organisations and industry leaders and stakeholders. It comes amid turbulent times for the news industry. While the government’s answer to Meta’s … Continued
By API User
The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed the Greens’ nature policy platform, which outlines a step change in funding for nature and a commitment to reform laws so they genuinely protect nature. “As a result of three years of wasted opportunities and legislation passed last week at the behest of the salmon farming industry, Australia’s nature … Continued
By API User
April 2, 2025 Advocacy group Parents for Climate applauds the Economics References Senate Committee report into residential electrification this week and calls for parties across the spectrum to back in the report’s findings with strong election commitments. Parents for Climate CEO Nic Seton said he was pleased to see bipartisan agreement on the benefits of home … Continued
By API User
Australians will be locked out of cleaner, cheaper-to-run cars—and miss out on up to $3,000 a year in savings—if penalties are scrapped for car manufacturers that fail to meet pollution reduction targets under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES). Without penalties, manufacturers have no incentive to bring the most modern—and cost-saving—vehicles to our shores. It … Continued
By API User
The soul-destroying floods in rural New South Wales and Queensland are affecting rural people who matter to Australia’s very existence and who are the backbone of Australia’s economy. With the Federal Election on the horizon, this flood is an eye-opener for all political parties to make a commitment to the health of the economic powerhouse … Continued
By API User
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2025 The Coalition’s climate car crash policy for higher pollution and higher petrol costs Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is set to send another wrecking ball through Australia’s hard won, sensible climate policies, with reports indicating he plans to destroy the New Vehicle Efficiency Standards. Climate Council CEO Amanda … Continued
