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Election must focus on easing hardship, not stoke fear and division

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With the federal election campaign now underway, ACOSS is urging all parties and candidates to deliver real solutions to address the hardship people are facing, rising inequality and climate change, and to resist stoking fear and division.   “Some voters have experienced a historic fall in their living standards, and many are feeling afraid – … Continued

TALENT ALERT: Experts say Coalition’s gas plan will lock in climate pollution for decades to come

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Friday, March 28   Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s budget reply details the federal Coalition’s polluting policies on energy and climate change including $1.3 billion in handouts for multinational gas corporations during a cost of living crisis.   Also entirely absent from the budget reply was costings for the Opposition’s nuclear scheme, begging the question: was … Continued

Health and aged care must be at forefront of election campaign

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Catholic Health Australia (CHA) is urging all political parties and candidates to put health and aged care at the forefront of their campaigns after the Prime Minister called the election today. The peak body is calling for reforms to ensure all Australians have access to quality, affordable, and sustainable healthcare, whether they live in a … Continued

Dutton Ignores Electoral Reality, Doubles Down on Nuclear Policy

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s failure to abandon the Coalition’s unpopular nuclear policy in his Budget Reply Speech is a missed opportunity but there is still time to correct course, Liberals Against Nuclear said today. “Peter Dutton had a golden opportunity to reset the Liberal Party’s economic pitch by abandoning an expensive nuclear energy policy that polling … Continued

New report finds electrifying homes and cars is the most efficient way to cut bills, slashing costs by more than $4000 annually

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New report finds electrifying homes and cars is the most efficient way to cut bills, slashing costs by over $4000 annually   A new report demonstrates that electrifying homes and cars will create the greatest long-term energy savings. It comes as political parties race to provide cost of living relief through energy rebates and fuel … Continued