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Willoughby City Council is celebrating a successful start to a trial period for changes to its Public and Open Forums. At its Public and Open Forum held on the evening of Monday 17 March, a total of thirteen speakers addressed Council, with attendees joining both in person and online. Willoughby City Council Mayor Tanya Taylor … Continued
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action (BSCA) welcomes policies such as the Climate Resilience Plan announced earlier today by federal independent MP Zali Steggall, which proposes a practical way forward to ensuring climate readiness across Australia, but says stronger action is needed from all political parties. The plan announced today by Ms Steggall proposes establishing … Continued
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20 March 2025 ANGLICARE SYDNEY COMMENT ON MEAGRE INCREASE TO JOBSEEKER Anglicare Sydney is disappointed in the meagre increase to JobSeeker announced today. Anglicare Sydney has seen demand for its food and financial assistance services increase by 25% over the past year, illustrating how cost of living is pushing people to … Continued
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20 MARCH, 2025 Who: Charles Darwin University Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance Rakesh Gupta. Topics: Global economic powers Stock markets, market efficiency and international finance and investments Contact details: Call +61 8 8946 6721 or email [email protected] to arrange an interview. Quotes attributable to Associate Professor Rakesh Gupta: “Trade war is form of economic … Continued
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Western Australia’s peak body for community housing and homelessness has congratulated the state’s new ministers, emphasising their crucial role in tackling the housing crisis. This week, the Cook Government unveiled its new cabinet including John Carey as Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works and Health Infrastructure, while Matthew Swinbourn takes on the … Continued
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The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) has welcomed today’s announcement, with bipartisan support, to reduce the maximum co-payment under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to $25 from January 2026. CHF CEO Dr Elizabeth Deveny said this measure, which CHF has long called for, is a step towards alleviating cost pressures, with the price cut … Continued
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Prescription Co-payments Still Tax Illness: How Is That Fair? “Patients struggling to afford to pay rent or grocery bills will continue to struggle to pay for their life saving prescriptions despite the decrease in the prescription co-payment announced yesterday by the Health Minister, Mark Butler”, said Dr Tim Woodruff, vice president of the Doctors … Continued
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Australians for Mental Health welcomes free virtual counselling initiative Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement to make online and over-the-phone counselling free for all Australians. The free digital mental health support service is set to be available under Medicare by next January. “Australia is suffering through a mental … Continued
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Australia must focus on fiscal space in the 2025-26 Budget to manage rising debt and future economic and geopolitical challenges. Fiscal space refers to a government’s ability to spend in response to economic shocks without jeopardising long-term stability. It allows for emergency support during crises like recessions or global downturns without excessive borrowing or harsh … Continued
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The Albanese Labor Government has now officially overseen the lowest average unemployment rates of any government in Australia since Whitlam, averaging 3.8 per cent over its first term. A new analysis by the McKell Institute has found no government since Gough Whitlam was elected in 1972 has maintained unemployment at anywhere close to the low … Continued
