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A typical new retiree with super could miss out on as much as $136,000 (or $6,500 a year) over the course of their retirement due to the daunting complexity of Australia’s retirement system, a landmark new report by the Super Members Council has found. The modelling highlights with fresh urgency the need to fast-track long-awaited … Continued
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Thursday, 30 October 2025 The federal government’s once-in-a-generation overhaul of our national environment law risks entrenching climate destruction, with leading legal and climate experts warning the reforms fail to deal with the single biggest threat to our environment – climate change. The Government’s draft Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act reforms will reportedly exclude … Continued
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The Electoral Matters Committee will continue its program of public hearings as part of the review into the 2025 Federal Election. On 31 October in Canberra, the Committee will hear from several stakeholders in its election review, including the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce, Global Shield Australia and Prof Kim Rubenstein. On 7 November in Canberra, … Continued
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The Electoral Matters Committee is inviting community input on the 2025 federal election at its upcoming hearings. The Committee Chair, Mr Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘Aggressive conduct at polling booths has been the biggest issue in our early submissions. The Committee wants to keep hearing from community members about their experiences participating in the 2025 … Continued
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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of three strategic Defence treaties. The AUKUS-UK Agreement between the United Kingdom and Australia provides a framework for the joint development of a new class of submarines, SSN-AUKUS. The Agreement follows the 2021 AUKUS treaty between Australia, the UK and the US and … Continued
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Approximately 2 billion people – one quarter of humanity – now live in regions experiencing moderate to severe increases in seasonality LONDON, GB / ACCESS Newswire / October 29, 2025 / New research from the Institute for Economics & Peace reveals that changing rainfall patterns are significantly amplifying conflict risks worldwide. The 2025 Ecological Threat … Continued
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The Justice Reform Initiative welcomes the announcement of a renewed Senate inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and detention systems — an essential step towards national accountability and reform for a system in crisis. Executive Director Dr Mindy Sotiri said the inquiry, proposed by Greens Senator David Shoebridge and passed as a formal motion on Tuesday, … Continued
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Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has called on the Crisafulli Government to act with moral clarity and legislate an outright ban on experimental child gender treatments following the Queensland Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the government’s pause on injecting children with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. “The court’s decision today shows that the … Continued
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Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has slammed the Tasmanian Liberal Government for allowing a taxpayer-funded sex education program to secretly teach “gender identity ideology” to primary school children without their parents’ knowledge or consent. “With more than 1000 party supporters in Tasmania, we have been considering setting up there for some time. Today’s … Continued
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has today released new data revealing there is almost $19 billion in lost and unclaimed superannuation waiting to be claimed by over 7 million people. ATO Deputy Commissioner Ben Kelly said there could be a number of reasons why someone may have lost or unclaimed super, but finding and claiming it, is quick … Continued
