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Western Australian renters are paying an extra $20,000 per year in rent compared to four years ago according to a new report, prompting renewed calls for rent caps to stabilise out-of-control rent rises. The report released by the WA Make Renting Fair Alliance looked at rent increases across the state’s 59 lower house electorates since … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia (CHA) said the Government’s proposal to introduce a Private National Efficient Price (PNEP) for private hospital funding is a long-overdue reform that has the potential to deliver fair, transparent and sustainable funding for essential care. CHA Interim CEO Kathy Hilyard said decisive action on the PNEP would address long-standing problems in … Continued
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Open letter to the Victorian Premier, Treasurer, and Health Minister (Issued by the Public Health Association of Australia on the authors’ behalf). 8 December 2025 As five former Chairs of VicHealth, representing a broad political spectrum and different eras of VicHealth’s work, we write to ask you to reconsider your Government’s decision to … Continued
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Today’s vicious assault at Yatala prison is another example of a system in crisis where low wages has led to chronic understaffing due to attraction and retention issues, says the Public Service Association. In the last few months there has been a number of violent assaults in SA prisons, on November 4th at Yatala Labour … Continued
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Kirralie Smith’s punishment by way of a $95,000 damages order for correctly identifying the gender of a man playing soccer on a women’s team is unjust and is the result of the cowardice of the Liberal and Labor parties, according to Family First. Family First National Director, Lyle Shelton*, said the weaponisation of so-called … Continued
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The passage of the Allan Government’s new laws to sentence children as adults, exposing them to possible life imprisonment for some crimes, marks a tragic turning point for all Victorians. Passing the bill on the final sitting day of the year, the Parliament heard opposition from a number of MPs who shared the widespread view … Continued
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Specialist Fees Denying Patient Access to Care: Time to Act “Reports that specialist fees are skyrocketing and reducing access of patients to specialist care are very concerning and long in the making” said Dr Tim Woodruff, President, Doctors Reform Society. “The Federal Government has been very slow to act on this issue despite repeated advice””, … Continued
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Heritage Fleet Warns of Imminent Eviction Crisis in Docklands Centuries of maritime history at risk as Development Victoria provides no viable alternative The Victorian Heritage Fleet has issued an urgent warning that Melbourne is on the brink of losing its most significant collection of working heritage vessels, after months of stalled negotiations and no suitable … Continued
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Funding Part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to eliminate waste of essential minerals and increase domestic resiliency WOBURN, Mass.–BUSINESS WIRE– Phoenix Tailings announced that it has been selected to receive $1.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the Realize Energy-rich … Continued
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Key Facts: CCAA releases Policy Priorities for South Australia 2026, identifying six key reform areas to secure construction materials supply and meet infrastructure needs The policy outlines reforms including supply planning, regulatory streamlining, sustainable procurement, circular economy advancement, logistics modernisation and workforce development Growing construction activity, including major projects like Torrens to Darlington and the … Continued
