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Monday 1 September 2025 Explosive new documents obtained by the Environment Centre NT under Freedom of Information have revealed that Santos’s Darwin LNG export hub has been leaking methane since it opened in 2006 – a harmful source of climate pollution that has gone unaddressed for nearly two decades. The revelation raises concerns about … Continued
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Australian politicians urged to affirm Tibetan rights from Chinese interference When: Monday September 1 8am-8.10 Pictures outside on Parliament House lawns 8.30AM Media event/ interviews: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra Pictures: CANBERRA, Australia: Delegates in traditional colourful Tibetan cultural dress, Tibetan monks in robes, Tibetan children’s choir singing Prayer for Dalai Lama, 2 x Tibetan-Australian Newcastle … Continued
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***MEDIA ALERT*** Short-stay investors reaping hundreds of millions in benefits while renters suffer Tax breaks for investors using homes as short-stay accommodation could be costing Australian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars per year. National housing campaign Everybody’s Home will hold a press conference to launch its new report, The Short-Stay Subsidy. … Continued
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Tax breaks for investors using homes as short-stay accommodation could be costing Australian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars per year, according to a new report by Everybody’s Home. The Short-Stay Subsidy report estimates that this financial year the budget could be losing between $111 million and $556 million in forgone revenue through negative gearing deductions claimed … Continued
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“Acts of racism, hate and discrimination are abhorrent and have no place in our society. ACOSS respects the right to peaceful assembly but we reject in strongest terms all forms of racism, fascism, hate speech and bigotry. Acts of hatred and violence are unequivocally condemned and ACOSS stands in solidarity with all communities affected. Australia’s … Continued
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ACOSS has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement today that victim-survivors of family and domestic violence will no longer be held liable for Centrelink debts incurred under coercive control and abuse. Reforms announced today by Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek will expand special waiver provisions to allow Centrelink decision makers to waive debts that arose … Continued
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Media release Embargoed until 1 September 2025 Independent Economic Modelling Shows PHI Rebate Saves Taxpayers More Than Its Costs – But Value at Risk The Government’s private health insurance (PHI) rebate delivers exceptional value for taxpayers, saving up to $1.25 in public hospital costs for every dollar spent, however its real value has not kept … Continued
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Western Australia’s only independent senator, Fatima Payman, is reaching out to Australia’s enormous number of English-born immigrants, as anti-immigration protesters take to the streets of Perth and other Australian cities. It’s an attempt, by the Senator, to reassure them that they are welcome in this country, and that they shouldn’t be afraid. “Almost a million … Continued
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Family First applauds the courage of farmers who stood up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Jacinta Allan in Ballarat, chasing the Prime Minister’s motorcade with tractors and blocking the Premier’s escape with CFA fire trucks. Upper House candidates Bernie Finn and Jane Foreman said the farmers’ defiance was nothing less than an … Continued
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DATE: Saturday 30th of August 2025 Parents for Climate has sent a legal letter to Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, saying that, following the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion and new scientific analysis, an emissions reduction target of net zero by 2035 to align with 1.5°C is now required to comply … Continued
