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From July 1, working parents will now be paid super when they take leave to care for their babies – a reform that will potentially boost a mother-of-two’s retirement savings by on average about $14,800 and help to fix gender inequity. Until now, parental leave was the only type of paid leave that didn’t attract … Continued
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Family First will fight every step of the way to protect people’s right to cook with gas, heat water with gas, and choose affordable energy. Clover Moore’s Sydney gas cooktop ban starts in 2026 — and shockingly, Liberal Councillor Lyndon Gannon backed it! Why hasn’t the NSW Liberal Party reprimanded him? Victoria’s next. NSW is … Continued
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24 June 2025 VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON GAS APPLIANCES The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association of Australia (GAMAA) welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement regarding its new electrification and efficiency standards and regulations for Victorian buildings. GAMAA President Ross Jamieson said it was a step in the … Continued
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In Australia, one in five boys and one in three girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. One in ten men has a history of offending against children, with the most common perpetrator being a caregiver in the home. In 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse outlined steps … Continued
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The Super Members Council (SMC) has welcomed reforms that strengthen governance across the financial services system but cautioned against regulatory overreach that risks undermining governance practices that are delivering strong returns for members. In its detailed submission to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s Governance (APRA) Review, SMC has backed a principles-based approach to good governance … Continued
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Family First supports the Israeli and US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. National Director Lyle Shelton said: Their limited military action has done world a favour by stopping the world’s biggest sponsor of Islamic terrorism obtaining nuclear weapons. It is regrettable that the Albanese Government is unable state similar support for two nations who have been … Continued
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Newly elected members of the House of Representatives will come to Canberra next week to learn about their new roles as federal parliamentarians. During the four-day seminar, to be held from 23 to 26 June, Australia’s newest MPs will be introduced to both the procedural and administrative aspects of their work in the House of Representatives. They will hear from officials of the House of Representatives, other parliamentary and executive … Continued
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Weld Australia has issued a stark warning: without urgent action to address the deepening shortage of welders, the AUKUS submarine program is at serious risk of collapse. Both the United States and Australia are grappling with critical skills deficits that threaten to derail the multi-billion-dollar defence partnership—before the first submarine is even built. According … Continued
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Family First has renewed its call for LGBTIQA+ indoctrination of children through so-called “pride” events to be removed from schools. This follows the taxpayer-funded Victorian Pride Centre’s supplying of a dildo-swallowing queer role model to speak to high school students at Trinity Grammar in Kew. So-called Queer Arab Australia’s Basem Kerbage addressed an assembly last … Continued
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Family First welcomes Coalition grass roots members following Family First’s lead on dropping net zero. In the past two weeks the South Australian Liberals, New South Wales Nationals and the Country Liberal Party members in the Northern Territory have voted to drop net zero in defiance of their leaders who remain wedded to the … Continued
