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***Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 8:00AM Chris Cunningham Park (Jack Evans Boat Harbour), Tweed Heads*** WHAT: Essential workers from across the Tweed and Northern Rivers region will rally to oppose the NSW government’s proposed cuts to workers compensation, which would drastically limit mental health support for injured workers. WHO: Local nurses, teachers, emergency service workers, and … Continued
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Family First will move to protect toddlers from harmful sexual and gender-fluid indoctrination at childcare centres if elected at the up-coming South Australian, Victorian and NSW elections. This follows revelations that an Adelaide childcare centre is today introducing 18-month to four-year-olds to LGBTIQA+ concepts as part of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia … Continued
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As an upper house inquiry kicks off today, a confronting survey of 10,000 essential workers reveals suicidal firefighters, traumatised hospital workers and abused retail workers would be abandoned under a rushed government plan to cut workers compensation for psychological injuries. Among the survey respondents was a Sydney firefighter, who said: “The workers compensation system is … Continued
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Family First is calling on the Allan Government to immediately withdraw its proposed fire services levy increase, warning it will devastate Victorian farmers, rural communities, and every ratepayer in the state. “Victorian farmers are already battling a terrible drought, with many on the brink of financial collapse. Now, some are facing fire levy hikes of … Continued
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Unions NSW today launched a powerful new advertising campaign opposing the State Government’s proposed cuts to mental health and financial support for traumatised essential workers. “Whether it’s a hospital worker or prison officer with PTSD, a child protection worker who has had to remove a child from an abusive home, or a shop assistant abused at … Continued
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Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to introduce a national inspection regime for imported fabricated steel and high-risk goods, warning that the lack of local compliance checks is placing Australians at serious risk. According to Weld Australia CEO, Geoff Crittenden, thousands of tonnes of imported fabricated steel—used in critical infrastructure such as … Continued
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Family First’s lead Upper House candidate for next year’s South Australian election, Deepa Mathew, has reaffirmed that, if elected, she will introduce legislation to protect girls and women’s sport from the intrusion of biological males and to require all schools to provide sex-based toilet and changeroom facilities. The reaffirmation of long-standing Family First policy follows … Continued
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Family First today wrote to all 93 members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly warning them the minor party would preference against anyone who votes for the Greens’ radical abortion bill at the 2027 election. A copy of the letter from Family First National Director Lyle Shelton is attached (and reproduced below). Family First … Continued
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The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) has hailed the critically important contribution of outgoing chief executive, Wendy Hayhurst, recognising her as the most crucial advocate for the establishment and expansion of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). Wendy Hayhurst is retiring at the end of May after more than six years of insightful and … Continued
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ACN welcomes the reappointments of Mark Butler to the Cabinet as Minister for Health and Ageing, and Disability and the NDIS; and Jason Clare as the Minister for Education. ACN also extends its congratulations to Sam Rae as the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors; Rebecca White as the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged … Continued
