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New data reveals a devastating 63 per cent surge in preventable deaths among Australians experiencing homelessness, with people dying decades earlier than the general population amid critical shortages in housing and support services. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare today released an analysis of a decade of data, showing 12,500 people who had accessed … Continued
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The Australian Government’s review of the National Electricity Market (NEM) must deliver a “new deal” for consumers to deliver permanent cost of living relief and ensure they get the most out of their trillion dollar investment in electrifying houses and vehicles, Rewiring Australia said today. “Australia desperately needs a new deal in energy markets … Continued
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For immediate release: November 25, 2024 Plan International Australia statement on COP29: “A devastating outcome”, leaving future generations unprotected and vulnerable to climate crisis The new deal on climate finance – agreed over the weekend at the annual UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29 – is staggeringly disappointing, falling well short of what is … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE Sunday 24 November Baku, Azerbaijan For immediate use COP29 has ended as it ran. Held hostage by the interests of high-income countries and a petrostate presidency; scarred by deep divisions; and with an unjust finance outcome that fails to progress the COP28 agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. … Continued
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Metro Tasmania bus drivers will escalate their protected industrial action this week. Metro Tasmania’s Burnie-based bus drivers will stop work for two hours on Wednesday morning (27 November 2024) from 9.45am to 11.45am, while Launceston-based drivers will stop work between 5pm and 7pm. Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Tasmania Secretary Byron … Continued
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The Family First Party today renewed its calls for LGBTIQA+ gender experimentation on children to cease after New Zealand became the latest country to pull back on prescribing puberty blockers. The NZ Ministry of Health yesterday joined the UK Government in acknowledging there is “no good evidence” that puberty blockers help gender-confused children and … Continued
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Rental affordability has continued to plummet with previously ‘affordable’ areas across Melbourne vanishing, with low income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today. The Index shows rental affordability in Melbourne is still declining, dropping a further six per cent … Continued
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Low-income earners are bearing the brunt of Adelaide’s rental affordability crisis, which has hit a record-low, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index. Released today, the Index revealed low-income earners in Adelaide are facing increasing hardship as rental affordability continues to decline. People who are single and on … Continued
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Rental affordability across regional Victoria is continuing to rapidly decline, hitting a historic low in 2024 with low income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today. The average rental household in regional Victoria is now paying 28 per cent … Continued
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Low-income earners across Tasmania are bearing the brunt of the state’s rental crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index. The landmark annual study, released today, cross references incomes against rents and shows Tasmania’s most vulnerable households – those on pensions, JobSeeker or low-wage work – face a … Continued
