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MEDIA ALERT ***EMBARGOED BRIEFING*** FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Rental Affordability Index exposes regional NSW rental crisis A penetrating snapshot of rental affordability in regional NSW has laid bare the crisis that is reshaping the housing market and making life harder on people on low and moderate incomes. Journalists covering regional NSW are invited to join a … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT ***EMBARGOED BRIEFING*** FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Rental Affordability Index shows Victorian crisis has hit historic low A penetrating snapshot of rental affordability in regional Victoria has laid bare the crisis that is reshaping the housing market and making life harder on people on low and moderate incomes. National Shelter and SGS Economics & Planning … Continued
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**REPORT WILL BE LAUNCHED 0915 TODAY, MURAL HALL, PARLIAMENT** A landmark study finds the number of people at risk of homelessness has surged 63 per cent to three million, overwhelming the capacity of homelessness services who have had to close their doors to people desperately seeking help. A new Impact Economics report, Call Unanswered, surveyed 23 specialist homelessness … Continued
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## PARLI DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – LANDMARK HOMELESSNESS REPORT TO BE RELEASED ## Homelessness Australia and Impact Economics will release a landmark report with new modelling revealing three million Australians are now at risk of homelessness. The report also features an in depth survey exposing the way the system is buckling under the pressure. ### WHO ###– … Continued
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Rewiring Australia has called for further household electrification incentives after Australia hit the incredible milestone of four million homes with rooftop solar. “Australian households are showing the world how to reduce emissions and bills and electrification will deliver even greater impact,” said Dan Cass, Executive Director of Rewiring Australia. “This country’s rooftop solar … Continued
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International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia welcomes the Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland’s announcement overnight that the Australian Government will develop and legislate a digital duty of care in its response to a key recommendation in the Online Safety Act review. IJM Australia CEO, David Braga, said, “Together with survivors of online sexual exploitation of children and … Continued
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Family First Victorian lead Senate candidate Bernie Finn has urged his former state Liberal colleagues to oppose a Greens’ push to enshrine abortion-to-birth in the constitution. “The Liberals have traditionally allowed a conscience vote on matters of life and death but if they don’t oppose the Greens’ constitutional enshrinement as a block, there will never … Continued
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Australia’s under-18 workers could each have $10,000 more at retirement if an outdated exclusion that denies them super contributions is abolished, a new report has found. Under-18s are currently denied compulsory super contributions unless they work more than 30 hours a week, due to a discriminatory rule that is complex for businesses to track and … Continued
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With the newly elected Trump administration threatening to introduce higher tariffs on imports, the Australian government should act quickly to seek tariff exemptions, and businesses should prepare to adapt to a more challenging trade position, said Richard Holden, Professor of Economics at UNSW Business School. “It Trump goes ahead with across-the-board tariffs or very significant … Continued
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Prominent botanist and academic, Dr Greg Moore OAM has called for the Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, to vote for common sense and ensure Victoria’s environment is secured for the future by adding $1 billion in tree canopy. The Victorian Government is seeking to overturn the overwhelming recommendation of a highly credentialled expert … Continued
