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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Australia’s under-18 workers could each have $10,000 more at retirement if an outdated exclusion that denies them super contributions is abolished, a new report has found.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
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Almost one in five ACT workers have been underpaid super – missing out on a total of $80 million in a year, new research shows. But a plan to pay super on payday should help stem those losses. Super Members Council analysis of tax file data shows more than 34,000 ACT workers were short-changed an … Continued
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In response to the results of the 2024 US Presidential election, the Australian Conservation Foundation has available spokespeople for analysis on what a Trump Presidency will mean for Australia and the climate crisis. Available for interview: Kelly O’Shanassy, CEO “There is no sugar coating the result of the US Presidential election and the impact it will have … Continued
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7 November 2024 – Brisbane, Australia – Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but first, someone might want to clarify what social media actually is in 2024. Is it Instagram? Sure. But is it also your kid’s Year 7 Zoom class? Their Xbox party chat while playing Fortnite? The WhatsApp group where Nanna … Continued
