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It’s a while since a government rort hit the headlines but there it is – $660.4 million for car parks, described by the National Audit …
The ALP and crossbench in the Senate on Tuesday voted to disallow regulations that would have allowed ARENA to find carbon capture and sequestration (unproved …
Whilst the G7 Summit last weekend failed to deliver the ambitious climate action many seek, and the world needs, coal – particularly thermal coal – …
Stunned by the UNESCO recommendation Minister Ley may be but she ought to read her own department’s advice which makes it clear that mass coral …
Witness K told the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague the rotten secret that Australia bugged its poorest neighbour to get the upper hand …
House prices are spiraling are out of control, affordable housing is scarce, over 478,000 low and very low income households across Australia are in unaffordable …
CURRENT PROJECTS
This is the budget that rage built, and it will slowly start to chip away at gender inequality but it’s not doing much for the …
This year’s budget may have seen welcome spending for aged care, the National Audit Office and childcare but there are some key areas, which were …
The ABC
$58.6 million went to SBS, AAP, community broadcasting and the media regulator but the ABC’s funding will drop by $10 million for 2021-22.
Former ABC bureaucrat, Michael …
New funding for mental health and suicide prevention, women’s health – including long-sought-after investment in endometriosis research and treatment – is welcome in this budget …
Action on climate change and reducing Australia’s emissions continues to treated without the sense of urgency that the crisis demands. That’s the main takeaway from …
The Defence budget climbed to $44.6 billion in this budget. Most of the new acquisition money is going into platforms that are arguably obsolete now …
The $17.7 billion package for aged care is welcome but it is $3.5 billion/year whereas the Royal Commission recommended an additional $10 billion a year …
The budget has done nothing to address the crisis in university funding.
The Age newspaper reported that the budget contained $19 billion dollars for universities. Was …
WHERE WE STAND ON THE BIG ISSUES
House prices are spiralling out of control, affordable housing is scarce and there are over 478,000 low and very low-income households across Australians in unaffordable rental housing. 100,000 Australians …
Openness, accountability, truth and the public’s right to know are essential principles and protections in a democracy.
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Accountability has been central to the work of the Australian …
The Royal Commission into Aged Care found significant fault in the aged care system as a whole and uncovered neglect, abuse, indifference, and poor leadership. …
The gender pay gap is the difference between the average earnings of women and men in the workforce. It is multi-dimensional, reflecting the variety of social …
Australia needs a strong and independent defence force that does not “project power” over nations far from our shores. This would save $100 billion that …
Governments cannot simply buy innovation. Innovation occurs when the right conditions exist; groups of educated and entrepreneurial individuals working in an environment conducive to new ideas are incentivised to bring these ideas into new …
Why we need this.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that career politicians in the major parties have neither the will nor the capacity to serve …
Agriculture is the cornerstone of stable society and it is of national importance to ensure the viability of Australian agriculture for the benefit of all …
