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A new report from the Australia Institute found that employers are stealing more hours from their workers than ever. The average employee now provides eight …
Former Liberal Party Treasurer, Michael Yabsley, is proposing caps of $200 in political donations, caps on expenditure and removal of all public funding of elections, …
Our focus is on 6 critical areas to improve health for all Australians. This agenda maps a more equitable healthcare system for all Australians, leading …
Please join our conversation with The Hon Stephen Charles AO, QC, former Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, on prevention of corruption in public …
With 75% of children believing gambling is just a normal part of sport, and casinos flouting money laundering laws, it’s time for the Federal Government …
So, the Department of Finance says telling the public about improper use of electorate staff to faction-stack on the public purse is contrary to the …
ACTION ON CLIMATE
With just 3 weeks to go, the Prime Minister finally announced today that, yes, he will go to Glasgow, he may or may not have …
Start with the sectors that contribute the most to Australia’s greenhouse emissions. Target the following sectors: electricity, stationary energy, transport and agriculture. While the below analysis is based on 2012 data, it clearly illustrates how …
While Norway is on track for 100% of all new cars sales to be electric vehicles early next year.
Australia is languishing near the bottom of …
My message is that we’ll be watching you.
This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the other …
There you have it – China will not build any more coal-fired power stations abroad.
This is indeed significant since China builds/finances the majority of new …
The Glasgow Summit Conference of the Parties kicks off on 1 November and the UN warns it is the world’s last chance to get runaway …
Over 2,000 scientists and academics are calling on world leaders to commit to a treaty to stop expanding fossil fuel production.
The clean transition will be critical to mitigating the worst impacts of global warming, and its happening whether the Government is supporting it or not.
It’s hard to know where to start on the Morrison response, or lack of it, to the IPCC report. At his press conference he said:
Unless …
Today we release our election platform – A Decade of Climate Action – it’s our demand for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions over the …
The Report of the 6th assessment by the IPCC of global warming and how it affects the world is out and it’s a massive wake-up call.
The …
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 …
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 – …
WHERE WE STAND ON THE BIG ELECTION ISSUES
200,000 new affordable homes, tax reform and loan caps to stop the house price spiral. More rights for tenants.
Australia must now face up to its wasteful and polluting habits of make-take-dispose and take responsibility for the mess.
Our health care agenda maps a more equitable healthcare for all Australians, leading to better health and well-being, and greater prosperity.
1. Health Equity
Despite the …
Openness, accountability, truth and the public’s right to know are essential principles and protections in a democracy.
A $37,000 tax-free threshold, higher tax on the top 1%, cut CGT to 25% and $30/tonne carbon price.
A strong and independent defence force that costs $100 billion less than the government’s plan – and does not include nuclear submarines.
Agriculture takes place against the backdrop of increased climate variability and the increased incidence, severity, and duration of extreme weather events.
By providing incentives, government can achieve a high return on investment and stimulate the growth of new industries.
Increase the minimum wage in female-dominated awards and raise the wages of the lowest earners in the workforce, the majority being women.
A universal right to high quality, safe and timely support and care, free from mistreatment and neglect, inhumane treatment, and any form of abuse.
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