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The Grattan Institute are calling for a massive overhaul of Medicare, Aged Care Program Director Peter Breadon, says the current system needs to be overhauled to employ teams of health workers, including physiotherapists and nurses, to better manage Australia’s rising incidence of chronic and complex diseases. The new published report also claims that if the …
Six Federal MPs have embarked on a five day visit of Taiwan- the first Australian politicians to visit the island since 2019. The bipartisan group of backbenchers includes two Labor MPs, as well as former leader of the National Party, Barnaby Joyce. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says while this visit has not been organised by …
The Australian Homelessness Monitor 2022 released recently tells a concerning story. Namely, that the average number of homelessness services users has increased by 8%, which is double the population growth rate in the four years to 2021-2022. Deeper analysis into the factors driving this increase reveals that a lack of affordable housing is playing the …
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The Federal government passed a bill yesterday giving powers to the ACT and the Northern Territory on legislating around voluntary-assisted dying. Labor backbenchers Alicia Payne and Luke Gosling introduced the law, with support from Independent David Pocock. Image: Image: Shutterstock: M-SUR Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Bill Browne, Director, The Australia Institute Democracy …
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The case against Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping former Liberal party staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament House, has been abandoned after a medical recommendation was made to not retry the case. Shane Drumgold, the ACT director of public prosecution was advised to drop the charges as it would cause an unacceptable risk to …
Labor’s industrial relations bill has become law after a month of negotiations with independent senator David Pocock, The bill passed the Senate with Pocock’s amendments, despite the Coalition attempts to delay proceedings. It then passed the Lower House on Friday Morning. The bill, which implements the biggest workplace law changes in two decades, was opposed …
The Federal government are taking a new approach to halving the number of Australian smokers, by introducing a ban on menthol smoking products as well as tighter restrictions around vapes. The changes have the attention of Smokenders, an organisation that strives to find positive ways to quit smoking. Image: Image: Shutterstock: patpitchaya Produced By: …
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Government projections show Australia is on track to cut emissions by 40 percent before the end of the decade according to the first ever Annual Climate Change Statement. Labor will fall short of their own 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030, but it’s an improvement on the 30 per cent reduction predicted under the …
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