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A group of anti-poverty campaigners have recently launched their Federal election campaign to address the national housing crisis. According to the group, the cost of the backlog of maintenance on housing trust properties in South Australia is around $400 million. Despite efforts for extra funding, it’s not enough to meet demand for public housing. The …
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This week politics resumed at Parliament House with the first sitting week of 2025. This potentially could be the last full sitting week before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for a Federal election this year. Image: Clockwise from the left; PM Anthony Albanese holding Snuffaluppagus, Greens Leader Adam Bandt and Senator Steph Hodgins-May, Liberal leader …
The Albanese government has pledged two billion dollars in production credits to support a new “green aluminium” sector, in a new election pitch delivered on Monday. Aluminium smelters require significant volumes of energy, and if Labor retains government, the investment would see aluminium producers paid for every tonne of “green aluminium” they make. Image: Image …
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As of yet, Australia has responded to those seeking humanitarian assistance with up to 25 different types of visas. While this ad hoc approach has offered elbow room in government response, it has also heightened inconsistencies within the visa processing system. The precarity of this system has ushered in a proposal for a more predictable …
This year’s Federal Budget has seen a significant amount allocated in support the arts sector across Australia. Several initiatives within the Sector will receive increased funding, namely live music, artist education and screen content for children. However there are still gaps within the budget, specifically for individual artists and grassroots organizations. Image: Image: Pexels/ Sebastian …
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Refugee advocates are urging the government to take the lives of asylum seekers more seriously. Social support for people seeking asylum was cut by 95 per cent, with successive Federal Governments forcing people seeking asylum further into poverty, sickness and homelessness. It comes as the Albanese government spent less than half of the nearly 37 …
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It’s been almost a fortnight since the NT government lifted the curfew aimed to reduce youth crime in Alice Springs. The curfew was imposed after the NT government declared an emergency, following reports of an escalating series of violent incidents at the end of March. The restrictions banned people under the age of 18 from …
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a common inflammatory disease affecting nearly 1 million Australians. According to the Federal government, Endometriosis costs the nation around 9.7 billion dollars annually. On average, it takes approximately 7 years to get officially diagnosed with the condition. Image: Image Credit: Pexels/ Nadezhda Moryak Produced By: Eduardo Jordan, and Diana Rankine …