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The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) is “deeply concerned and disappointed” with the Federal Treasurer’s announcement to withdraw COVID-19 Disaster Payments in line with vaccination targets being reached by states and territories, without any indication ...
ACOSS strongly condemns removing COVID Disaster Payments without increasing totally inadequate unemployment payments, and calls on the Federal Government to lift base rates of JobSeeker and related income supports to at least $67 a day ...
While 71% of Australians said they want a more diverse parliament, the stark reality is that all Australian governments continue to be over-represented by Anglo-Celtic/White European politicians. Cultural diversity as a key component of “Diversity ...
Samantha Payne, CEO and Co-Founder of Pink Elephants, is calling on the government to back up its legislative support of early pregnancy loss with funding to services that provide early intervention and peer support. “Pink ...
Days after The Parenthood took out full-page advertisements in Sydney newspapers and following combined efforts of providers, educators and parents, the Federal Government has announced a funding support package for early learning providers impacted by ...
South Australia’s peak body for Lived Experience (LEx), the Lived Experience Leadership and Advocacy Network (LELAN) in partnership with University of South Australia’s (UniSA) Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group (MHSPR) have launched the findings of the Activating Lived Experience Leadership ...
The Morrison Government went to great lengths to frame the recent Federal Budget as evidence of its commitment to protecting women from violence. New funding for domestic violence prevention and frontline services and creation of ...
A new survey by the not-for-profit Community Council For Australia reveals that Australian charities are now drowning in red tape. Over 600 charities and not-for-profit groups around the nation were surveyed for the report. 40% ...
Environmental enterprise Greening Australia has warned that the 2025 Great Barrier Reef water quality targets are at high risk of not being met based on current government funding – with no new commitments in the ...
A measure forcing new permanent residents to wait four years before they can access most government welfare payments and family tax benefit risks exacerbating inequality for people who are starting out and already contributing tax ...
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