Welfare groups are urging the Albanese government to abandon plans to restart Centrelink payment cancellations, warning unresolved legal concerns and inadequate safeguards could leave vulnerable Australians without money for food or rent.
Earlier this week, researcher Alex Fein talked with Richard Denniss about why cost-of-living pressures, strained public services and declining trust are fuelling Australians’ anger.
Wentworth MP Allegra Spender is urging the Albanese government to honour its 2022 election promise to close a loophole under federal law that allows religious schools to discriminate against teachers and students based on their gender identity, sexuality or marital status.
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Discretionary trusts are the tool of those with high incomes to minimise paying tax, and you can understand why they are unhappy about that ending.
The annual Stanley Awards, Australia’s premier awards for cartoonists, has announced its shortlist for best climate cartoon honours.
The Wilderness Society has lodged a new complaint with the nation’s corporate watchdog, urging it to investigate how oil and gas companies report their clean-up costs.
Motor racing could be permitted in parts of the long-awaited Great Koala National Park precinct, sparking outrage among conservationists who say the NSW Government is putting recreational activities ahead of protecting endangered koalas.
Political leaders across the spectrum have rallied around independent MP Helen Haines, expressing shock and condemning violence after the 65-year-old was struck by a car in what the Prime Minister described as an “attack”.
Independent MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition after being hit by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in what the Prime Minister has described as an “attack”.
In 'Shorter America', Dr Emma Shortis keeps you up-to-date on the United States with news and analysis that you can trust.
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Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan recently claimed that 'our partners will simply look elsewhere' when supply of coal is reduced. However, this claim is contradicted by recent examples.
Speaking at the Australia Institute’s Bernie Fraser Oration, former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Bernie Fraser questioned the central bank’s strategy of hiking up interest rates to help lower inflation.
Australia’s 20 richest people now hold more wealth than the poorest three million households combined, with the Greens accusing Labor, the Coalition, and One Nation of protecting corporate interests while ordinary Australians fall further behind.
Big corporations could continue to treat Australia’s oceans as a “dumping ground” for old equipment and leave taxpayers out of pocket unless the Albanese government closes a loophole, a Greens senator has warned.
Triple R station manager Dave Houchin on 50 years of Triple R, the power of volunteers and why community radio remains vital in the age of social media and streaming platforms.
