The Australian Human Rights Commission has urged the Albanese government to pause its plan to cut more than $30 billion from the NDIS, arguing it’s “dismissing genuine concerns” about process, accountability and the impact on participants and their families.
Parliament is being asked to make some of the most consequential changes to the scheme before the machinery that will determine who stays and who goes has even been completed. That should give everyone reason to call halt. There is a very real risk of creating a gap first and hoping another system eventually fills it.
The false equivalence between people who do not care about equal human dignity – and in fact seek dominion over others depending on their identity or beliefs – and those who push back against that as being ‘equally radical’ is civility brain rot.
Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss believes Angus Taylor’s days as Opposition Leader are numbered and the man rumoured to replace him could be open minded enough to pull the trigger on a 25 per cent gas export tax.
The government has in effect chosen to protect the profits of mining and gas companies over delivering proper support to some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable Australians.
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Australia’s political class is being played by the world’s best negotiators, with prominent economist Dr Richard Denniss arguing the global gas industry has weaponised the nation’s insecurities and fear of missing out.
New polling from the Australia Institute shows that the majority of Australians would support the rights of PALM visa holders to change employer if they are not being treated fairly.
Some of Australia’s former fire and emergency chiefs have issued a dire warning as wildfires burn across Europe, North America, and Africa, urging the Albanese government to stop approving fossil fuel projects to rapidly reduce emissions.
Parties often encourage or compel their elected MPs (and sometimes their political staff) to pay a contribution to the party out of their parliamentary salary. It’s called “the tithe” or a “levy”. These levies are often exempt from donation caps, giving the major political parties an uncapped stream of revenue while new entrants have to raise money through small donations.
The Greens are calling for an urgent one-year freeze on approvals for new data centres until Parliament has legislated nationally consistent rules to regulate Australia’s rapidly expanding AI industry. The party says a pause would give Canberra time to establish rules about issues such as energy use, water consumption, emissions and community impacts before any more large-scale projects get the green light.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
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The Reserve Bank is being urged to stop using interest rates as the primary lever to lower inflation, with Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss arguing “impoverishing millions” isn’t the only option available to the government.
Queensland’s controversial laws banning two phrases used in pro-Palestine demonstrations will be tested in the High Court, with a group of activists arguing the legislation unlawfully restricts political communication.
There have been some recent claims that the Journalism Assistance Fund is funnelled toward left-wing outlets, but this is not true.
