$723,000,000 wasted on gas-gen
Slammed by the IEEFA as not making sense, the Government appears determined to spend $610 million of public money on the Kurri Kurri gas-fired power generator in the Hunter Valley, …
Wasting time, energy and $s on oil refineries
It is beyond belief that the government would waste $2 billion to prop up oil refineries – money that should have been spent years ago improving both emissions and fuel …
Aged care platform released
The Royal Commission into Aged Care has found significant fault in the aged care system as a whole and uncovered neglect, abuse, indifference, and poor leadership. It says one third …
More reasons to give up gas
The Climate Council released its report today – Kicking the Gas Habit: How gas is harming our health. The findings of the report were that children living in houses with gas …
Crisis in the refugee assessment program: Part 1
The refugee assessment program in Australia is in crisis.. the ‘fast track’ process for assessing legacy Irregular Maritime Arrival cases is four years behind schedule; the air arrival section is …
Ahmed: Every door is closed to me
No work rights, no study rights, no access to Medicare – this is the plight of asylum seekers denied access to bridging visas for years and years. It was brought …
$1.7 billion childcare spend but is it as good as it seems?
Researchers at the Grattan Institute say this will help some families but not improve affordability for most and, as always, it’s complicated. The $1.7 billion is over three years – a 6% …
Farewell National Covid Commission but what did it do?
The PM announced yesterday that the NCC Advisory Board Commissioners had answered “the call for their country’ and would be disbanded. However, other than to drive a large and publicly-funded …
Flight ban from India irrational and let’s help Africa
Preventing Australian citizens coming home from India on the basis of Covid cases makes no sense. The penalties applied – jail terms of up to five years and fines of …
Supporting the Indigenous Voice
Our submission: The Australian Democrats strongly support a First Nations Voice proposed by the Uluru Statement from the Heart. As Professor Marcia Langton says, the only way to overcome the …