Waive obligation for artists to apply for jobs
Artists largely missed out on JobKeeper payments under the 12 months employment rule yet they are still obliged to apply for scarce jobs and turn up for interviews. This is …
Police lockdown intimidating
500 armed Victorian police officers stopping 3,000 residents in nine public housing towers from leaving is, to say the least, heavy-handed. It must be confusing and terrifying time for many …
Government incompetence on the environment – EPBC update
Last Thursday, the Federal Auditor-General handed down a damning report into the Referrals, Assessments and Approvals of Controlled Actions under the EPBC Act 1999. Here’s a summary of what was …
EV Strategy – still waiting
With much of the world powering on with electric vehicle targets and Australia an embarrassing laggard, the Government finally agreed late last year to release an EV strategy in June. …
Collaery update
Professor Spencer Zifcak explains today in The Conversation why the Bernard Collaery case is one of the gravest threats to freedom of expression in this country. It is a careful …
Missile madness
Australia should not be spending $270 billion more on arms. With the world awash with weapons that could wipe out the planet many times over, it is absurd to say …
Wrong way on Arts funding
The Government’s $250 million package will breathe some life into the ailing arts sector but $90 million is for loans, not grants and government will decide who gets it, not …
Energy efficiency stalled
Hugh Saddler, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at the ANU, reminds us that the cheapest way to cut greenhouse emissions is to improve energy efficiency – the low hanging …
Aust must sign Treaty on Nuclear Weapons – petition
On August 6th and 9th, it will be 75 years since atomic bombs were dropped, destroying Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing ~210,000 civilians and leaving many more with shocking injuries, cancer …
Short-sighted on humanities, amnesia on science
The Government’s plan to more than double fees for humanities, society and culture, law, business, and hospitality courses to $14,500 a year makes absolutely no sense. According to the Government’s …