Federal Government
Experts Say Morrison Government Needs Morality Training Not Empathy Training
Amongst the tide of misconduct coming to light from the halls of parliament, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy Prime......
Australia’s Next Step to a Plastic Free Future
Following South Australia’s move to ban single-use plastics this week, local cafes and food services have seen paper straws and......
Robodebt, Centrelink and the Lessons Learnt
Earlier this year, Centrelink was at the centre of the Robodebt scandal: a failed program widely criticized for its reliance......
Calls to #MakeItSafeToSpeak for witnesses at the Disability Royal Commission
Several national disability peak bodies, including People with Disability Australia (PWDA) have launched an online campaign calling upon Attorney General......
Budget 2020: Artificial underspending on disabled Australians
As the fallout stemming from this week’s federal budget, hailed as “the most important budget since WWII” continues to bemoan......
Controversy over introduction of independent assessors to access the NDIS
Last week, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Stuart Robert made the announcement that the current system......
Federal government to spend another $1.6b on increased cybersecurity initiatives
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton have announced another $1.6 billion dollar package to increase spending......
Federal government unveils new billion dollar ‘JobTrainer’ skills package
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled a new billion dollar skills package aimed towards school leavers and young unemployed Australians......
South Australia’s troubled disability sector
Despite the death of Adelaide disabled woman, Ann-Marie Smith occurring almost two months ago, many within Australia’s disability community including......
Government wants to relax aged care COVID-19 restrictions
The Prime Minister is asking for aged care providers to relax their restrictions. Despite, people aged 80 and over are the......