National Mental Health Commission urges those with lived experience to join suicide prevention event Federal It will partner with the International Association of Suicide Prevention to deliver a global event on on suicide research and prevention in QLD later this…
Funding for child sex abuse prevention plan announced years after recommendation Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government has announced $146 million in funding for the first phase of a new national strategy to prevent child sexual abuse.
Beefed up powers for SA coroners Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade News South Australian state coroners now have powers to compel witnesses to testify and answer questions, even if the information may be incriminating or result in…
Australia’s secret trial laws need reform, LCA says Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory National security interests must be balanced against issues of secrecy and open justice, the Law Council of Australia has told a hearing.
Aged care sector group want COVID-19 shot for care workers nationally mandated Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The Aged & Community Services Association wants all governments to follow the lead of WA by introducing mandatory vaccination for its entire care workforce.
Western Australia continues Australia’s social procurement trend Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Hannah Irving and Warren Staples Editors' Picks The WA Social Procurement Framework's whole-of-government policy sets out several key clear and measurable community objectives and outcomes.
Politicians, advocates reject government’s proposed environmental law reforms Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The Environment and Communications Legislation Committee has released a report on its inquiry into a bill that seeks to amend Australia's environmental laws.
Western Australia expands COVID-19 jab to people in their 30s Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health From Thursday, state-run clinics will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to citizens between 30 and 49; those 50 years and older will receive AstraZeneca.
MOU loophole gives legal basis to naked strip searches for young offenders Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The NSW ombud says Corrective Services NSW had legal authority to conduct completely naked strip searches of three children in 2019, but the manner was…
Productivity Commission chair urges government to avoid dismantling good policy architecture Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Productivity Commission chair Michael Brennan has warned of two ‘dark clouds’ on the horizon in the public debate space, saying 'be careful what you wish…
Commonwealth to pay asylum seeker $350,000 in damages Tuesday June 8, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Federal Court judge Justice Geoffrey Flick handed down the judgement on Monday, finding that the asylum seeker should have been released from detention in mid-2019,…
AFP targets encrypted platform used by organised crime syndicates Tuesday June 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Australian government has provided an update on the role of the AFP in a three-year international operation targeting a transnational organised drug ring.
Mixed reactions to Medicare overhaul Tuesday June 8, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal From July 1, more than 900 items on the Medicare Benefits Schedule, including general, orthopaedic, and cardiac surgery, will be changed.
Unearthed Queensland dinosaur ‘as long as a basketball court’ Tuesday June 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Australia is one of the last frontiers for dinosaur discovery and Queensland is quickly cementing itself as the palaeo-capital of the nation, say the researchers.
Renewables cheapest new-build power in Australia, CSIRO finds Tuesday June 8, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment Solar and wind continue to be the cheapest sources of new-build electricity in Australia, according to new research from the CSIRO and AEMO.
