Premium Insights and analysis Voice to Parliament more about policy than manners Culture Advocates for the Voice to Parliament often refer to the objective of having consultation with First Nations peoples when laws are proposed that impact them.
AIHW report: no marked increase in suicide-related deaths for 2020 July 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The latest government statistics on suicide and self-harm monitoring have revealed that while demand for mental health support surged to record levels during the pandemic,
Hurley to make historic Poland visit July 28, 2022 By Dan Holmes Federal David Hurley will be the first Australian governor-general (G-G) to make an official visit to Poland, making the travel this month. The visit will commemorate
No foreign interference found in 2022 federal election July 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal No foreign interference has been found in Australia’s 2022 federal election by the Board of the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce. Australian electoral commissioner Tom Rogers
Mental wealth: Measuring progress towards the wellbeing economy July 27, 2022 By Jo-An Occhipinti, Ian B. Hickie, John Buchanan and Sebastian Rosenberg Editors' Picks The COVID-19 pandemic and a series of natural disasters have exposed the fragility of our health, economic, environmental, and social systems. They have highlighted the
How the pandemic set back drug safety July 27, 2022 By C. Michael White Editors' Picks Manipulating data, destroying documents, altering staff training records, retesting samples and only recording those that pass – drug companies have been caught doing all these
Big policy agenda up and running — it’s in the speech July 27, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal The Albanese government is hitting the ground running with new legislation being tabled that aims to implement its policies taken to the election in May.
Cashless debit card program to be scrapped by new government July 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The government has said it will scrap the cashless debit card program, naming the move a ‘priority’. Minister for social services Amanda Rishworth said the
Premium Interviews Dealing with sexual harassment – a psychosocial trip hazard for the APS July 27, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The public service has been reminded it is not immune to the ordinary health and safety risks beleaguering workplaces nationwide, and the time is well
Home Affairs told to allocate staff to clear visa backlog July 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal The government has directed the Department of Home Affairs to devote more staff to clearing the visa backlog, naming it an ‘urgent priority’. Minister for
Premium Insights and analysis The G-7 infrastructure plan won’t succeed unless it learns from past failures July 27, 2022 By Stephen Paduano Editors' Picks All eyes were on Russia and Ukraine during the recent G-7 summit in Germany. However, the war was far from the only problem on the
New speaker’s values set to raise tone of debate in parliament July 27, 2022 By Dan Holmes Federal Milton Dick has been elected house of representatives speaker, beating the Coalition’s nominee and former speaker Andrew Wallace by 92 votes to 56. “The people
US Congress staffers arrested from climate protest in senate leader’s office July 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Energy & Environment Over in the United States, six congressional staffers have been arrested following a sit-in in Democrat and senate majority leader Chuck Schumer’s office, calling on
Australia condemns Myanmar military junta executions July 27, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Penny Wong has joined international peers in condemning reports that pro-democracy advocates and members of Myanmar’s political opposition had been executed by the country’s military
