It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is under pressure to produce policy that could arguably be premature. Before Christmas, Ley will unveil her immigration policy. She’s already flagged it will be heavy on “principles”.
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The Australian government is poised to introduce a new domestic gas reservation policy on the east coast. The plan is meant to tackle growing concerns around spiking gas prices and domestic supply. Large gas producers in Queensland export the vast majority of their gas to overseas buyers and long-reliable wells
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The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service has assured its users that confidential information is kept in-house, following an email gaffe revealed during Senate estimates. Senator Jane Hume asked PWSS executives whether people could be assured that their private information would not leak into a broader digital ecosystem, after her office’s receipt
This week’s run of estimates hearings is the final intense activity for the federal parliament in 2025, with politicians and bureaucrats now able to prepare for the festive season. It won’t be long, however, before bureaucrats are called back to get pricked, prodded and probed before estimates hearings again. Prime
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A widely publicised plan to cut 2,000 Victorian public service jobs under Premier Jacinta Allan has been scaled back to about half that number. A major efficiency review will instead target roles at the edges of the bureaucracy to find $4 billion in savings. Around 1,000 VPS positions are slated
It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is under pressure to produce policy that could arguably be premature. Before Christmas, Ley will unveil her immigration policy. She’s already flagged it will be heavy on “principles”.
The Anti-Fascist I Was Raised to Be I am ANTIFA. Or so says President Donald Trump, branding me and millions like me as terrorists in [...] The post I am ANTIFA appeared first on The AIM Network.
The public education system has been unravelling for more than a decade — a class action may be the only remedy. read now...
While the 2025 federal election inquiry has shown there was a clear rise in hostility at election booths around the country, Tim Wilson's electorate of Goldstein seems to have reached
The government has abandoned mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI systems, claiming Australia’s existing legal frameworks are already strong. But this is out of step with public opinion. The post Australia’s national
The Australian government is poised to introduce a new domestic gas reservation policy on the east coast. The plan is meant to tackle growing concerns around spiking gas prices and domestic supply. Large gas producers in Queensland export the vast majority of their gas to overseas buyers and long-reliable wells
Unsplash, CC BYFor a supposedly obsolete music format, audio cassette sales seem to be set on fast forward at the moment. Cassettes are fragile, inconvenient and relatively low-quality in the sound they produce – yet we’re increasingly seeing them issued by major artists. Is it simply a case of
The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service has assured its users that confidential information is kept in-house, following an email gaffe revealed during Senate estimates. Senator Jane Hume asked PWSS executives whether people could be assured that their private information would not leak into a broader digital ecosystem, after her office’s receipt
This week’s run of estimates hearings is the final intense activity for the federal parliament in 2025, with politicians and bureaucrats now able to prepare for the festive season. It won’t be long, however, before bureaucrats are called back to get pricked, prodded and probed before estimates hearings again. Prime
The Trump team has displayed a lot of unity this time around. So this change of tack is noteworthy. The post Amid Hegseth fallout, Trump returns to what he does
This year the Australian media industry managed to avoid the bloodbath of 2024. But that doesn't mean the picture is rosy. The post Paint by Numbers: A health check on
A widely publicised plan to cut 2,000 Victorian public service jobs under Premier Jacinta Allan has been scaled back to about half that number. A major efficiency review will instead target roles at the edges of the bureaucracy to find $4 billion in savings. Around 1,000 VPS positions are slated