Thousands of school students across the country walked out of classrooms on Friday to join a major student strike to protest in favour of action on climate change. Organisers School Strike 4 Climate called the strike to demand the federal government shift focus away from dependence on fossil fuels inContinue Reading
Parents will soon be able to share in up to six months of paid parental leave, but the government has knocked back calls from its own taskforce to pay superannuation on the support measure. Under the proposed laws being introduced to parliament on Thursday, families will have shared access toContinue Reading
Parents will soon be able to share in up to six months of paid parental leave, but the government has knocked back calls from its own taskforce to pay superannuation on the support measure. Under the proposed laws being introduced to parliament on Thursday, families will have shared access toContinue Reading
For a Government that has promised to take action on climate change and environmental protection after a “decade of neglect” by the Coalition, Labor’s second budget has left experts and advocates bitterly disappointed. Although this budget was always expected to prioritise cost of living relief, there was hope that –Continue Reading
Fossil fuel subsidies have soared to fresh heights and will soon eclipse spending on the commonwealth’s fund to help Australians protect themselves from natural disasters, new analysis has found. Federal, state and territory governments are set to spend a record-breaking $57.1bn combined on assisting fossil fuel producers or major usersContinue Reading
Greens leader Adam Bandt has vowed to go harder in his fight against fossil fuels after securing amendments to the safeguard mechanism. Mr Bandt addressed an online “town hall” forum on Tuesday night where he declared the minor party would use its balance of power position in the Senate toContinue Reading
The Australian Council of Social Service wants the federal government to ramp up the JobSeeker allowance by 50 per cent in this year’s budget, as the poorest struggle with the cost of living. As well as increasing JobSeeker from $50 a day to $76, ACOSS wants the Albanese government toContinue Reading