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About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under.
Though times are very different now, there’s a strong case for the Albanese government to resurrect the Accord process of the Hawke-Keating era.
The initiatives come amid a spate of publicity about the problems in Alice Springs and elsewhere in the Northern Territory
We will not eradicate the gender pay gap using bad statistics. Here’s what we need to do instead.
The mine was not refused on climate change grounds. So without legal reform, other fossil fuel projects may still go ahead.
The senator’s move to the cross-bench means Labor now needs the support of more cross-benchers, as well as the Greens, to get legislation passed.
Australia’s fuel tax credit scheme lacks a clear rationale or purpose. Reforming it can save the federal budget $4 billion a year.
The path of Plibersek’s big agenda stretches far beyond the one-term political horizon – and it’s fraught with dangers.
Australia already has extensive counter-terrorism laws and does not need more. However, the government could more specifically target far-right groups in its list of proscribed organisations.
The Albanese government wants to change the way referendums work ahead of the Voice to Parliament vote. There are still flaws, but it is a step in the right direction.
Despite the government’s unpopularity, Labor’s primary vote fell to its lowest level since 1934.
The fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces shows little movement since the last survey in 2018.
After intense negotiations, Senate independent David Pocock negotiates for the establishment of a committee to boost economic inclusion in return for his support of the government’s IR legislation.
On the industrial relations bill, Labor’s most difficult legislative challenge so far, the government hasn’t targeted crossbencher Jacqui Lambie. Pocock is an easier dance partner.
The Albanese government’s industrial relations reforms will help avoid protracted industrial conflict, but more is needed.
The Albanese government cannot deliver on its promise to life wages for low-paid care work without expanding multi-employer agreements.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said on Sunday there would be a change in the proposed way voting would work for these agreements.
The budget earmarked worthwhile climate measures, but many are piecemeal. Amid record-breaking extreme weather in Australia, federal spending on climate action still falls well short.
The latest budget shows we’re starting to cement the view that an adequate development budget is non-negotiable if Australia wants to have influence in the region.
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