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An arts exhibition is back in Perth with more than 91 artists from 29 Aboriginal centres across Western Australia. The exhibition called ‘Revealed’ will run at the Fremantle Arts Centre until the 23 July, and it will include more than 200 works from artists from across the state. The Wire’s contributor from RTRFM Bec Bowman spoke before the event’s opening …
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This coming Monday, 15 May, marks the 75th anniversary of Palestine’s Nakba – the start of Palestinians’ continued violent disposession from their homes and land, following Israel being founded. To mark Nakba, meaning “catastrophe”, rallies will be held across so-called Australia on Saturday. Other events include seminars and screenings. Late last year, in a …
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Aboriginal legal services across the country released a joint statement last month saying they were on “the brink of collapse” after years of underfunding, increasing demand, and with no response to calls for emergency funding –despite the current Government promising to address First Nations justice. The recent federal budget includes almost $2 billion for …
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MP for Warringah in Sydney, Zali Steggall, gives the federal government a B+ for its budget. But like other independent MPs, Steggall wants to see more done to tackle climate change and broader cost-of-living relief. Image: Image: Shutterstock – Slow Walker Produced By: Wendy Frew Featured In Story: Zali Steggall – Member of Parliament for …
The Federal Budget was handed down last night by the Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, and included measures to ease cost of living pressures, provide for those who are disadvantaged or excluded, and, of course, provide a budget surplus of $4 billion dollars. Speaking with Roderick Chambers in Parliament House Canberra, Dr Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for …
The NDIS is feeling the squeeze after the unveiling of the 2023 federal budget, annual growth to be capped at 8% per year by 2027. Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, MP Bill Shorten spoke today about the budgets implications on the operations of the scheme moving forward. Image: Image: …
Australia’s National Quantum Strategy was released last week, outlining the government’s aims to guide and develop the local quantum industries. This comes as part of the government’s National Reconstruction Fund which will provide a targeted investment of 1 billion dollars for critical technologies like quantum. It’s estimated quantum industries incould create 19,400 direct jobs, generating …
Dr Jim Chalmers first main Budget where policy settings become evident. Things like HECS debt, Diesel rebate and anything to do with Business have not garnered any support, but a comprehensive energy package which includes a 2 billion dollar kickstart for Hydrogen has. Wendy Frew, Dominic Giles and Roderick Chambers were in the lockup and …