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Tonight, the Albanese government will release the budget for the next financial year, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers already predicting a 9.3 billion dollar surplus. Here’s what we know about the budget already. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Sasha Foot, National Radio News political reporter, and Noah Secomb, National Radio News political reporter First …
After MP for Kooyong Monique Ryan led a petition for the government to wipe out HECs debt. The Albanese Government announced on Sunday that they plan to wipe 3 Billion dollars of student loans or HECs debt. While many are over joyed, some are skeptical of the government’s actions. Image: Image: Shutterstock – jd8 Produced …
Negative political campaigns targeting opponents in the lead up to elections are common. But where’s the line between negative campaigns and racism? Brisbane’s Former Greens Mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan claims this happened to him, as the only person of colour to run for Mayor. Image: Jonathan Sriranganathan claims some of the LNP narrative about him …
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Women with diverse backgrounds are still underrepresented across all levels of government in Australian politics. However, a program offered by the Queensland University of Technology has proven successful in its efforts to address the gap. At Queensland’s last local government election, thirteen of the program’s graduates won seats. Image: Cr. Faraj, 22, is the only …
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Last week, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton promised to defund the Environmental Defenders Office if the coalition wins next year’s federal election. The EDO is an environmental legal centre, running litigation and offering legal support in climate change and environmental cases. The election promise follows recent criticism of the EDO’s conduct in court regarding witness coaching, …
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In March last year, the ACT passed a bill that would ban irreversible medical procedures for young intersex people. The laws came into effect at the beginning of this year, the first of their kind in any jurisdiction in Australia. The bill will stop deferrable treatments on intersex people’s sex characteristics until they’re old enough …
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced changes to Australia’s immigration policy on Saturday. The Prime Minister said these reforms to immigration needed to be brought to a “sustainable level” and said that “the system is broken.” These reforms will crack down on international student visas and low-skilled jobs. This comes as a reported half-a million people …
Last week, hearings from the landmark Australian Climate Case resumed in Melbourne’s Federal Court. The court is hearing from leading climate experts on the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels in the Torres Strait. Traditional custodians have made the journey to Melbourne to join the hearings. The court must also address Australia’s contribution …