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Aussie Farmers Welcome Senate Inquiry into Major Supermarkets

Australian Farmers have welcomed the announcement of a Senate inquiry into rising costs and profits of major supermarkets. The Greens secured cross-party support to establish the inquiry, which will investigate price gouging, food inflation and supply chain issues. Image: Image: Pexels/ Cottonbro Produced By: Georgia Fisher Featured In Story: Tony Mahar- CEO, National Farmers Federation …

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Campaign for concession Opal cards for all students

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The cost of living crisis has already made it increasingly hard to survive for international students in Australia , especially when they don’t have access to concession transport cards. The Student Representative Council and Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association at the University of Sydney are running a campaign aiming to get 20,000 signatures for an …

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AI could replace 1.3 million jobs in Australia

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While some may believe more immediate issues such as cost of living crisis and climate change need more emphasis rather than AI replacing jobs. Recent research conducted by Faethm by Pearson found that AI could replace over 1.3 million jobs in Australia by 2027. Why are some jobs getting replaced by AI and how that’s …

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New Solution Proposed To Nation-Wide Housing Crisis

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The potentiality of transforming empty offices in the Sydney central city areas to residential have been suggested by some experts to deal with the nation-side housing crisis. While this may sound like an approach to solve the housing shortage, other experts have expressed concerns over its feasibility, given that most office buildings are not suitable …

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Implications of the QLD Government limiting rent rise

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New legislation has been passed by the Queensland government putting a limit on the frequency that landlords can raise rent on tenants. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced a cap to rental price will increase to one per year as opposed to every six-months to combat rental price pressures. The limit will apply beginning from 1 …

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Urgent action needed for SA rental affordability

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Concerns around rental affordability and housing insecurity in South Australia continue to rise as the state reaches 17 000 people on the waiting list for public housing with 4000 in ‘category 1.’ A new report from a peak South Australian welfare body has ranked state electorates in metropolitan Adelaide by rental affordability impact … calling for the SA MPs representing the worst-hit …

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