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Research shows Gen Z are more sceptical when voting for political parties

As Australia’s federal election cycle moves closer to voting day, experts highlight an emerging disconnect between the younger generations and Australia’s political parties. A recent study outlined in The Conversation found almost 50 per cent of surveyed Gen Zs voted simply to avoid a fine, so why is this generation of voters disengaged or even …

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Australia to be world leaders under Labor’s $2.3bn pledge to subsidise home batteries

Australia could be on the verge of its next big clean energy milestone with the Federal Government announcing a $2.3 billion commitment to increase the number of home batteries across Australia.  If implemented, the policy could support more than one million additional installations over the next five years, making batteries around 30% more affordable for …

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Coalition to match Labor’s $8.5bn Medicare pledge

This weekend, Labor announced $8.5bn for investment into Medicare, promising an extra 18 million bulk billed GP visits annually. The announcement has quickly formed what seems to be the centrepiece for Albanese’s re-election campaign. Historically, opposition leader Peter Dutton has been vocal in criticising Labor’s spending. However, yesterday, the coalition announced it would match the …

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Election pitch sees Labor pledge $2 billion for ‘green aluminium’

The Albanese government has pledged two billion dollars in production credits to support a new “green aluminium” sector, in a new election pitch delivered on Monday. Aluminium smelters require significant volumes of energy, and if Labor retains government, the investment would see aluminium producers paid for every tonne of “green aluminium” they make. Image: Image …

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