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A new report from The Australia Institute is shaking things up in politics. It’s calling for big changes to how politicians handle money. The report suggests clear rules to make things transparent and fair, saying the current system favours big companies and rich individuals. With most voters worried about where politicians get their money, these …
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Today marks the release of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. Aiming to boost the 2.3 billion dollars already invested in cyber security strategies, this new policy provides a 589.6 million dollar bump in funding. This funding boost will be primarily used to provide support for small-to-medium businesses and individuals vulnerable to a cyber attack. …
Sean Turnell is an economist from Macquarie University advising the Myanmar government. In the aftermath of the 2021 coup d’état, Sean was imprisoned for almost two years under suspicion of being a foreign spy. Before his arrest, Sean tried to leave the country, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented commercial passenger flights from leaving the country, …
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Anthony Albanese has arrived in Shanghai, the first Australian prime minister to visit China in seven years. The trip is said to be crucial in order to rekindle the diplomatic relationship between the two nations, after a long period of instability. Image: Image: X/ @AlboMP Produced By: Mary-Kate Hannagan Featured In Story: Dr Bec Strating, …
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, some hope rests in a peace process started by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This resulted in a meeting in Malta of 66 countries, with Belarus and Russia not present. China did not attend this meeting after attending a peace meeting in August in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This meeting …
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David D’Vash is a farmer on the Northern Rivers of NSW. Many years ago he was also a soldier in the Israeli Army as a 19 year old in the Yom Kippur War. This war was a surprise attack simultaneously by Egypt and Syria on Israel on the 6th of October 1973. The conflict lasted …
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Today, the Albanese Government’s planned increase of Medicare payments to bulk billing doctors goes into effect. Now, when bulk billing concession card holders, children under 16 and pensioners, doctors are now eligible for up to three times as much money from bulk billing. In both metropolitan and rural areas, doctors’ payment rates are going up …
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The Republicans are in the midst of a heated primary, the Democrats are in discussion as to whether Joe Biden should continue as their candidate. Luckily for Democrat’s living overseas, the opportunity to still be a part of the Democratic process is still viable albeit thousands of miles away, thanks to organisations like Democrats Abroad. …
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