It’s not often you get to see a prime minister’s feet. But there they were, splashed full-page in the Sunday Telegraph last weekend, a jacketed Scott Morrison standing in blue board shorts and white thongs, gazing at his phone. The snap that sparked debate over political propaganda. Photo: Facebook ‘ScoMo …
The federal government is facing increasing pressure to regulate Australia’s ‘gig economy’ following a spate of delivery rider deaths. Five delivery riders working for apps including UberEats, DoorDash and Hungry Panda have been killed on the job in the past two months. On Monday, an as yet unnamed rider died …
24 November 2020 The Morrison Government is on track to deliver significant improvements to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
19 November 2020Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, has confirmed NDIS participants in South Australia have access
If Trumpism is a virus here to stay, 1980s New York City was its wet market. That’s where this stubborn civic plague first took root – a more benign strain to be sure, one where the local population achieved herd immunity before a more virulent strain jumped to the broader …
12 November 2020 Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today welcomed the passage of legislation that will
A new Senate inquiry that is set to examine Australia’s media sector will hear evidence of the impact of media concentration on democracy from former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull. The inquiry, which will report by the end of March 2021, followed the tabling of a petition this …
11 November 2020 Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today released the latest NDIS Quarterly Report (Q1
A man jailed for life for the killing of two Melbourne policemen has had his convictions overturned because of the “reprehensible” conduct of investigating officers. Jason Roberts had convictions for the 1998 murders of Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller overturned on Tuesday, after two decades behind bars. …
Zali Steggall has dared the prime minister to allow a conscience vote on her climate change bill if he’s not willing to step up on action himself. The independent MP for Warringah will introduce her climate change bill to parliament on Monday, having delayed the plan because of the coronavirus …
Western Australia will start banning single-use plastics within three years. The WA government will ban plastic plates, cutlery, stirrers, polystyrene food containers, thick plastic bags, and the release of helium balloons by 2023. Other single-use plastic items like produce bags, microbeads and cotton buds will be phased out by 2026. …
Australian political leaders have rushed to congratulate Joe Biden on his presidential election win, with Scott Morrison saying he looked forward to working with the President-elect on COVID, economic recovery, and climate change. Mr Biden has claimed victory in the American presidential contest, with projections from multiple media networks including CNN, …