Category: Federal

The Alice Springs-based group who created Ngapartji Ngapartji (a play which has sold out to national audiences and is a 2008 nominee for a prestigious Deadly Award), are calling on…

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has welcomed a Productivity Commission draft report that recommends 18 weeks of paid parental leave, but the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)…

A taxpayer-funded parental leave scheme would benefit around 140,000 mothers and their newborn children each year and yield community-wide gains in the long term, according to a draft report released…

Government departments that post materials inaccessible to people with disabilities will be publicly named and shamed on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s website. The launch of the WebWatch list came…

The Federal Government’s Productivity Commission has released the report, Trends in aged care services: some implications, to identify challenges arising from shifting demand and supply influences in the aged care…

Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has revealed his new cabinet, putting deputy leader Julie Bishop in the hot seat of shadow treasurer. Ms Bishop becomes the first woman to take on…

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will convene the inaugural meeting of the new Australian Council of Local Government (ACLG) in late November, inviting all mayors and shire presidents. The one-day meeting…

Malcolm Turnbull has been elected as the new leader of the Federal Liberal Party, defeating Brendan Nelson in a vote this morning. Mr Turnbull won with 45 votes to Dr…

The review of Australia’s innovation system, led by CSIRO director Dr Terry Cutler, has been released about a month later than originally planned. Releasing the report, ‘venturousaustralia – building strength in…

Australia’s drought relief funding should distinguish the welfare needs of farmers from issues of business sustainability in order to deliver more equitable and climate change-effective support, according to experts. In…