Studs and duds from first half of the Dolphins’ 2023 season Some of the best and worst performances from the first half of the year. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 14, 2023
Grading the Dolphins’ 2023 rookie class heading into the bye week A look at Miami's rookie class through nine games. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 10, 2023
Australian ministers say Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas barbarism Ed Husic backed by fellow Labor frontbencher Anne Aly who says Israel ‘could be investigated’ for alleged war crimes The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
Afternoon Update: Biden to visit Israel; RBA’s rate rise warning; and rating Australian olive oils The US president’s visit will come amid growing concerns the Israel-Hamas war could spiral into a regional conflict The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023
Labor senator condemns Israel’s military action in Gaza – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Key Labor MP urges new independent watchdog for job services providers Julian Hill has warned the National Employment Services Association the era of ‘massive multibillion-dollar “set and forget” tenders’ is over The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023
Job services must shift from merely clipping tickets to actually changing lives Let’s hope Labor’s new model overcomes the barriers to work and ceases the endless churn of the unemployed The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023
AI could ‘turbo-charge fraud’ and be monopolised by tech companies, Andrew Leigh warns Assistant competition minister highlights risk of deepfake videos and voice clones in speech The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023
ADF’s fighting ability could be ‘degraded’ by burden of responding to natural disasters, inquiry says Parliamentary committee warns ‘over-reliance’ on personnel could be exploited amid climate crisis The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2023
Julian Assange supporters in Australian parliament urge US to get him out of maximum security prison Supporters Julian Hill, Andrew Wilkie and Bridget Archer respond after US secretary of state Antony Blinken claims WikiLeaks founder ‘risked very serious harm’ to national security The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023
Labor eyeing changes to ‘punitive’ mutual obligations for jobseekers, draft party platform suggests Commitment to review welfare rules for unemployed people has lifted expectations the government will axe requirements such as work for the dole The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2023
Rules should be tightened to stop ‘unjustifiably partisan’ grants programs such as car park rorts, review finds Audit committee calls for crackdown on politicised funding schemes following controversy over urban congestion and building better regions funds The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023
Chris Perkins: Dolphins don’t necessarily want a receiving tight end; I understand that now MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins don’t want a receiving tight end as badly as I do. Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023
Labor MP calls for ‘nuclear’ reforms to stop international education providers teaching poor quality courses Speaking to parliament, Julian Hill warned of Australia’s student visa being used as a ‘low-rent work visa’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2023
The Conversation · May 25, 2023 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor's Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok The federal budget gave a much-needed, but very modest, increase to those on JobSeeker and associated payments. However, it didn’t address that other important issue of the unemployed: how to help as many JobSeekers as possible to get into work, whether full- or part-time.
The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2023 International education providers ‘gaming the system’ undermine Australia’s reputation, inquiry hears Labor MP Julian Hill says behaviour of some providers is harming students and could ‘destroy the social licence’ of the sector
The New Daily · May 15, 2023 Paul Bongiorno: Cruel stereotypes won’t help a broken jobs market The Opposition believes these bald numbers prove the point: The jobs are there if only the bludgers (wink wink, nudge nudge) would step up.
The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2023 BAE Systems tries to bill Australian taxpayers $55,000 for Christmas cards and decorations Defence department rejects military contractor’s claim but allows ‘adventure room’ event as audit finds navy frigate project in Adelaide faces cost blowout
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023 Julian Assange: Australian MPs urge US ambassador to end extradition bid Independent MP Andrew Wilkie was ‘grateful’ for the opportunity to meet Caroline Kennedy to discuss broad concern for the WikiLeaks founder
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 4, 2023 RAS scores for every Dolphins draft pick, some UDFAs Miami got some impressive athletes.
The Canberra Times · Mar 30, 2023 'Deeply concerning': committee report probes DFAT's role during pandemic Comments made by Scott Morrison led to 'confusing and misleading' messaging for Australians stranded overseas.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2023 Scrap ‘punitive’ mutual obligation system for Australia’s jobseekers, job agency tells inquiry Another key industry player suggested government should shut down the work-for-the-dole scheme
The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2023 Labor attacks regional grants program that delivered 96% of funding to Coalition-held seats Former government’s regional growth fund delivered 16 projects in Coalition-held electorates and one in a Labor-held seat
The Canberra Times · Mar 6, 2023 YWCA welcomes report to scrap ParentsNext program YWCA Canberra CEO slammed the program for putting parents under surveillance.
AAP · Mar 3, 2023 Easy work over bang for buck in taxpayer cash splash An inquiry has heard taxpayers aren't getting value for money under procurement rules which make work easy for government agencies but limit competition.