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From GST to gambling to gun buybacks, Australia’s federation isn’t working

GST distribution. National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms. Data centre regulation. The national gun buyback. These are just some of the big policy challenges the federal government is trying to navigate with the states and territories, many of which were raised at this week’s meeting of National Cabinet.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Charlton’s warning on data centres’ impact on power bills

Household and business power prices could rise if artificial intelligence (AI) data centres end up being powered by coal or gas generation, a federal assistant minister has said.

The Conversation · Aug 27

Four months of grief, tension and pain: key moments from the antisemitism royal commission

Witnesses at public hearings spoke of safety fears before and after Bondi attack, fraying community bonds and tension over the state of Israel

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse

Violence against women has been declared a national crisis in Australia. National Cabinet convened its first ever meeting focused solely on the issue in May. Framed by its commitment to delivering the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, state and federal governments have committed to an array…

The Conversation · Jul 9, 2024

Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years

The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis. The focus of the National Housing Accord is on complementary development that improves existing neighbourhoods. This includes infill development on vacant or underutilised land in established urban…

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024

Age verification for social media would impact all of us. We asked parents and kids if they actually want it

This month the Australian government announced a A$6.5 million commitment to trial an age-verification program that will restrict children’s exposure to inappropriate online content, including pornography and potentially social media. The announcement came out of a National Cabinet meeting geared towards addressing gender-based violence in Australia.

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

The federal government has announced $11.3 billion to fast-track the delivery of new homes but faced criticism for not extending further support to renters.

AAP · May 10, 2024

Violence against women: a moment of national reckoning

Cabinet commitments: This overdue conversation is far from over

Newcastle Herald · May 3, 2024

What's the difference between 'reasonable and necessary' and 'foundational' supports? Here's what the NDIS review says

The long-awaited NDIS review has looked far beyond the National Disability Insurance Scheme, taking a bird’s eye view of disability services in Australia. Critical to the future of the NDIS are services for people with disability outside of the scheme.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

Recommendations to reboot the NDIS have finally been released. 5 experts react

Findings from an extensive review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been released with ideas on how to transform it. Led by co-chairs Bruce Bonyhady and Lisa Paul, the review heard from around 10,000 people before making 26 recommendations with 139 supporting actions. Presenting their findings, co-chairs wrote:

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023