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Amanda Rishworth says jobseekers will no longer be forced to submit ‘endless’ pointless job applications

Welfare advocates say that while the reforms are a step in the right direction, the privatised employment services model has failed and should be torn up

The Guardian - AU

‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears

Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to help Australians struggling with fuel crisis, as NZ offers first-of-its-kind cash relief

David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling Australians

The Guardian - AU

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At the algorithm’s mercy: Jean may have to leave her SA home as ‘outrageous’ tool cuts aged care support

Exclusive: Jean Mathew, who has cerebral palsy, might have to leave her beloved home and rose garden after her funding was reduced

The Guardian - AU

Kim’s husband is on a two-year waiting list for home care support. He only has two years to live

Older people living unsafely, ending up in hospital or being forced prematurely into care as the waitlist for aged care home support balloons

The Guardian - AU

Relief at hand for unlawful social service debt victims

Welfare recipients with debts calculated using an unlawful method will have up to $250 wiped and also be eligible for resolution payments.

AAP

Dinner or a shower? Older people fear tough choices when Australia’s new aged care changes are rolled out

Advocates warn increased costs for basic assistance like showers and wound cleaning will push older people into aged care or hospital

The Guardian - AU

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Eat the rich: Greens to tax billionaires to feed kids

Every Australian public school student would get a free meal under a Greens plan that would be funded by taxing billionaires and corporations.

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Police investigating alleged online threats to third Sydney mosque – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Greens to call for inquiry into public funding of Exclusive Brethren schools

Advocacy group Save Our Schools also backs inquiry into funding for religious-linked institution that received more than $130m from taxpayers over five years

The Guardian - AU

Aged care homes accused of ‘short-changing’ Australians as nearly two-thirds fail to meet care-minute targets

Study finds providers making profits off government funding despite falling short on mandatory care targets

The Guardian - AU

Centrepay scandal: energy firm Origin wrongly received funds from welfare payments of former customers

Exclusive: Company is the third supplier known to have been given payments from vulnerable Australians in cases exposed by Guardian Australia

The Guardian - AU

School funding reform to be tied to better outcomes for children with disability, Jason Clare says

Education minister doubles down on need for states to do more for students with a disability, in the wake of Guardian Australia investigation

The Guardian - AU

Government ignored warnings more than 100 companies may be misusing Centrepay scheme, Asic says

Services Australia’s failure to act ‘inexcusable’ and urgent action needed to help people struggling to get by, senators say

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The Guardian - AU

Teachers to get training to deal with poor behaviour in Australian classrooms but experts say more must be done

Government reveals $3.5m plan to reduce disruption but Greens say focus should be on socioeconomic and psychosocial challenges facing students

The Guardian - AU

The Gonski dream: how can governments restore funding – and trust – to public education?

Experts say Australia’s leaders need to change the narrative on public schools, and make a clear case for funding private ones

The Guardian - AU

Private school funding increased twice as much as public schools’ in decade after Gonski, data shows

Exclusive: government funding since landmark education review released ‘has gone to those least in need’, says national convenor of Save Our Schools

The Guardian - AU

Unions call for energy transition authority to help workers exiting fossil fuel sector

Australian Council of Trade Unions chief, Michele O’Neil, will argue for retraining, redeployment and compensation programs

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The Guardian - AU

Labor meets Greens demand for ban on reconstruction fund investment in coal, gas and native logging

Deal secures passage of NRF bill through lower house and provides likely pathway to pass it in Senate

The Guardian - AU

Australian children facing higher student-to-teacher ratios at public schools than at private institutions

New data reveals public teachers consistently instructing around two students per class more than independent educators

ABC News

Gladstone mum to make 100km trip for birth as maternity bypass continues

Pressure mounts on the Queensland government to end Gladstone Hospital's maternity bypass, as doctors warn of a "medical emergency".

ABC News

National Energy Transition Authority met with mostly positive feedback, but union wants more input

A key union says plans to establish a federal authority to guide Australia's transition to renewable energy needs significant changes before it progresses to parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor stings RBA governor on wages remark; Friendlyjordies’ home ‘firebombed’; and the world’s oldest meal

RBA governor Philip Lowe says it is ‘best [to] avoid’ pushing wages up even as workers suffer real wage cut due to inflation

Newcastle Herald

Greens' 'think global, act local' transition plan

The Greens are pushing to have energy transition authorities established at every level of government to ensure communities receive effective support to deal with the economic and social challenges they will face.

Newcastle Herald

Greens push for National Transition Authority

The Greens have challenged Labor to support its bill to establish a National Energy Transition Authority.

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