Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds
The broad-ranging criticism is contained in the commission’s first review of the 2020 “National Agreement on Closing the Gap” …
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Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees
Under the change, promised in Labor’s election campaign, there will be a new definition of when an employee can be classified as “casual”. …
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Australians’ national wellbeing shows a glass half full: Measuring What Matters report
This is the first national wellbeing framework. Fifty indicators are used to measure wellbeing under five themes: how healthy, secure, sustainable, cohesive and prosperous we are. …
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Andrew Leigh calls out how Labor’s factional ‘duopoly’ is undermining the party
He says factional dominance causes unnecessary division, with the risk of forcing new recruits to the party into an “uncomfortable choice” …
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Liberals retain Fadden with a small swing
the federal Opposition have retained the Gold Coast seat of Fadden with a two-party swing of about 2%, …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Michele Bullock’s appointment as Reserve Bank Governor
The government has announced who Philip Lowe’s successor is, deputy governor Michele Bullock – She will be the first woman to hold the position. …
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Chalmers ‘measures what matters’ – tracking our national wellbeing in 50 indicators
The Measuring What Matters statement will be around the themes of “healthy, secure, sustainable, cohesive, and prosperous”, Chalmers said in a speech in Melbourne delivered late Tuesday …
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Robodebt royal commission recommends multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as ‘crude and cruel’
In a swingeing indictment of the scheme, the commission says: “Robodebt was a crude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal, and it made many people feel like criminals.” …
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Robodebt royal commissioner makes multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as ‘crude and cruel’
In a swingeing indictment of the scheme, the commission says: “Robodebt was a crude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal, and it made many people feel like criminals.” …
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Grattan on Friday: ICAC shows it has the power to break public figures, but doesn’t escape criticism itself
With the National Anti-Corruption Commission starting its work, the experience of ICAC indicates any anti-corruption body will inevitably find itself at the centre of controversies. …
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