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
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 Conversation · May 25, 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 Guardian - AU · May 17, 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 New Daily · May 15, 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 11, 2023
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.
ABC News · Feb 21, 2023 Why one of the most popular Australian politicians on TikTok won't allow the app on his phone Labor MP Julian Hill says he won't use TikTok on his government or personal phones due to cybersecurity concerns, as Home Affairs reviews the privacy risks of social media platforms.
AAP · Feb 14, 2023 Labor MP calls time on Cambodian prime minister A government backbencher has called out Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen for shutting down one of the last independent news outlets in the country.
The New Daily · Feb 8, 2023 Alan Kohler: ChatGPT is in the world, and defying expectations and regulations Everybody is having a lot of fun at the moment playing with ChatGPT – asking it to explain itself and say whether it’s going to take our jobs.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2023 MP tells Australia’s parliament AI could be used for ‘mass destruction’ in speech part-written by ChatGPT Julian Hill has called for an inquiry or white paper to look into the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence