Liberal Party shy on quotas after review A scathing review of the Liberal Party's federal election loss has called for a target of more women, but MPs are reluctant to call for quotas. AAP · Dec 22, 2022
Services Australia digital experience 'likely to get worse' with contractor cuts: Fletcher At least 400 contractors were told their employment was ending on December 2. The Canberra Times · Dec 5, 2022
Liberal MP may support Labor censure of Scott Morrison over secret ministries scandal Bridget Archer said she was considering her position regarding the censure and reiterated her dismay at the previous prime minister’s actions The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022
Scott Morrison to face parliamentary censure for undermining political trust Scott Morrison will face a parliamentary censure motion this week, after the inquiry by former High Court judge Virginia Bell found his multi-ministry power grab “corrosive of trust in government”. The Conversation · Nov 28, 2022
Secret ministries ‘undermined democracy’: Morrison to face censure motion The federal government will move a censure motion against former prime minister Scott Morrison over his accumulation of secret ministries. Prime Minister The New Daily · Nov 28, 2022
IR laws will sacrifice Australians: Dutton Peter Dutton says the government's proposed workplace laws would make life harder for businesses, as debate on the reforms continue. AAP · Nov 7, 2022
Don't gag debate on workplace laws: Libs The federal opposition has called on the Albanese government to allow lengthy debate on its new workplace laws, which it wants to pass by Christmas. AAP · Nov 3, 2022
Young LGBTQI+ people ‘nearly twice as likely’ to encounter hate speech online New research suggests minority communities have the most negative experiences online. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
National jobs summit a chance for Australia to hit reset on artificial intelligence, say business leaders Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly that talents which were thought to be uniquely human, like creativity, are proving to be just as easily automated. AI leaders say the jobs summit is a chance to set the new rules for automation in the future. ABC News · Aug 27, 2022
Australian-made children’s TV all but gone from commercial free-to-air networks Fall in amount of locally made children’s programming attributed to watering down of quota by Coalition government The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022
ABC to move 300 staff from Ultimo to Parramatta after securing lease on new Sydney studio Managing director says Parramatta Square relocation to be complete by early 2024 and will put ABC at ‘centre of a dynamic, purpose-built precinct’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2022
Losing question time opportunities to a bigger crossbench made the Coalition even crankier after its election loss It was standing room only for the hour of glower which witnessed outrage from the new opposition and a solid start from the government The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022
Independence day: Labor vows to end ABC board-stacking and ministerial interventions No more captain’s picks or complaint calls about negative stories, communications minister says. Plus: the ‘sixty-three, sixty-four, seventy-five’ Wimbledon match The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2022
Labor and Greens arts policies and what the Coalition is offering this federal election A national cultural policy, an artist's wage guarantee and an artist-in-residence program for schools are among the arts policy ideas being taken to this election. ABC News · May 18, 2022
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022 Karen Andrews seeks to block funding for Gold Coast light rail that would run past her property Home affairs minister says route chosen through Palm Beach is ‘not tenable’, prompting angry response from city’s mayor
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022 Labor pledges to get creative industries ‘back on track quickly’ as it announces arts policy Opposition wants to boost Australian content on streaming services but overall policy is light on funding commitments
The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2022 Revealed: how a crafty Labor move on the NBN is being used to win over voters Opposition plan to flush out crucial government data was two years in the making and involved an innocuous amendment to a Coalition bill
The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2022 Paul Fletcher used PCYC’s endorsement ‘without permission’ on election flyers, youth charity claims Flier quotes president of PCYC NSW’s Hornsby branch describing communications minister as ‘friendly and professional’
Newcastle Herald · May 10, 2022 Coalition and Labor pledge to support regional media with newsprint costs Bipartisan paper price help welcomed
Newcastle Herald · May 8, 2022 Under-threat regional papers offered $10m lifeline Regional newspapers sounding the alarm over a devastating price hike have been offered a lifeline.
The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2022 ‘They will do nothing to fix it’: why the NBN still matters to many voters Unlike in 2010 and 2013 when the NBN rollout was a hot topic, it is yet to hit the headlines this election, but it remains front of mind for some
ABC News · May 5, 2022 Couple learn of four-lane highway plans months after buying Moreton Bay property Months after buying their "forever home", a young couple is told by a neighbour that it could be in the path of a four-lane highway.
The Canberra Times · May 3, 2022 Why we're asking for emergency support Why Australia's regional newspapers are asking for emergency government support
The Canberra Times · Apr 29, 2022 'Crisis response' call to save local news RIGHT TO KNOW: Fears that local news deserts across Australia will grow as print costs rise on July 1
The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022 No-one is talking about ABC funding in this election campaign. Here's why they should be The election campaign is well underway and the ABC is barely registering as an issue. Why is that, when according to the Morrison government’s own figures, the ABC’s real funding will continue to decline over the next three years?