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Ambulance call answer times stretch out in Victoria

More than one in three calls for an ambulance in Victoria last financial year were not answered within 10 seconds, new Australia-wide data shows.

AAP · Feb 2, 2023

Emergency departments have become a 'safety net' — and we're waiting in them longer than ever before

Melbourne mother Rachel Edmonds knows what it's like to wait for hours in a hospital emergency department — and new data from the Productivity Commission reveals her experience is not unique.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

Productivity Commission Report reveals Australians delaying vital health care because of cost

The number of Australians who delayed or avoided seeing their doctor because they could not afford it soared by almost 50 per cent in the past year, new figures have revealed.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

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Top-level talks on remedy for rising health care costs

Anthony Albanese wants federal, state and territory healthcare systems to work together better but faces calls from leaders to increase Commonwealth spending.

AAP · Feb 1, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Government’s multibillion-dollar splurge on private landlords hurts public housing

The federal government spent more subsidising landlords over the past two financial years than funding social housing into the future.

The New Daily · Jan 31, 2023

Families are falling short, even with federal government rental assistance

A national housing campaign is calling for Commonwealth Rent Assistance to go up by at least 50 per cent, with nearly one in two recipients in rental stress.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2023

Critics question success of WA's independent public school program amid workload claims

Some parents and teachers in WA are questioning the independent public schools program, in the wake of a damning Productivity Commission report on Australia's education strategy.

ABC News · Jan 26, 2023

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Qld bottom of per-capita housing spend

The Queensland government has been accused of failing to plan for a growing population as its social housing spend per person is the lowest in the country.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

NSW promises to cut study time for aspiring teachers with postgraduate degree

A one-year masters program will be made available to qualified individuals who want to re-train as an educator, if the NSW government is re-elected in March.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Queensland tops nation for child detention and youth repeat offenders, Productivity Commission data reveals

More than half of the Queensland children released from supervision in 2019-20 offended again within 12 months, according to figures just published by the Productivity Commission.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Tens of thousands of serious incidents reported to aged care watchdog under new scheme

More than 37,800 "serious incident notifications" are received by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission in the last financial year, according to data in a report assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of key government services.

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

Australian researchers identify genes that cause sarcomas – as it happened

First genetic map to identify important genes that cause one of most common cancers in children. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2023

More cash but schools don't make the grade

Governments should commit to targets to improve student literacy and numeracy standards in Australia's schools, the Productivity Commission says.

AAP · Jan 19, 2023

National education strategy has done 'little' to improve student outcomes, report says

The Productivity Commission blasts Australia's national education strategies, saying they have done "little" to improve student outcomes over the past five years.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

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Newcastle Herald · Jan 10, 2023

Port legislation 'positive' for consumers

The commission's final report says it is unclear whether Kembla or Newcastle is the more viable second port for NSW, but the free market should be left to decide.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

US farm machinery manufacturer John Deere allows farmers the right to repair tractors

US farm machine manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation sign a memorandum of understanding that ensures farmers have the right to repair their own farm equipment.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

Port bottlenecks cost economy $600m a year

Inefficiencies in Australian ports cost the economy $600 million a year and push up prices for consumers, a new report by the Productivity Commission has found.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Productivity Commission proposes mandatory labelling, "cultural rights" laws to combat continued rise in fake Indigenous art

Of the $250 million spent on Indigenous artworks in 2019-20, $54 million went towards products created without the involvement of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.

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AAP · Dec 12, 2022

Report calls for new laws to stop fake art

The Productivity Commission wants to stop the production of fake Indigenous art with legal protections for cultural assets and a mandatory labelling system.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2022

Homeless numbers have jumped since COVID housing efforts ended – and the problem is spreading beyond the big cities

The numbers of people who are homeless have risen sharply across Australia, with soaring housing costs emerging as the biggest driver of the increase. The Australian Homelessness Monitor 2022, released today, reports that the average monthly number of people using homelessness services increased by 8% in the four years to…

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2022

NBN losses to reach $25bn by 2040, report finds

Adoption of ‘multi-technology mix’ model and decision to preference regions in rollout cited as major factors in reported losses

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state’s ambulance response times were the best ever just weeks before the pandemic. Is that correct?

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the state achieved its best ambulance response times in its history "just weeks" before the pandemic. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2022

Tug of woe: strike off but lockout still looming as Svitzer stands ground

Svitzer lockout holds national economy to ransom says ACTU

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

Australia 'experiencing impact of climate change' but policymakers cannot agree on meaning of water security

In Australia, a land of drought and flooding rains, the institutions and government departments responsible for water policy have no common definition of water security.

AAP · Nov 3, 2022

Push to have wide-ranging NSW gaming probe

A "moment of truth" has come for the major parties in NSW, key independents say, as the premier commits to building a cashless gaming card regime.

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