Tag: News
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Pork barrelling: what is it and why do we need to talk about it?
The term “pork barrelling” has been thrown around in the political arena for years. But what does it even mean and how does it relate to the introduction of a Federal Independent Commission Against Corruption?
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2022 federal election: what are you really voting for?
Let’s get back to basics: Australia has four main parties. But what do they stand for and why should we care?
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Australia’s dementia mortality rate 14 per cent higher than start of pandemic
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has highlighted the urgency for a refocused COVID-19 response to decrease the mortality rate of those living with dementia.
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Hypothermia, collapsing rooves, and eating from dumpsters: what South Australia’s housing crisis means for low-income renters
The South Australian Council of Social Service’s “Housing Affordability and Renters’ Rights Forum” on February 8 saw organisations, individuals and political candidates share stories of, and criticisms and solutions for, South Australia’s housing crisis ahead of March’s state election.
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“Our lives are not a trend”: Resounding calls for justice mark 50 years of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Aboriginal community leaders, artists and young people highlighted the urgency of long-standing calls for justice through speeches and performances at the Survival Day event on unceded Kaurna Yerta on January 26.
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Buy now pay later dependency a growing concern for young Aussies
The buy now pay later (BNPL) industry in Australia is one that has attracted attention for being self-regulated, relying on a voluntary code of conduct and evading government intervention.
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