News & Views Fund 3 days of childcare a week: Productivity Commission’s ‘turning point’ recommendations Childcare should be fully subsidised for three days a week for families earning up to $80,000, according to the commission.
News & Views Women are waiting an average of 28 days for DV payment Women are being forced to wait an average of 28 business days to access the government’s $5000 Escaping Violence Payment.
News & Views Let’s talk about the NDIS: we cannot underestimate the value of supporting Australians with disability It’s important that we don’t disproportionately focus on the cost of the NDIS to the detriment of the overwhelmingly positive impact it has.
Politics ‘I’m sorry’: A rare apology in politics after awkward gotcha moment Anthony Albanese apologised for making a mistake after failing to name the unemployment rate and the cash rate.
Politics The 2022 Election will be different “Whichever way you cut it, the May 2022 Federal Election will be different because we are a different nation in a different world.”
Politics Peter Gutwein’s resignation is proof the pandemic has shifted priorities for Australian families Gutwein admitted that leading through COVID had taken its toll. “I have nothing left in the tank to give,” he said.
Politics Government announces $58m funding boost for endometriosis centres & genetic testing In what he describes as “the biggest funding package” ever for endometriosis, Scott Morrison has today announced a $58m boost.
News & Views Funding for GPS trackers for domestic violence perpetrators announced by federal government A new $150 million package to tackle domestic violence has been announced, including $20 million to trial a new GPS tracking program.
News & Views Liberal MP Catherine Cusack to resign over her outrage at ‘selective’ flood relief payments in Northern Rivers Catherine Cusack has announced she intends to resign from the New South Wales parliament over the selective distribution of disaster funding.
Business Meet the 38 grant recipients sharing in the $11.6 million Boosting Female Founders Initiative Thirty-eight female founded startups have been awarded grants as recipients of the second round of the Boosting Female Founders Initiative.
News & Views New $5000 payment for women fleeing domestic violence Women fleeing domestic violence will now be eligible for a new, one-off payment of up to $5000, under a new two-year trial.
News & Views ‘I’m not giving up’: Kate Jenkins on getting the rest of Respect@Work implemented Kate Jenkins said she isn’t “giving up” when it comes to the legislative implementation of the remaining recommendations of Respect@Work.