THE Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has commenced inquiries into four treaty actions covering endangered species protection, trade and supply chain resilience with Singapore, and defence, security, and economic relations with Fiji.
They are:
THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the Coalition’s commitment to guarantee $1.5 billion for critical housing infrastructure in regional Australia, saying investment in roads, water, sewerage and power is essential to turning housing targets into actual homes.
“The announcement reflects a key recommendation in HIA’s Housing the Regions report and puts the focus on one of the…
THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water will hold a public hearing in Melbourne on Wednesday, August 26 as part of its inquiry into solar panel reuse and recycling.
The committee will hear from industry representatives, researchers, recyclers, local government and circular economy experts about opportunities to expand the reuse and…
THIS WEEK, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will visit East Sale, Victoria and Lucas Heights, New South Wales to conduct a series of site inspections and public hearings into two of its current inquiries:
THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has recently commenced three new inquiries into proposed works by the Department of Defence (Defence), the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sports and the Arts (DITRDCSA), and Services Australia under the Public Works Committee Act 1969.
Defence is proposing to deliver new facilities and…
THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training will hold a public hearing in Canberra on Thursday, August 27, as part of its inquiry into the operation and adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES).
The inquiry was referred to the committee on November 27 last year by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Amanda…
NSW PUBLIC SCHOOLS are leading an increase in the number of students signing up to vocational education and training courses, which are helping them gain practical, job-ready skills for rewarding careers while also addressing critical shortages.
As the nation prepares to mark National Skills Week from August 24, new National Centre for Vocational Education Research figures show that NSW VET in…
THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport will hear from the representatives of more than 50 councils during five interstate hearings in Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia this week as part of its inquiry into local government funding.
The committee wants to better understand the funding challenges faced by local government…
THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the establishment of the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into social housing, describing it as an important opportunity to identify the reforms needed to deliver more housing of all forms at scale and address the bottlenecks holding back housing supply broadly.
HIA said the inquiry comes at a critical time with governments…
THIS Friday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (the committee) will examine witnesses from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (the Department) on their proposed fit-out of new leased premises at London Central, 40-60 London Circuit, Canberra City.
The department is proposing to fit-out 46,389 square metres of newly leased office accommodation at 40-60 London…
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