THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s $150 million investment in Australia’s forestry industry, saying secure timber supply is critical to building the homes Australia desperately needs.
Under the $150 million program, grants and…
THE Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee will hold public hearings on Wednesday and Thursday this week (September 2-3). Representatives of government agencies and organisations from across Australia will appear at the public hearing to share insights into the relationship…
HUNDREDS of thousands of superannuation fund members are set to receive an increase in their retirement savings under a $249 million in principle settlement of a class action brought by Slater and Gordon Lawyers.
The proceeding, which commenced in 2018 as part of Slater and Gordon’s ‘Get Your Super Back’ series of class actions in the wake of the 2018 Banking Royal Commission, was brought on…
THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence will hold public hearings in Toowoomba on Tuesday, September 1, and and in Townsville on Wednesday, September 2, as part of its inquiry into the Department of Defence’s annual report 2024-25.
Committee Chair, Senator Deborah O’Neill said, "Borneo Barracks and RAAF Base Townsville hold an immense strategic significance in safeguarding Australia’s…
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…
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