6.15The committee recommends that the Australian Government re-establish a governance structure under the National Cabinet architecture, bringing together representatives with responsibility for law ...

2.267The committee recommends that: proposed paragraphs 79(6)(b) and 90SM(6)(b) are amended to replace ‘sold’ with ‘rehome’, and proposed subsections 79(6) and 90SM(6) are amended to clearly state ...

Consumer understanding of insurance policies at sign-on and renewal 5.5Improving consumer understanding of the policy they are taking out has been a decades-long challenge for the insurance industry, ...

Access to affordable and safe housing is essential to people’s health and wellbeing. Housing also forms a significant part of the economy. It is central to economic participation and productivity and ...

Most formal meetings require secretariat support to ensure they are conducted according to certain rules and procedure. The Senate is no different. Every sitting day senior officers of the Department ...

2.9The 2022 floods cost the economy an estimated $5 billion from lost economic activity. [18] Between February and November 2022, the Australian Government provided $3.47 billion in relief measures to ...

Some losses can't ever be replaced, but when people are suffering, when things have fallen apart, they're entitled to expect that the recovery won't be made harder than it needs to be. They're ...

Though not the focus of the inquiry, participants shared insights on how the Australian, state and local governments can better support communities to prepare, respond and recover from floods. This ...

This year (2022) has seen global human displacement rise to record levels. Australia offers resettlement to refugees through the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), but the number ...

1.1Person/party requesting the costing: Dr Mike Freelander MP, Australian Labor Party. 1.2Date costing completed: 28 March 2024. 1.3Expiry date of the costing: Release of the next economic and fiscal ...

Charles Dixon (1872-1934), The landing at Gallipoli, 1915, Official Gifts Collection, Parliament House Art Collections Charles Dixon The scene captures both the intimate details and the sheer chaos of ...

3.1The committee heard that feral horses cause serious environmental damage to the Australian Alps. These animals cause environmental degradation and can increase the risk of extinction of threatened ...