5.1As outlined in the previous chapter, there are a number of structural drivers behind poverty. 5.2The committee received evidence from manysubmitters arguing that of these structural drivers, ...

The 2023–24 Budget’s ‘Economic outlook’ (Statement 2 in Budget strategy and outlook: budget paper no. 1: 2023–24) provides: the Australian Government’s assessment of the overall health of the ...

3.1In 2009, the National Human Rights Consultation chaired by Father Frank Brennan released its final report, which included 31 recommendations concerning protection of human rights in Australia. The ...

On 29 January 2025, under Standing Order 25(2)(a)(v), the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee agreed to inquire into the quality of governance at Australian higher education ...

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On 26 March 2024, the Senate referred an inquiry into Excess Mortality to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2024. Further detail about the scope of ...

The Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 would legalise cannabis for adult recreational use in Australia. The deadline for submissions is 3 November 2023. The reporting date is 31 May 2024. Submissions must ...

4.1Australian households are facing significant cost of living pressures on all fronts. Compounding many Australians struggling with their energy bills, as set out in the previous chapter, the ...

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Although data sources show income inequality in Australia has fallen slightly in recent years, wealth is distributed much less equally than income among Australian households. Australia’s highly ...

Alfred Deakin (1856-1919) – first Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, and three times Prime Minister – was ‘one of the makers of Australia’. 1 A member of colonial and federal parliaments for over ...

Coal miner, unionist, and teetotaller, Andrew Fisher (1862-1928) was three times Prime Minister (and Treasurer). He was the first leader to secure a majority in both Houses of Parliament, and the ...