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Labor's consumer data right backflip leaves small businesses & consumers paying more

Labor's consumer data right backflip leaves small businesses & consumers paying more

Labor’s commitment to greater competition is in tatters after Labor backflipped on a commitment to legislate the next tranche of legislation for the Consumer Data Right this sitting week.

28 June 2024
What is happening to the national cultural policy review?

What is happening to the national cultural policy review?

A nine-month delay in Parliament’s review of the National Cultural Policy suggests that the policy is falling well short of the breathless hype which accompanied it.

25 June 2024
more than 600,000 Australians kept on hold by Centrelink for over an hour

more than 600,000 Australians kept on hold by Centrelink for over an hour

New Services Australia telephony figures tabled at Senate Estimates also reveal that call wait times across a range of categories have continued to worsen.

13 June 2024
Minister admits 370,000 4G devices still at risk in 3G shutdown

Minister admits 370,000 4G devices still at risk in 3G shutdown

With less than three months until the 3G shutdown, the Communications Minister has today admitted there are still 370,000 4G devices in use that will not be able to make Triple Zero calls wh...

4 June 2024
More than 232,000 Centrelink and Medicare cases left dormant

More than 232,000 Centrelink and Medicare cases left dormant

Struggling families are missing out on vital payments during the cost of living crisis, with new figures revealing Services Australia is sitting on more than 232,000 claims that are yet to b...

4 June 2024
Stop Labor’s health tax

Stop Labor’s health tax

The NSW Opposition is calling on the Minns Labor Government to deliver a payroll tax amnesty for NSW GPs in this year’s Budget to ensure access to affordable healthcare. 

3 June 2024
Bill Shorten's staffing splurge won't fix slumping service levels at Services Australia

Bill Shorten's staffing splurge won't fix slumping service levels at Services Australia

The Albanese Labor Government is taking Services Australia back to the twentieth century, pumping in more Canberra bureaucrats while letting its digital capabilities languish. 

23 May 2024
Unemployment Jump Highlights Life Not Easy Under Albanese

Unemployment Jump Highlights Life Not Easy Under Albanese

The alarming rise in the unemployment rate highlights the increasingly tough economic conditions faced by Australians under the Albanese Labor Government.

16 May 2024
Customer satisfaction levels continue to plummet at Services Australia under Labor

Customer satisfaction levels continue to plummet at Services Australia under Labor

Customer satisfaction levels at Services Australia have plummeted under the Albanese Labor Government, with new figures revealing declining standards across the crucial agency’s service offe...

13 May 2024
Winning Back Wentworth

Winning Back Wentworth

Global executive and entrepreneur Ro Knox, has begun her campaign to give Wentworth a strong voice in the next Federal Government.

12 May 2024

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