The sizeable pay bump for hundreds of thousands of aged care workers has been defended from inflation fears by the aged care minister. Anika Wells has dismissed the possibility of a wage-price spiral and says pay increases for the nation’s lowest-paid workers isn’t a major inflation driver. “We don’t have inflationary problems in this country […]
Metlink has confirmed fares for people aged under 25 will return to full
The Supreme Court lifted a hold on a Texas law pertaining to police and
Aged-care workers have showered each other in streamers and struggled to hold back their tears after hearing they would receive a big pay rise to ensure they could carry out their work with the “dignity” older Australians deserve. About 400,000 workers will receive a wage boost of up to 28 per cent after the Fair […]
The funding comes in two bilateral agreements: one with $391 million to support health-care system improvement, the other with $169 million to support home care, palliative care and long-term care initiatives.
An innovative healthcare project will build up the transitional care centre
President Joe Biden would like the federal government to pay for the reconstruction of Baltimore‘s Francis Scott Key Bridge despite its collapse being caused by a foreign container ship. “I have directed my team to move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible,” Biden told reporters […]
Follow the day’s news liveLabor unveils watered-down fuel efficiency standard that eases emission rules for large SUVsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRenewed push to scrap activity level requirements for childcare subsidiesThere was a lot of disappointment last budget when the government did not scrap the activity test as a way of making early child education more accessible and universal.Zoe Daniel MP, Member for GoldsteinGeorgie Dent, the CEO of the...
RBA started lifting interest rates from record low levels of 0.1% in May 2022 in response to fast-rising inflation. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPaterson blasts government’s immigration detention policyShadow home affairs minister James Paterson is now asked about immigration detention, given the government has been briefing that the high court is unlikely to allow indefinite detention to continue.We have a risk now, that is...
Master Builders Australia says there are not enough new apprentices to meet building and construction targets. Follow latest updatesLocal MP says government ‘had to do something’ about ‘weeks of unrest’ in Alice SpringsMP for Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour, says the government “had to do something” when asked if a youth curfew, imposed for Alice Springs from last night, was necessary.That’s culminated in some of the riotous behaviours that we’ve seen played out in the streets of Alice Springs, which...
Police called to Tamarama shortly after 4am on Sunday after man found critically injured, and died at the scene. Follow latest updates liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs part of the latest Aukus developments, Australia will send A$4.6bn to the UK to clear bottlenecks at the Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor production line.Richard Marles was asked why it costs so much, and why this component needs to be done in the UK. He told ABC News Breakfast:We made...
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