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Ditching Logan’s Public-Private Regeneration Sets QLD Back on Social & Affordable Housing

Hal Pawson, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  Hal Pawson, professor housing research and policy and associate director at the City Futures Research Centre, UNSW, questions why the Queensland government walked away from Australia’s largest residential urban regeneration project, in this article

Inquiry Recommends Independent Animal Welfare Body

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  Head of campaigns for World Animal Protection Nicola Beynon said the recommendation of the Regulation of Australian Agriculture inquiry offers much needed reform.

Royal Commission into NT Juvenile Detention

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a royal commission to investigate the issues raised in an ABC Four Corners report into abuse in the juvenile detention system in the Northern Territory.

Labor Creates New Shadow Ministry for Charities

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 25th July 2016 -  Andrew Leigh has been appointed to the newly created position of shadow minister for charities and Not for Profits as part of Labor leader Bill Shorten’s front bench shakeup.
Putting a stop to domestic violence through White Ribbon Workplaces

Working to End Violence Against Women

Wendy Williams, Monday, 25th July 2016 -  South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has said employers need to realise that violence against women is something that affects them.

Support Drops for Non-Binding Marriage Equality Plebiscite

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 21st July 2016 -  Support for the proposed same-sex marriage plebiscite has fallen after Australians became aware that the results of the $160 million exercise would not be binding in Parliament, a new poll has found.

Coalition Increases Humanitarian Aid to Iraq

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 20th July 2016 -  The federal government is to provide an additional $15 million in humanitarian aid to Iraq, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has revealed on the eve of a visit to Washington to discuss the fight against ISIL.

Gambling Reform Alliance Says TV Networks Won’t Pay a Penny

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 19th July 2016 -  The Gambling Reform Alliance, with independent crossbenchers Nick Xenophon and Andrew Wilkie, will push to ban sports-betting advertising without offsiding television networks by offering them a dollar-for-dollar licence reduction.

Housing Affordability Ignored in Cabinet Reshuffle

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th July 2016 -  Housing policy peak body National Shelter and the federal opposition have claimed the prime minister is continuing to ignore Australia's housing affordability crisis by failing to appoint a dedicated minister for housing in the post-election cabinet

Federal Election

Porter Continues as Minister for Social Services

Wendy Williams, Monday, 18th July 2016 -  Christian Porter will continue as minister for social services with support from Zed Seselja who has been newly appointed assistant minister for social services and multicultural affairs.

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