NewsMatch Alert: Press Release Summary | 17 May 2024
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Media alert: People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis
EVERYBODY'S HOME
Australia’s first People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis, convened by Everybody’s Home, will begin next week. Community members and frontline workers will give evidence at the public hearings. Co-commissioners Doug Cameron (former Labor Senator for NSW) and Prof Nicole Gurran (University of Sydney housing expert), as well as members of the public will share their stories of housing stress and instability.
CFMEU ACT urges ANU to abandon student encampment eviction plan
CFMEU ACT has urged the Australian National University (ANU) to abandon its threats to evict the student encampment peacefully protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.?ANU management has directed students participating in the encampment to vacate and remove all personal belongings by the end of Friday. CFMEU ACT Secretary Zach Smith said the union was behind students at the encampment.
CFMEU calls on Chris Minns to reverse MP’s sacking
The construction union has hit out at NSW Premier Chris Minns’ decision to sack Labor MP Anthony D’Adam from his role as a parliamentary secretary.?The Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) has written to Mr Minns, asking him to reverse his decision in the interest of upholding democratic principles around the right to protest.
‘Pray the gay away if you want the place’: new survey shows how older LGBTQIA+ people experience discrimination searching for housing
An older LGTBQIA+ person was told by a real estate agent to ‘pray the gay away’ if they wanted to find a rental, according to a new survey from Housing for the Aged Action Group. The survey, which gathered responses from 296 LGTBQIA+ people aged 40 and above, found over a third of respondents had felt discriminated against when trying to find housing.?The data is being released on the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination (IDAHOBIT Day).
Government must support LGBTQIA+ human rights defenders, says Australian aid peak
Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), a timely reminder to advocate and take action for LGBTQIA+ rights across the world. ACFID says that despite decades of progress on LGBTQIA+ rights in many countries, from decriminalisation to recognition of same-sex marriage, including in Australia, rights have become increasingly under threat in recent years.? ?
Monash expert: Health information caught in new ‘large-scale’ data breach
A Monash expert is available to comment on reports a health information company has allegedly been hit with a major data breach according to the National Cyber Security Coordinator.?
Largest global study of its kind reveals women’s sports fandom is moving from “a moment” to mainstream
SurveyMonkey and Parity Technologies find the fandom gap is closing around the world, but women athletes still face a long road to equality. The largest global survey ever conducted to gain insights about fan engagement and equity in women’s sports leveraged extensive anonymised and aggregated SurveyMonkey data from more than 14,000 adults over 18 in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, and the UK.? Researchers identified key trends in how people view, consume, and engage with women’s sports today.
How AI can revolutionise the global fast fashion industry
New research shows artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce fast fashion's carbon footprint by improving supply chain efficiencies.?The findings of a new study, co-authored by the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response, have shown that AI-driven technologies can be harnessed for climate action and significantly advance environmental and market performance.
New research shows the true cost of reproduction across the animal kingdom
A new study published in Science and led by Monash University biologists reveals that the energy cost of reproduction is far greater than previously believed. The research, led by Dr Samuel C Ginther from the School of Biological Sciences challenges long-held assumptions about the energy dynamics of reproduction and its implications for life history evolution.
Councils lose half billion dollars a year under poorly designed rubbish levy scheme as union demands end to rate capping
United Services Union (USU)
The United Services Union (USU) has revealed the NSW Government has been withholding over half a billion dollars annually as collected from local councils through a poorly designed waste levy without reinvesting it to assist councils with their waste collection services and assets as intended, adding to their financial distress.
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UWA’s mega-$10.6 million wage theft exposed
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has called for urgent reform after the University of Western Australia (UWA) admitted to at least $10.6 million in wage theft.?UWA on Thursday revealed superannuation underpayments, affecting 2700 existing and 5500 former employees.
Opposition Budget in Reply: Peter Dutton has no plan on climate change
SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE AUSTRALIA
National advocacy group Solutions for Climate Australia called out Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for not making a single mention of climate change in his Budget in Reply. “Climate change poses a great threat to Australia’s way of life,” said Dr Barry Traill , Director of Solutions for Climate Australia. “The economic impact of increased fires, floods and droughts is ignored in the Budget in Reply."
Builders respond to Budget Reply
Building enough homes for all Australians is again at the centre of Federal policy decisions, with the Opposition’s Budget reply acknowledging the critical importance of addressing housing supply challenges, said Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn.
Electric Vehicle Council congratulate government, parliament on New Vehicle Efficiency Standards becoming law
The Electric Vehicle Council has congratulated the Australian Parliament for passing New Vehicle Efficiency Standards into law. EVC chief executive Behyad Jafari said the landmark decision represented a significant leap forward for Australia in its commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Surge in demand paves way for new plug-in hybrid vehicles
The list of new plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) set to hit Australian roads is growing as the vehicle type rises in popularity, according to the National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA). It comes as the latest Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries data show SUV and passenger PHEV sales have more than doubled (138 per cent increase) between April 2023 and 2024.?
Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge calls on startups to retrofit nation’s EVs
The second annual Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge, “Retrofit Nation”, is being launched in Sydney during Climate Action Week. The Challenge is calling on startups to rapidly convert half the Australian vehicle fleet to electric vehicles (EVs), which is over 10 million vehicles.
GPs celebrated on World Family Doctor Day
Australia's GPs are being celebrated for their work helping people live healthier and contributing to communities across the country, in the lead up to World Family Doctor Day on Sunday 19 May. The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President Dr Nicole Higgins said the expertise and contributions of Australia’s specialist general practitioners is often unrecognised and underappreciated.?
12,000 Orange Hearts to be exhibited on SA Parliament House steps
Palliative Care South Australia (PCSA) will take to the steps of Parliament House on Monday 20th May 2024 to launch National Palliative Care Week. To raise awareness about the ‘people at the heart of palliative care’, 12,000 orange hearts will be exhibited to symbolise the average number of South Australians who would benefit from palliative care each year.
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