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Laws introduced to expand paid parental leave scheme

New laws have been introduced to federal parliament expanding the length of paid parental leave for families.

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Financial boost on the way for working pensioners

The maximum amount pensioners can earn through work without their payments being lowered will be increased by $4000 from next year.

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Historic disability report a path to 'inclusive future'

Disability advocates have welcomed the release of a landmark report into failures in the sector and vow to use it to start a journey towards a fairer society.

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Disability advocates urge faster phase-out of segregated education following royal commission report

Many welcome some commissioners’ recommendations on inclusive education systems but say projected timeframe is too long

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Hundreds rally for domestic violence 'system in crisis'

A day of action has been held against domestic, family and sexual violence in the Northern Territory, where organisers say the system is in crisis.

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'No confidence' in universities on campus sex attacks

An independent task force should be established to tackle a woeful culture in sexual assault response at Australian universities, a parliamentary inquiry says.

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Gambling reform in Australia awaits the states, but most have already called for action

States and territories generally agree that gambling advertising needs reform but the federal government must lead the way

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Uproar in parliament as pharmacists jeer ministers – as it happened

Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley is told to leave the chamber during chaotic question time

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Labor is nibbling at tax reform but revamping stage three cuts is too big to swallow

The intergenerational report shows cuts will be needed in the medium to long term to prevent workers paying an ever-growing share of the total take

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Up to 100,000 Centrelink debts or potential debts miscalculated over two decades, ombudsman finds

‘Unlawfully apportioning’ income could cause incorrect calculations on welfare payments but practice unrelated to robodebt, report says

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Care for kids: David Pocock

Independent Senator David Pocock wants young people’s health and well-being to be an integral part of any Australian fossil fuel projects, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has ruled out supporting the $40 JobSeeker increase.

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Jobseeker to rise by $56 a fortnight but Albanese government unlikely to offer further boost

The welfare payment’s September rise includes an already announced $40 increase plus 2.2% indexation

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New register allows gamblers across Australia to ban themselves from all online wagers

‘BetStop’ scheme to be launched next month enables self-exclusion from all sites using just one form

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Disability employment providers to sharpen their act

The federal government will work more closely with employment providers to lift the stagnant job rate of people with a disability.

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Ads for online gambling should be banned in Australia within three years, inquiry recommends

Plan gives broadcasters time to find alternatives while preventing ‘another generation from experiencing escalating gambling harm’, Labor MP says

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More than 8,000 single parents to be moved on to jobseeker before Labor’s welfare reform begins

Greens senator says it is ‘heartless’ not to make an interim provision for families until eligibility extends in September

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Budget boost for welfare payments is one step closer

Laws lifting the rate of JobSeeker by $40 a fortnight have been introduced to federal parliament.

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Child sexual abuse survivors to receive more help

The National Redress Scheme will receive an additional $142.2 million over five years to further support survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.

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Angus Taylor signals Coalition may reject Labor changes to petroleum resource rent tax

Move may mean government must deal with Greens to pass PRRT reforms as shadow treasurer warns against gas industry’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’

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Treasurer wants energy transition to be his legacy – as it happened

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Paul Bongiorno: Cruel stereotypes won’t help a broken jobs market

The Opposition believes these bald numbers prove the point: The jobs are there if only the bludgers (wink wink, nudge nudge) would step up.

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Jim Chalmers refuses to rule out Coalition's proposal to increase JobSeeker income free threshold

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out the Coalition's proposal to increase the JobSeeker income free threshold, but Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has dismissed it as a "thought bubble with no substantive analysis behind it".

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Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth ‘not afraid’ to take Voice advice

frontbencher Amanda Rishworth has declared she won't be afraid to receive advice on her portfolio from an Indigenous Voice to parliament

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Labor leaves door open for jobseeker recipients to work more hours before losing payments

Treasurer says government won’t rule out adopting Peter Dutton’s proposal for social security recipients to be able to earn more before being penalised

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Toowoomba carer in housing stress faces uncertain future despite federal budget welfare boost

Toowoomba's Petrina Haworth is finding it impossible secure a new rental home for herself and her 25-year-old daughter, who requires care, to the point she has filled a notebook with her list of rental inspections.

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