‘Act now’: Warning over housing black hole
Australia’s housing affordability crisis is only tightening its grip after the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates this month…
Madhoo recalls Hema Malini going to parliament a day after Esha Deol’s wedding; says, ‘She carries on with life’
Madhoo recalled the time when veteran actress and politician Hema Malini joined parliament the very next day after…
Hands On Studio celebrates 30 years as artist hopes Julia Gillard portrait will hang in parliament
Hands On Studio artist Stephen Corsini has big aspirations for his portrait of former prime minister Julia Gillard.…
Proposed laws to extend detention for people in Queensland to three days for mental health check
Concerns have been raised over proposed powers allowing a person to be detained for up to three days…
Irish government loses key rural voice in surprise resignation amid fuel-price fury – POLITICO
Rising to his feet from the government benches, Healy-Rae said he’d spent Monday night talking to aggrieved voters…
Brussels backs windfall tax on big firms to ease pain from energy crisis – POLITICO
This wouldn’t be the first time that EU capitals have raided the profits of energy companies to ease…
Three Tasmanian MPs share their experiences with mental health and politics
Politics has a mental health problem, or at least the politicians do. A nationwide survey of almost 300…
UK pensions bill faces ping-pong as Lords run down the clock – POLITICO
As POLITICO reported this week, the date of the end of this parliamentary session, known as prorogation, could…
State pensioners will get up to £2,100 state pension boost | Personal Finance | Finance
The State Pension is set to increase by more than £2,000 over the course of this Parliament, according…
Tighter gambling ad rules mulled amid rising social costs
The department of trade, industry & competition plans to regulate gambling advertising amid mounting pressure from civil society…
Govt readying advertising rules to clamp down on SA’s gambling ‘scourge’
The department of trade, industry & competition says it is planning to regulate gambling advertising, responding to growing…
Macron’s efforts to make France business friendly ‘wiped out,’ US group says – POLITICO
“We are back to where we were 10 years ago in terms of France’s attractiveness,” Kamel said while…