June 10, 2023
Australians have been warned that urgent action needs to be taken to fix our elderly care system as the country faces a growing aging population. Speaking at the National Press Gallery, Federal Aged Care Minister Anika Wells highlighted the need for action as she announced the federal government’s roadmap for aged care reform. “We have
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JERUSALEM Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday accused Vice President Kamala Harris that he is ignorant of the judicial reform process unfolding in the Jewish state in the latest clash between the Biden administration and the conservative government of Israel over domestic politics in the Middle Eastern country. In response to Harris’ speech on
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Leading tenant rights and welfare authorities have warned the government that the proposed law to stop bidding for rent would have the opposite effect, potentially driving up prices and exacerbating tenant suffering. This comes after the NSW government attempted to pass its first round of tenancy reforms aimed at rooting out tenancy tendering, with the
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QUESTION: So you don’t think anyone running for president in 2024 will be able to make a difference? HC REPLY: no In this respect, we have crossed the Rubicon. Trump will at least fight them hard, but our computer doesn’t show anyone riding a white horse to save the day. We just need to collapse
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While buyers struggle with high inflation, the black market for the currency is thriving © Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images Last October it seemed that Egypton a program of economic reforms designed to bring North Africa’s largest economy out of the growing crisis that began in early 2022. This included a new agreement with the
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Shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan said industrial relations reforms would make jobs “less efficient” as peak lobbying groups continue to oppose the change. Mr. Tehan said the government had not held “proper consultations” with industry bodies. “These employers have every right to say so,” he told Sky News Australia. “It’s all about getting unions into
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It is very difficult for elected officials to hold the Federal Reserve accountable. This problem? There is a strong countermajoritarian tradition in American politics. The Constitution itself severely limits what a simple majority acting through its representatives can do. The “democratic deficit” of a modern central bank may be a feature, not a bug. While
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On Tuesday, French First Lady Brigitte Macron issued a rare statement condemning the physical attack on her great-nephew that took place on the sidelines of a demonstration against her husband’s contested pension reform. Police say eight people have been arrested northern French city of Amiens in connection with the Monday night attack on 30-year-old Jean-Baptiste
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SECHONG, South Korea. About 120 kilometers south of Seoul, this smart city in the country’s central region was founded in 2007 as South Korea’s new national capital. Designed from scratch, it was modeled after the planned capitals of Canberra in Australia, Brasilia in Brazil and Putrajaya in Malaysia. To date, 12 out of 17 cabinet-level
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Local councils have urged the Queensland government to drag out important dog law reforms that supporters say will help deal with a wave of vicious attacks. Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk “urgently prioritized” the consultation process, which was first launched in December 2021 but only after a series of chilling
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