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Energy + Water / ‘Very legal loopholes’: Consumer groups seek tighter buy now, pay later curbs

Consumer groups warn buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers will continue to exploit loopholes unless the federal government imposes stricter...

9 Jan 2023

Energy + Water / Albanese plan has ‘dealt a blow’ to east coast gas supply

A federal government plan to lower energy bills by capping the price of gas and coal has been attacked as...

22 Dec 2022

Energy + Water / Anthony Albanese labels NSW energy deal ‘one of the biggest announcements’ he’ll make in office

Anthony Albanese has labelled the federal government’s $5bn spend on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project in New South Wales as...

21 Dec 2022

Asylum Seekers / A Legislative Vacuum: The Healthcare Crisis in Onshore Immigration Detention

Healthcare in Australian immigration detention is in crisis. People in immigration detention continue to be arbitrarily refused medical treatment, leading...

19 Dec 2022

Energy + Water / Community feedback prompts changes to transmission upgrade route

The Ballarat end of the contentious VNI West transmission line may be changing, after community feedback prompted Transgrid and the...

7 Dec 2022

A fairer NDIS / Melbourne woman wins battle against National Disability Insurance Agency for mental health assistance dog

Since being brought home as a pup, Toby has completed hundreds of training hours through psychiatric assistance dog association Mind...

6 Dec 2022

Discrimination / Sydney may be hosting WorldPride but the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act is a source of shame

Forty years ago this month the then New South Wales premier, Neville Wran, introduced amendments to the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act...

18 Nov 2022

A fairer NDIS / 2SER interview: Parliamentary inquiry into the capability and culture of the NDIA

A Federal Parliamentary Committee is holding an inquiry into the capability and culture of the NDIA, the agency responsible for...

18 Nov 2022

Policing and Detention / Segregations exceeding 24 hours at Juvenile Justice centres on the rise.

New data shows segregations exceeding 24 hours in New South Wales juvenile justice centres have increased over the past year,...

15 Nov 2022

Asylum Seekers / 2SER interview: Why UN torture inspectors suspended their Australian visit

A UN Subcommittee responsible for the prevention of torture and cruel and degrading treatment recently visited Australia to carry out...

3 Nov 2022

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