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Speaking before the National Cabinet meeting ended, the cabinet secretary warned household bills are likely to rise if data centres are powered by coal or gas.
The federal government will push for new national laws with rules for where data centres can go, how they must be powered and where their water comes from.
After a national cabinet meeting on Australia’s fuel supply, leaders were quick to reassure there was no current shortage.
Caps on how many firearms someone can own and only granting licences to Australian citizens are among the slated new laws.
The meeting of the nation’s leaders comes after a series of antisemitic attacks.
From the vaccine rollout, to hotel quarantine, to understanding the science of the virus, a range of experts look back at how Australia fared.
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, though of course the virus is still with us. Looking back, how should we judge the government response? What did we do right, and what could be done better?
National Cabinet unveiled a $4.7 billion partnership, starting July 1 2025, to address domestic violence. It’s funding that’s sorely needed and enthusiastically welcomed, but needed immediately.
In this podcast, we're joined by Dr Anne Summers, a longtime writer and advocate on women's issues to discuss the horrific number of women murdered this year.
Public focus on, and anger about, the horrifyingly high rates of violence against women is at fever pitch. What have the country’s leaders agreed to, and will it fix the problem?
Tackling violence against women will be the sole agenda item for a Wednesday national cabinet meeting.
If states and territories agreed to share the cost of foundational supports in December, why are they baulking now?
Ahead of Thursday’s release of the review into NDIS, the states have agreed to provide more and expanded services for people with disability in exchange for an extension of the GST top-up.
National Cabinet is meeting today to discuss hospital funding, and the interconnected issues of NDIS reform and GST allocation. But how are hospitals actually funded? And what’s GST got to do with it?
After months of stalling, the Greens agreed to pass the legislation through the Senate this week, despite the government refusing to give ground on its demand for controls on rents.
How can the concept of ‘evidence-based practice’ be applied to individualised disability support?
The National Cabinet was formed to develop a rapid response to COVID among federal, state and territory governments. But can it be adapted to function into the future?
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report is light on detail but lays out clear directions and includes big reforms. However, change won’t be easy.
National Cabinet has removed the isolation requirements for those who test positive to COVID-19.
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