The New South Wales (NSW) Housing Minister Rose Jackson has become the first Labor state minister to swat down the left-wing Greens’ campaign for Australia to adopt rent controls to deal with its housing crisis. On June 27, federal Greens housing spokesperson, Max Chandler-Mather, reiterated his party’s position citing San Francisco as an example Australian…
No to San Francisco: Greens Plan Knocked Back as Labor Minister Rejects Rent Controls
June 29, 2023
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Restaurants to Feed Regional Towns as Online Sites Boom
Thousands of Australians living in regional centres will be able to order meals to their homes after Uber revealed plans to expand food-delivery services into more remote parts of the country. The tech giant, which operates the largest food-delivery platform in Australia, launched its service in seven regional towns this week, in addition to six…
Early Morning Earthquake Rattles Regional Victoria
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has rattled residents in regional Victoria, with thousands of people feeling the early morning tremor. Geoscience Australia said the earthquake struck at 1.32 a.m. on Friday near Rawson, a small town around 150km east of Melbourne. More than 9000 people had reported feeling the earthquake by 8.30 a.m., including many residents in…
Corruption Watchdog Finds Former Premier Guilty of ‘Corrupt Conduct,’ No Criminal Charges Pressed
New South Wales (NSW) state corruption watchdog found that former Premier Gladys Berejiklian and former Member of Parliament Daryl Maguire engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” after a nearly three-year investigation. In a report published on June 29, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found that Berejiklian had substantially broken the ministerial code in 2017-18…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Heightened China Threat
June 29, 2023
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Only days after adopting a proposed $886 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget focused on countering China’s growing military threat in the Western Pacific, key House Armed Services Committee members are returning to the United States after completing three days of unannounced conferencing with officials in Guam, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Committee chair Rep. Mike…
Mining Industry Got Australia Through Economic Recessions, Pandemic: Liberal MP
Queensland Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has commended Australia’s mining sector for sustaining the nation’s economic prosperity during the 90s recession, the GFC, and more recently through the pandemic. This comes as federal Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that Australia’s resources sector has been “a force for good.” Speaking with Sky News on June 26, Hamilton…
AI Could Help Deal With Australian Housing Affordability Crisis
The New South Wales (NSW) planning minister has proposed a novel solution to Australia’s housing crisis—using artificial intelligence to speed up building approvals. Paul Scully says AI technology, like ChatGPT, could help developers fast-track building consents by identifying issues with proposals before they are submitted for approval. He has directed his department to conduct a “global search”…
Inflation Drop In May Brings Hopes About Pause on Interest Rate Hikes
A surprise drop in inflation in May has strengthened speculations about a pause on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) aggressive interest rate hiking cycle. However, it is still too early to conclude that inflation has been successfully tamed. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the monthly CPI (consumer price index) plunged from…
Reaching Net Zero Will Need 450 Percent Increase in Mining: Aussie Treasurer
Australia’s Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has said that a 450 percent increase in mineral production will be needed to meet net zero by 2050. This comes as Resources Minister Madeleine King released a new strategy (pdf) for making Australia a global producer of raw and processed critical minerals. Speaking at the 26th World Mining Congress…
Reaching Net Zero Will Need 450 Percent Increase in Mining: Australian Treasurer
Australia’s Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has said that a 450 percent increase in mineral production will be needed to meet net zero by 2050. This comes as Resources Minister Madeleine King released a new strategy (pdf) for making Australia a global producer of raw and processed critical minerals. Speaking at the 26th World Mining Congress…
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