A former pro vice chancellor at Murdoch University has warned about the risk of turning Australia’s universities into “education factories” that graduate people with poor skills and critical capability who could be easily influenced by the pervasive “woke culture.” Gabriel Moens, who is also an emeritus professor of law at University of Queensland, pointed out…
Former Pro Vice Chancellor Warns Against Australia’s Universities Becoming ‘Education Factories’
Labor Pledges to Bolster Staff Numbers at National Disability Service
April 18, 2022
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Australia’s centre-left Labor Party is promising to increase staff numbers at the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and review the operations of the burgeoning scheme which currently services around 500,000 Australians. Bill Shorten, the shadow minister for the NDIS, announced the party’s six-point-plan to change the program, which has faced issues of waste, delayed service…
Albanese Fails to Deliver Coup de Grâce for Australian Labor Party
April 18, 2022
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Commentary Australia’s 2022 federal election campaign has formally started. But if the truth be known, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has been running its election campaign for many, many months. To understand the opening gambits of the formal election campaign between the two main parties, it is worth unpacking what the ALP’s spin-team has been…
Australian PM Heads West With Defence Pitch
April 17, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has headed west in the second week of election campaigning with a sweetener for the defence industry. Morrison announced an AU$124 million package for two extra navy patrol boats to be constructed at the Henderson shipyards in Perth, Western Australia, by local defence contractor Austal. The two new Evolved Cape…
Opposition Labor Leader Anthony Albanese Pledges Australian Integrity Watchdog If Elected
Australia’s opposition centre-left Labor party has announced it will legislate an anti-corruption commission by the end of 2022 if elected on May 21, but senior ministers of the incumbent centre-right Coalition government have warned against it becoming a weapon to destroy reputations. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese announced his pledge on April 15, the day before…
Low Unemployment Rate Wasn’t Due to Luck: Australian Treasurer
Australia’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in March 2022, which failed to meet economists’ expectations but still gave confidence to authorities. Earlier, economists had anticipated the unemployment rate to drop slightly to 3.9 percent in March, reaching the lowest level since the 1970s. New workforce data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that the…
‘People Smugglers Will Be Jumping for Joy’: Defence Minister Criticises Labor Leader’s Border Protection Policy
April 14, 2022
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has condemned Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s comment on border protection after Albanese said his preference was for boat turnbacks over offshore detention of asylum seekers. On Thursday, the Opposition Leader told reporters in Cessnock that he did not consider offshore processing centres necessary because asylum seekers trying to enter Australia by…
Over $200 Million Support Program for the Timber Industry: Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced new support for the country’s timber industry while emphasising the Coalition’s promise to plant one billion trees by 2030 is still achievable. During his visit to a sawmill in northern Tasmania on April 14, the prime minister said the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires had impeded the progress and…
Labor Vows to Fund 50 Urgent Medical Centres to Alleviate Strain on Public Hospital System
April 13, 2022
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Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has vowed to fund 50 urgent medical care centres across the country if he wins government at the next election. The centre-left Labor Party leader said the AU$135 million plan was not a copy of a previous policy, saying it “wasn’t delivering the same service.” Albanese announced the four-year trial of…
Next Parliament Urged to Protect Religious Freedom Amid Waning Support for Conservative Values
April 11, 2022
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Australia’s faith-based groups have called on the next Parliament to provide greater protection for people of faith and stronger support for traditional values, as conservative voters are expected to play an important role in the outcome of the upcoming federal election. While Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese did not touch…
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