Patricia Karvelas
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Palau comes latest country to decriminalise homosexuality
THE island country of Palau located in the western Pacific Ocean has become the latest to decriminalise male homosexuality. → Read More
GP co-payment would discourage indigenous patients seeking care
THE peak Aboriginal health body has told a Senate committee that the proposed GP co-payment and changes to the PBS would discourage indigenous patients seeking preventive health care and impact on efforts to close the gap in Aboriginal life expectancy. → Read More
Referendum date will be set soon says Tony Abbott
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott yesterday confirmed the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting had discussed the indigenous referendum, and he declared that he believed setting a date must be his next step before a set of words are agreed on. → Read More
Tony Abbott, Bill Shorten to join forces over Recognise constitution campaign
THE Prime Minister and Opposition Leader will join indigenous leaders at a fundraiser for the Recognise movement for indigenous in December where there are hopes they will outline a joint resolve to achieve constitutional change. → Read More
Family First senator Bob Day pushes deal on Newstart
FAMILY First senator Bob Day wants a “trial” to be run in South Australia where young unemployed people trade off wages in exchange for his support for a one-month waiting period rather than six for Newstart. → Read More
Indigenous leader welcomes Tony Abbott’s support for recognition
INDIGENOUS leader Djiniyini Gondarra, from northeast Arnhem Land (Galiwinku), who speaks for the Yolngu Nations Assembly has written to Tony Abbott expressing his “sincere gratitude” for his “courage in publicly acknowledging the terrible impact on Aboriginal Peoples as a result of early British settlement”. → Read More
Impact of British settlers on Aborigines was all bad, Abbott says
THE impact of early British settlers was “all bad” for indigenous Australians, Tony Abbott has said, declaring we need to acknowledge Aborigines in the Constitution because there is “discomfort in our national character”. → Read More
Impact of British settlers on Aborigines was all bad, Abbott says
THE impact of early British settlers was “all bad” for indigenous Australians Tony Abbott has said, declaring that we need to acknowledge Aborigines in the constitution because there is “discomfort in our national character.” → Read More
Dole plan risks increasing abuse of employment staff, warns Jobs Australia
THE peak group representing non-profit job agencies, Jobs Australia, has written to crossbench senators begging them not to agree to a deal to push under 30s off the dole for six months, warning employment services staff may be exposed to increased risk of abuse and confrontation. → Read More
Palmer United Party urged not to agree to shorter dole waiting period
CLIVE Palmer and his senators have been urged not to agree to a deal that would reduce the amount of time people under 30 have to wait for the dole, ahead of a debate in the Senate next week. → Read More
Abbott pushes recognition referendum out to 2017
TONY Abbott will reveal this week that the long-promised referendum on acknowledging indigenous Australians in the Constitution will take place in 2017, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum. → Read More
Cashless welfare card favoured to replace income management
THE cashless welfare card proposed by mining magnate Andrew Forrest is the favoured model to replace income management after next July. → Read More
Cape York Institute to McClure review: Cashless welfare card ‘the way to go’
NOEL Pearson’s Cape York Institute has urged a review of the welfare system to support the introduction of a cashless benefits card and says an “opportunity system” should be created to reward good behaviour. → Read More
Recognition debate ‘needs Noel Pearson’ to convince conservatives
TWO members of the expert panel that backed outlawing racial discrimination in the Constitution have lauded Noel Pearson’s contribution, with former indigenous affairs minister Fred Chaney declaring that the debate needs Mr Pearson to get conservatives over the line. → Read More
Higher wages ‘to hit families’
CHILDCARE workers seeking higher wages will have a severe impact on families, especially if more money is not spent helping parents paying higher fees, a leading childcare group has warned. → Read More
Bill Shorten ‘open’ to Pearson compromise call on Constitution
BILL Shorten has signalled he is open to Noel Pearson’s call for compromise on proposed Constitutional changes to recognise indigenous Australians, despite a fierce warning from Labor senator Nova Peris against adopting a more conservative approach. → Read More
Noel Pearson finds way to salvage referendum, advance his people
CAPE YORK leader Noel Pearson has offered a compromise position on recognition of indigenous Australians in the Constitution, conceding for the first time that “conservatives” will not accept making racial discrimination illegal and laying out a bold alternative proposal to reconcile the country. → Read More
Warren Mundine warns against change too far
THE head of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, has warned of pushing constitutional change too far. → Read More
Preschool funding gets $406m extension to confirm 15 hours a week next year
FOUR-YEAR-OLD children will be able to access 15 hours of preschool → Read More
Deal looms on wait for the dole under Newstart Allowance plans
UNEMPLOYED people under 30 would face a shorter wait for the Newstart Allowance payment than the six-month proposal unveiled in the budget, as the Abbott government prepares to compromise in order to get its controversial welfare reforms through the Senate. → Read More