The violence in Sudan has left our Sudanese community heartbroken and feeling helpless. I'm hopeful Australia can work with international partners to push for safe passage, humanitarian aid and peace. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

The Centre for Public Integrity has found Labor failed in six of seven key transparency areas, from secrecy to “jobs for mates”. In opposition, Labor promised stronger integrity and accountability. This report shows there’s still a long way to go. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Australian artists, journalists, authors and researchers create the stories and knowledge that shapes who we are as a nation. If AI companies want access to their work, they should have to negotiate with copyright holders like anyone else. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Stamp duty on housing is one of our worst taxes. It is contributing to the housing crisis and is long overdue for reform. www.afr.com/policy/econo...

International Court of Justice says Israel must allow UNRWA to deliver aid in Gaza. 🇦🇺 must push for international law to be upheld. amp.9news.com.au/article/4c0e...

Surely we can find ways to ensure Canberran creeks and lakes aren’t toxic? Slowing down the flow of stormwater through re-nauralisation is one solution, but despite strong community support, the ACT Govt cancelled a plan to do this for Sullivans Creek. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/909171...

Flooding has already wiped $42B from the value of 🇦🇺 homes Climate change isn’t a future cost. It’s here, harming our economy and our safety We can’t keep ✅ fossil fuel projects at expense of communities & property values, and need to get serious about adaptation www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Our birds tell the story of a changing environment The Aussie Bird Count helps us understand how Australia’s birds are faring Many species are under threat. The count’s data helps build the national picture, and reminds us why protecting habitat matters www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🇦🇺 collects just 43 cents for every $100 of gas exported After recent changes from Labor & Greens, PRRT revenue has been falling Our resources belong to all Australians & we need a system that delivers a fair return, not one where profits flow offshore www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Labor has a chance to fix Australia’s broken nature laws Concerning that they're working with Coalition to stitch up a bad deal & ram it through Parliament without scrutiny Govt should strengthen these laws to protect the places and species we love www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The death of a koala in our city's Nth is a stark reminder of how fragile the future of the species has become. Planning must put protection of our environment at the centre & there needs to be more transparency around how these decisions are being made. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

14 years of methane leaking from Santos’s Darwin LNG plant. Instead of fixing it, they argued that meeting international standards was too costly. When major emitters dismiss responsibility as an “intolerable risk” it’s all of us that pay the price instead. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Disgraceful that betting agencies are skirting laws to market their brand to ppl who have self-excluded through BetStop. This is precisely why a partial ad ban won't work Review of BetStop urgently needed to stop this from happening. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat. Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this. www.afr.com//policy/ener...

SA is showing leadership and common sense by banning AI in election ads. The Federal govt should follow their lead and protect our democracy from the misuse of generative AI. www.innovationaus.com/sa-cracks-do...

We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry. We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The failure to reform Scott Morrison’s JRG & fix the timing of indexation is saddling hundreds of thousands of students with tens of thousands $$ in debt. It’s totally unsustainable & past time the Albanese Govt treated this reform with the urgency it deserves. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

The Xbench opposes the Government’s attempt to weaken Freedom of Information laws. Good to see the Opposition recognise these deep flaws - the bill should not pass. We need more transparency, not less & I'll keep fighting for your right to know. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908628...

Grattan’s new research shows households could halve their energy bills by 2050 as we electrify homes and cars. Clean energy isn’t just good for the planet, it’s cheaper too. Let’s go faster. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record. Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest. At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

No surprise that despite majority community support we still don’t have a ban on gambling advertising when the Albanese government accepts money from companies like Sportsbet for their fundraising. When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The Govt committed publicly to chipping in 42.5% of the cost of public hospitals by 2030. But we’re now told that that is actually unlikely to happen. Public hospitals are experiencing huge demand, so it’s frustrating to see the promises but no firm commitment on delivery.

Where’s the evidence for why these changes to create more secrecy and less transparency are supposedly needed? Public service can’t point to any. This is a terrible bill that should die an early death in the parliament. region.com.au/no-bots-abou...

Rumours of a deeply dysfunctional board have been rife for months. Housing is too important to all Australians for the govt’s let delivery body to be hamstrung like this. Time for better governance at Housing Australia. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

How do senior public servants get terminated from a role and still get a $900k payout on the way out?! There needs to also be more transparency about the reason for the former Secretary's departure. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908376...

Climate change is driving up insurance costs & making homes uninsurable 🇦🇺ns are paying the price while disasters worsen As Minister Bowen said: "The cost of inaction will always outweigh the cost of action" We need real action & investment in adaptation www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fair territory representation is Labor’s own policy, yet the Govt has walked away from its promise of an inquiry. The Senate should ensure smaller jurisdictions have a democratic voice. But the Territories are underrepresented. Govt should keep its word. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907993...

More than 2 years after the NACC was established, it hasn’t held a single public hearing. Now we learn the PM pushed to make it harder to hold them. Public hearings are vital to building trust - the Govt should be making them easier, not harder. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2025/10...

Even former gambling execs are calling for action on gambling ads. Good to hear the Minister is restarting talks on reform, but what’s needed is courage from the PM to take on vested interests & pursue a complete ban on ads - just as the Murphy Review recommended. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

$1.5 million of 🇦🇺 taxpayer💰per head but asylum seekers still going without food. Huge contract blowouts, added to the cost of the latest secret MOU with Nauru raises serious questions of gross mismanagement. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

YWCA Canberra are close to reaching a massive 2,500 responses to the 2025 Our Lives Survey. There's still time to make your voice heard on issues like work, cost-of-living pressures, housing and personal safety. Tap👇 to do the survey now: sustineo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

While some leaders may call climate change a "con job", we know it's impacting ever corner of our country. Ignoring these warnings & failing to invest in action + adaptation betrays communities across the country and leaves us unprepared. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Govt should be investing now in pathways to upskill & retrain workers whose jobs are likely to be impacted by AI. We're almost at the end of 2025 & still have no guardrails in place to regulate potential harms from the tech that is impacting every aspect of our lives. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Both harm & participation are ⬆️ - especially in younger Australians. Yet the Albanese Govt continues to ignore the work of their late colleague, Peta Murphy, by not implementing the Murphy Review recommendations in full - including a full ban on gambling advertising. aifs.gov.au/media/nation...

The Govt should be introducing legislation to provide more transparency, not less. Their proposed changes to FOI are deeply troubling, though not surprising given in the last parliament they were the 2nd most secretive in 30 years. That needs to change. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907156...

This is a warning the ACT govt must pay attention to. Govts used to construct housing for key workers, now we face them being priced out of buying in our city. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907198...

Out of pocket costs are putting specialist medical care out of reach of pensioners & many other Australians. We need a healthcare system where people can access the care they need, not just what they can afford. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Our aged care system needs to be sustainable but expecting pensioners to pay $50 for a shower doesn’t seem viable. Inspector General of Aged Care has raised serious concerns with the new Support at Home program & we’ve got a senate committee inquiry looking into it. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Formal recognition of the state of Palestine overnight is a welcome step but we must also listen to the experts outlining what further steps Australia & other nations must take to prevent the ongoing genocide in Gaza. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

An almost five month wait on the priority list for housing, babies being born in crisis accommodation & a long term decline in public & social housing compared to population - we have to do better. Housing has to be a priority & treated like a human right. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906673...

Canberrans are in dire need of more social and affordable housing. I’ve always been briefed by both the ACT and Federal govts on the basis that the whole CSIRO Ginninderra site was being divested. I want to know when this changed and why the go slow. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906962...

The Govt just set a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62–70%. That’s below science & flies in the face of the duty we have to protect the people & places we love. State commitments have 🇦🇺 headed for ~70%. This lowers the bar & makes it harder to push for more global ambition.

If you’re interested in the strength of our democracy, this is worth a read. Labor & the Coalition rammed electoral reform laws through parliament to make it harder for minor parties & indies. Now there's a bill to reduce transparency in the FOI system. theconversation.com/why-the-rise...

While 🇦🇺s pay tax to fund the services we all rely on, multinationals have been profit shifting & dodging tax on their 🇦🇺 revenue. Do not allow big US companies to dictate our tax policy. Things like no. of employees & tax paid should not be ‘commercial in confidence’. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

🇦🇺 needs a strong 2035 target to protect the people & places we love. Climate scientists tell us it must be a min of 75% The Govt have an opportunity to show leadership & put long-term wellbeing ahead of vested interests History will judge them on this. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Even more support to save the ANU School of Music. www.afr.com/work-and-car...

Disasters are multiplying & the costs are set to skyrocket. The ADF is already stretched, & shouldn't be asked to carry this burden. We need to decide who pays for disaster relief: ordinary Australians, or the fossil fuel industry fuelling the damage? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Shameless of the gambling industry’s peak body to try and leverage parliamentary sport and then also associate themselves with a local mental health group doing great working to prevent suicide. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

What is the threshold for sanctioning PM Netanyahu and his govt?! Signatories to the genocide convention like 🇦🇺 must take action in the face of genocide, including taking measures to stop it. The global community has to do more. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...