Littleproud calls for tougher crackdown on online gambling advertising during sports broadcasts

Littleproud calls for tougher crackdown on online gambling advertising during sports broadcasts

Littleproud backed the government’s changes to gambling taglines but said they didn’t go far enough in protecting children.

  • byLisa Visentin

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‘Gamble responsibly’ message ditched from betting ads

‘Gamble responsibly’ message ditched from betting ads

Online wagering companies must ditch the “gamble responsibly” tagline by March next year in favour of seven new phrases backed by research.

  • byLisa Visentin
Couples earning $350k to get parental leave benefits in ‘family-friendly’ budget

Couples earning $350k to get parental leave benefits in ‘family-friendly’ budget

More than 180,000 Australian families will benefit from the changes being made to the Commonwealth’s paid parental leave scheme from next year.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Other states to examine police response to gender-based violence

Other states to examine police response to gender-based violence

Police have come under scrutiny in a Queensland inquiry that has heard evidence of officers accused of racism,harassment and sexual assault of colleagues.

  • byMatt Dennien
Albanese pledges to pay for six months’ parental leave

Albanese pledges to pay for six months’ parental leave

The scheme will be extended from 18 to 26 weeks by 2026,at a cost that is set to exceed $600 million a year.

  • byDavid Crowe
Robo-debt cases to be dropped for nearly 200,000 Australians

Robo-debt cases to be dropped for nearly 200,000 Australians

The unlawful debt recovery scheme started in 2015 and falsely accused welfare recipients of owing money to the government.

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Government to create new welfare card to phase out Howard-era Basics Card
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Government to create new welfare card to phase out Howard-era Basics Card

The new card is expected to be simpler to use,available in many more stores and welfare recipients will only be placed on it voluntarily.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Pensions boost for 4.7 million as cost of living bites

Pensions boost for 4.7 million as cost of living bites

The indexation increase to welfare payments is about two weeks away.

Disability employment paper to be released ahead of jobs summit

Disability employment paper to be released ahead of jobs summit

The consultation report for the new Disability Employment Services model will be released on Monday ahead of the September jobs summit.

  • byDana Daniel
How John Howard and clinical psychology led Amanda Rishworth into politics

How John Howard and clinical psychology led Amanda Rishworth into politics

The federal minister’s sense of social justice was forged early in life,then sharpened by the juxtaposition of austere public policy against stories of great personal hardship.

  • byAnthony Galloway
‘Important step’:Australia’s social services minister opens up domestic violence hotline to the workplace

‘Important step’:Australia’s social services minister opens up domestic violence hotline to the workplace

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth is overhauling the nation’s domestic violence hotline and preparing to crack down on online gambling.

  • byAnthony Galloway