Two former NSW attorneys-general,Labor and Liberal,write that the state’s just system is failing,with the prison population growing by 38 per cent in a decade.
The Premier has floated a couple of interesting ideas,but he faces a hard job selling them.
The first in-depth study of wealth transfers and their effect on the economy finds $120 billion was transferred in gifts and inheritances in 2018. The money was mostly given to family and friends.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison also foreshadowed a Productivity Commission inquiry into the running of Australia’s ports,warning “inefficient ports are a tax on all of us”.
Speed and power caps on electric bikes should be lifted in NSW to increase their takeup as a viable transport solution,reduce road traffic and boost cargo delivery efficiency,a new report suggests.
Liberal backbencher and psychologist Dr Fiona Martin says she’ll fight for improvements to the country’s mental health system.
Integrating digital services with in-person systems is key to revolutionising the country’s struggling mental health system,experts say.
The Productivity Commission has taken aim at Australia’s bloated prison system,which costs $5.2 billion a year to house a record number of prisoners despite an historically low crime rate.
A 74-year-old polio survivor denied access to the NDIS because he is too old is challenging the ban in the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Former prime minister Julia Gillard will urge corporate leaders to help fix the nation’s mental health systems,which she says are “not systems at all”.
The work from home revolution has many benefits. But there are also some underappreciated economic consequences we need to consider.