Universities Australia,which represents the country’s 39 large universities,has backed a Greens bill strip the education minister of his research grant veto power after Stuart Robert rejected six research grants on Christmas Eve.
Services Australia awarded a multimillion-dollar property contract to a close friend and associate of Morrison government cabinet member Stuart Robert at a time he was the minister responsible for the agency.
The decision by acting Education Minister Stuart Robert to veto six research grants on Christmas Eve has been widely condemned by academics.
The planned system could let Australians access state and federal services with just one login,but privacy advocates are concerned.
The employers also aired their frustration at a chronic shortage of rapid antigen tests despite federal government assurances that it would supply 10 million tests to the states over the coming weeks.
Backlash has mounted over Minister Stuart Robert’s decision to veto Australian Research Council grants to six humanities projects that had been recommended for funding by an independent panel.
The nation’s jobless rate has worsened,with experts warning the unemployment queue will not fully recover for months as lockdowns slowly ease.
The Digital Passenger Declaration will collect personal information including vaccination status before boarding and provide the authority for vaccinated Australians to travel.
Employers in industries such as supermarkets and hospitality have the right to demand their staff be vaccinated,the chair of Safe Work Australia says.
The program,which requires parents of small children to participate in activities such as swimming lessons and playgroups or risk having welfare payments cut off,also had a disproportionate impact on Indigenous Australians.
The groundswell to elect independent candidates is growing among Liberal-National Party voters in seats across the country.