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Means test underpins $5.6b aged care reforms

The Age Pension means test will be used to determine how much elderly Australians will need to contribute to their aged care costs under a new $5.6 billion reform

Genetic testing rule change in insurance underwriting

Life insurance companies will no longer be able refer to adverse predictive genetic test results in their policy decisions. Federal Financial Services Minister Stephen

Student Ombudsman to be in place by February

A new National Student Ombudsman should be in place by February, with enabling legislation introduced into Federal Parliament this week. Federal Education Minister Jason

Social media age limits in place ‘this year’

The Federal Government plans to enforce an age limit on the use of social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today the Government would introduce

Enduring risk of financial elder abuse

More than a third of Australians with an enduring power of attorney have granted it to someone identified as a potential abuser. Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert

Transitioning too complex for Census question

The Federal Government has confirmed sexual orientation questions will, for the first time, be asked in the next Census, but the topic of sexual transition will not be

Shaky start to housing accord building goals

Australia is slipping behind in the race to build 1.2 million new homes identified in the National Housing Accord. New figures from Master Builders Australia show the

Families go backwards each week as costs bite

Single working parents in Queensland have costs $150 above what they earn every week, according to a new report. The Queensland Council of Social Service’s (QCOSS)

Extra billions to end gender-based violence

A new multi-billion-dollar investment in the prevention of family violence will include improved information-sharing across jurisdictions and a review of state alcohol

Mandatory AI ‘guardrails’ out for review

Proposed Federal Government regulations will require users of Artificial Intelligence to disclose its use and establish systems for people impacted by AI systems to

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