by Adam Mansfield | Apr 29, 2020 | News, TheStayHomer
A University of Wollongong engineering and information sciences professor has raised concerns about parts of the community being excluded from the Australian government’s COVIDSafe tracing app. Professor Katina Michael said the app failed to consider at-risk...
by Ethan Rix | Apr 22, 2020 | News, TheStayHomer
The Australian government has directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address the growing dominance of digital platforms over news media companies. The code, announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg,...
by Brittany Birt | Apr 14, 2020 | Govt & Politics, News, TheStayHomer
The Australia Institute has found that 81% of Australian’s support the JobKeeper supplement payments to be extended to casual workers, without any restrictions on time served at the workplace. The study surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,008 people...
by Elizabeth Jack | May 16, 2018 | Govt & Politics
Home Affairs Minister Petter Dutton has suggested police should have the right to demand ID from anyone within an airport. The measure is a part of a $295 million crackdown on regional and domestic airport security. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the ABC the new...
by Elizabeth Jack | Apr 10, 2018 | Govt & Politics, News
Major grocery retailers have announced the phase out single use plastic bags nation-wide. A national ban is set to come in July, but Coles and Woolworths have started early, axing plastic bags in sixteen stores across New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and...
