by Hayley Prenter | May 8, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News, Tech & Research
Experts argue age assurance technology will not stop teenagers from accessing adult content online. The claim follows the Australian federal government announced last week that it would commit $6.5 million to an age assurance technologies pilot that will aim to...
by Portia Johnson | Oct 10, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
Illawarra locals were divided on Monday night after Wollongong City Councillors carried a motion to approve the proposed off-shore wind turbine farm area. The motion was passed in an Ordinary Meeting of Council and would support the federal government’s move to create...
by Ashleigh Wright | May 26, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
The federal government will regulate buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes as credit products, due to the “growing dangers” of cash-strapped Australian consumers falling into debt. Assistant Treasurer and Illawarra Labor MP Stephen Jones announced the reforms on Monday...
by Jed Wells | Apr 7, 2021 | Govt & Politics, News
Vulnerable people in the Illawarra will wait longer to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations after the federal government announced further delays to the vaccine rollout. The government had committed to vaccinating four million Australians by the end of March, a target...
by Milly Phelps | Mar 22, 2021 | Govt & Politics, News
People with disability and disability organisations are “outraged” by what they claim is federal government inaction over concerns about changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) assessment process. More than 25 disability organisations signed a joint...
