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Number of Iranian soccer players seeking asylum increases to seven
At least seven members of Iran’s women’s football team have sought asylum in Australia out of fear they will face persecution if they return home. Source: ABC News.
Labor funds 50 new university placements to boost GP numbers
Australian universities will be able to apply for a share of 50 new government-funded medical placements, as Labor doubles down on its pledge to expand access to primary health care. Source: News.com.au.
Qld Government makes last-minute changes to hate speech laws
The Queensland Government has made 11th-hour changes to its hate speech legislation, rolling back extraordinary proposed powers amid widespread criticism. Source: ABC News.
Albanese maintains uncompromising stance on ISIS families
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has voiced compassion for the 23 Australian children detained in Syria, but remains defiant against their desperate pleas to return home. Source: 9news.com.au.
Increase in religious schools, home schooling could prevent ‘kids mixing’
A rise in faith-based education and home schooling risks Australian children growing up without any meaningful exposure to peers outside their cultural and ethnic groups, a Labor frontbencher says. Source: The Guardian.
Politicians urged to support repatriation of relatives of ISIS fighters
Catholic Social Services Australia has expressed concern over Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement that his government will not support the repatriation of a group of Australian relatives of ISIS fighters trying to return home from Syria.
Private health premiums to rise at fastest rate in almost a decade
Private health insurance premiums will rise at their fastest rate in almost a decade after the Albanese Government approved a 4.41 per cent average increase from April. Source: ABC News.
Taylor vows to ‘fight for our nation’ and ‘stay true’ to Liberal values
Angus Taylor has vowed to “fight for our nation” as Opposition Leader after toppling Sussan Ley in the Liberal Party’s leadership spill. Source: Canberra Times.
PM addresses ‘terrorist attack’ during Closing the Gap speech
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the “shock and fear” felt by First Nations communities, in the wake of the alleged January 26 attack, during his Closing the Gap speech in parliament on Thursday. Source: SBS News.