News Source: The Age
| about 14 hours ago
Parliament rose for Christmas without passing the Government's proposed changes to student income support. Education Minister Julia Gillard plans to reintroduce the bill in February, after the Coalition and Steve Fielding this week rejected her offer
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 14 hours ago
All Labor-held states this year referred their industrial relations powers to the commonwealth, with Liberal-National controlled Western Australia the only state refusing to participate in the new national Fair Work system. The federal opposition was
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 17 hours ago
The federal government earlier this year introduced legislation to parliament it said would make accessing Youth Allowance fairer for young people. Labor proposed to raise the parental income test so families could earn more before their children's