Recent back to back visits to charities and non-profits in the Federal electorates of Parkes and Bradfield provided an opportunity to compare the sector at work in dramatically different parts of NSW.
Anthony Albanese campaigned on relieving cost-of-living pressure, promising we would be better off under Labor. We are not.
Less than a year into Government, and following a campaign centred on honesty, Labor has betrayed the trust of WA voters by breaking its commitment not to make changes to superannuation.
56% of WA fixed rate home loans convert to variable rate this year, putting significant financial pressure on many local households.
I caught up with Cory Bernardi on Sky News Australia to talk about the work of the Senate Cost of Living Committee and Budget Estimates.
A newly established Senate inquiry is calling for banks to immediately stop closing branches in regional towns until a proper impact assessment is done.
In its ‘Building Capacity, Building Community’ election commitment, Labor undertook to “unlock additional support for organisations that lift the vulnerable, address disadvantage and enrich our communities”.
At the election and in the last Budget, Labor made commitments to the Australian charity sector. As of today, months later and with charities in overdrive to meet rapidly rising demand, there have been no further announcements on these promises.
Fran Weller and Michelle Bower Eulogy – YouTube
I spoke in the Senate on the 100th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Death Penalty.