The Australian reports in front page of today's edition that five of Australia's largest business groups are demanding urgent federal government intervention to push reform of the building industry, warning that a flawed regime of state regulations and skyrocketing insurance premiums pose a threat to the national economy.
The Australian
Five of Australia's largest business groups are demanding urgent federal
government intervention to push reform of the building industry, warning that a
flawed regime of state regulations and skyrocketing insurance premiums pose a
threat to the national economy.
The Queensland government has opened the door to financial reparations for the
state's indigenous people after promising to negotiate a treaty with Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islanders.
The recovery in the Sydney and Melbourne property markets has strengthened, with
record low interest rates and an easing of credit restrictions keeping auction
clearance rates above 70 per cent.
Financial Review
Pessimistic views on the economy are misguided because there was "heaps of
stimulus" in the pipeline from the Morrison government's income tax cuts and the
Reserve Bank's two interest rate cuts.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt has "every reason to be outraged" by how
Scott Morrison has treated his push for constitutional recognition of First
Nations peoples, deputy Labor leader Richard Marles said.
Wages for certain mining jobs have soared beyond boom-time levels and some
workers will enjoy an extended period of premium wages amid a quadruple squeeze
on skills.
Herald Sun
Elderly Australians are popping prescription pills at an alarming rate and
health professionals are warning in some cases it could result in death. A new
report has revealed an increased number of senior citizens are taking multiple
different medications daily.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese is facing pressure to back new laws to make it
easier to deport sex perverts, violent thugs and domestic violence criminals.
The bill, which Labor MPs said they would reject before the election, has now
been reintroduced to federal parliament.
The Sydney Morning Herald
A leading authority in emergency medicine has criticised the treatment of two
young people who died after taking MDMA at a music festival last year, saying
one could have been resuscitated with quicker action and the other had an
extended 70-minute wait before being sent to hospital.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she is hoping to appoint a building services
commissioner within a few weeks to help resolve the residential unit crisis and
will provide extra resources for the position.
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