Jobs and Skills Australia 

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On the 1st and 2nd of September 2022, governments, employers, unions, and civil society met at Parliament House to discuss the shared economic challenges that these groups face at the Jobs and Skills Summit. Read Hawker Britton’s Occasional Papers on the Summit here, and its findings here.  Treasurer Chalmers used much of the Summit to… Continue reading Jobs and Skills Australia 

Australian Universities Accord

Australian Universities Accord Final Report  On the 25th of February 2024, Minister for Education Jason Clare released the Australian Universities Accords final report, billing it as the map to invest in Australia’s higher education system for decades to come.   Following the release of the interim report in July 2023, 47 recommendations are contained in the report… Continue reading Australian Universities Accord

ASEAN-Australia Special Summit 

Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Melbourne from the  4th-6th March 2024 for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations.  Prime Minister Albanese hosted the leaders of the Lao PDR, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.   This… Continue reading ASEAN-Australia Special Summit 

Safe and responsible AI in Australia: The government’s interim response

On the 17th of January 2024, The Australian Government published its interim response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia Discussion paper. The Interim Report is available in full here. A preliminary analysis of submissions found at least 10 legislative frameworks that may require amendments to respond to applications of AI.  The Australian Government… Continue reading Safe and responsible AI in Australia: The government’s interim response

Cabinet Reshuffles: Western Australia and ACT

Parliament of Western Australia - Perth

11 December 2023 Western Australia On Thursday 7 December, Premier of Western Australia the Hon. Roger Cook MLA announced a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2025 state election. Member for Victoria Park Hannah Beazley has been elevated to the Cabinet following the resignation of the Hon. Bill Johnston MLA. Beazley will take on the ministerial… Continue reading Cabinet Reshuffles: Western Australia and ACT

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