News Rundown

January

• Young people can stay under their parents’ health insurance until the age of 31 from this year as more are expected to stay in education and live at home longer > https://bit.ly/38IsTeS
• The federal government’s authorised rise in private health insurance premiums will leave families an extra $126 a year on average out of pocket > https://bit.ly/3smEQi2
• Enrolling in Medicare > https://bit.ly/38ECoLN 
• Medicare to cover breakthrough devices > https://bit.ly/2MRHP1x 

February

• Millenial’s guide to private health insurance in Australia > https://bit.ly/36Yz3WM
• The government is considering changes to Australia’s Prostheses List, a database of more than 11,000 medical devices that dictates what health insurers have to fork out if a member receives a treatment such as a joint replacement, pacemaker or stent. > https://bit.ly/3rEMXoW
• Australia secures an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer Vaccine > https://bit.ly/2Z5Sn08 

March

• Qld sees record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea > https://bit.ly/3cEBoZ0 
• Doctors, healthcare workers to be punished for anti-vax COVID claims > https://bit.ly/3eV3CkO
• Australians now able to book vaccine appointments online > https://bit.ly/3lnZfjs
• Electronic Medical Records will be linked to My Health Record in South Australia > https://bit.ly/3rQZG8u
• $10 million for National Mental Health Research Centre > https://bit.ly/3bV1FTL
• $15 million for development of innovative therapies for mental illness > https://bit.ly/3qV5Gfl

January

• Education Department documents show daycare fees are projected to rise 4.1 per cent a year for the next four years, far outstripping inflation. Labor predicts all the savings from the new system will be wiped out within a year, despite $9 billion in annual subsidies > https://bit.ly/2N3bZ24

February

• Labour child care plan aims to get more parents back to work > https://bit.ly/3tMAn9a 
• How much it costs to raise a child in Australia > https://bit.ly/2LFy9Hp 

March

• Child care is set to be a key issue at the next federal election. So what might it look like? > https://ab.co/3cFOViX
• Gastro soars in childcare centres after COVID-19 restrictions eased > https://bit.ly/3lpe59A 

February

• Superannuation increase to be taken out of wages > https://ab.co/3cXheLD 

March

• Malcolm Turnbull backs superannuation increase as research shows it will lift wages > https://bit.ly/3lps5jL
• Top four superannuation mistakes Australians are making according to finance expert > https://bit.ly/2OBOE8Y
• New federal scheme to allow domestic violence survivors to access superannuation for crisis response > https://ab.co/3bT2XP3
• ‘Will make things worse’: Domestic violence superannuation policy under review after backlash > https://bit.ly/3eLiEd4 

January

• Debate over Australia’s educational system > https://bit.ly/3snGsYQ
• Did you know Queensland’s senior schooling system has changed? > https://bit.ly/2XFfxK2

February

• Top scholarships offered to international students in Australia > https://bit.ly/3qeuRd6
• Most expensive city to send your child to school > https://bit.ly/3a8PaDi 

March

• Big Science Competition free to schools Australia-wide > https://bit.ly/3qX1Mm3
• ADHD report highlights financial burden, challenges at school for kids and families > https://ab.co/30WXpg0 
• How Consent Education Fell Behind In Australia > https://bit.ly/30QWhL9

January

• Deepest cuts: what will university students face this year? > https://bit.ly/2MUgbB2 

February

• Amid cuts, what does the future of Art School look like? > https://bit.ly/3jAuozw 
• Huge increase in demand for postgraduate courses as Australians look to upskill > https://bit.ly/3aQ68pa 
• Australia’s university sector is unlikely to recover from COVID-19 this year > https://ab.co/2Om4eVr 
• Overseas students dump Australia as an option > https://bit.ly/3qbKPoa 

March

• ANU plans to end neuroscience research as it struggles to save $103 million annually > https://ab.co/3r3T9q0
• Mark Scott AO has been appointed the 27th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney > https://bit.ly/2P19Qow 
• Melbourne’s Real-World Impact on Climate Change > https://bit.ly/3tqjakG 

January

• Tax cuts gave 8 million more cash over summer in spending boost for economy > https://bit.ly/3oHYJhi
• Australian expats warned of tax bills on return post-pandemic > https://bit.ly/3i8Vkpl
• Australia’s Broadband Tax Starts on January 1 > https://bit.ly/3bP3qCv

February

• EU to hit Australia with a border tax on carbon emissions > https://bit.ly/2OiL8zy 
• ACOSS calls for new superannuation tax to help fund aged care > https://bit.ly/3rGGKsv 
• Online rally held to oppose new Australian electric vehicle tax > https://bit.ly/3p9zow6 

March

• Get a head start on tax planning in 2021 > https://bit.ly/3eSrPIG
• ATO clarifies JobKeeper repayment tax deductibility > https://bit.ly/2QcFgZD
• Victorian government tax on electric vehicles a ‘disincentive’ to go green, users say > https://ab.co/2P1EKNx 

January

• Listed medical device makers Cochlear and ResMed are preparing to pump more money into research, in a bid to expand their footprints in key markets, one year on from the start of the coronavirus pandemic > https://bit.ly/38GyHoX
• Queensland Government launches $100 million small business grant program > https://bit.ly/2Kgwc3s
• Popular Australian venues receive Fed Govt live music funding > https://bit.ly/3oLFGTd
• A guide to all the grants available to your small business organised by industry > https://bit.ly/3bCOJ56

February

• Grants to boost organ donation rate now open > https://bit.ly/3p3RShu 
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Grants for bushfire regions > https://bit.ly/3tIROr0 

March

• Taxpayers fund $50m in gas drilling grants > https://bit.ly/3qVTT07
• Program Support for Media Small Grants Competition > https://bit.ly/3eRuB0E
• First space techs awarded ‘Moon to Mars’ grants > https://bit.ly/3lpyDyR
• Victoria rolls out cash grants for businesses affected by snap lockdown > https://bit.ly/3eQeYXr

January

• Australia likely no longer key migration destination > https://bit.ly/35EoJme 

February

• Call for more skilled migration to boost business > https://bit.ly/3qdYhZ0 
• Australia lost 600,000 temporary visa holders in 2020 > https://bit.ly/3rHyskh 
• Labor pushes for visa applicants to be exempt from having to leave Australia during Covid > https://bit.ly/3de2mJ5 

March

• Streamlining skilled migration > https://bit.ly/3rWXYCw
• ‘Goodbye, Australia’: The migrants giving up on the Australian dream for Canada > https://bit.ly/3cMUlss
• Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack promotes a migration to regions — but some country towns are full > https://ab.co/3lpIRis
• Universities demand permanent residency for international students > https://bit.ly/3rXxkJH
• Australia needs ‘sustainable migration’ to boost the economy > https://bit.ly/3cKt5L7
• Scott Morrison says government has ‘open mind’ on post coronavirus migration overhaul > https://bit.ly/3s00szY 

January

• Job vacancies surge to pre-COVID levels, as Australian share market loses momentum > https://ab.co/35EoQ18
• Australia has huge growth in job vacancies, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to find one > https://bit.ly/35DL4jM
• Where to look for job opportunities in 2021 after a year of record unemployment > https://ab.co/2LO3TtC 
• Main Sequence Ventures talent Network > https://bit.ly/3iTopFt
• Need to find a cofounder? > https://bit.ly/3iPIs7F 

February

• New report reveals what jobs and skills will be in demand in Australia by 2025 > https://bit.ly/2LKKdao 
• The hidden jobs shift during COVID-19 > https://bit.ly/3tLGL06 

March

• Australia Feb jobs beat forecasts, unemployment drops > https://reut.rs/3ls5XoD
• ASX trading flat as Australia awaits unemployment data > https://ab.co/3vyH2oa 
• Scott Morrison says JobKeeper must come to an end, speaks on new unemployment figures > https://ab.co/3qXFBfw
• Australia may shed 100,000 jobs in coming months > https://on.mktw.net/2OBsljL 

January

• Australia quietly updated its emissions targets > https://ab.co/3sqmT1S
• Labor pushes for visa applicants to be exempt from having to leave Australia during Covid > https://bit.ly/2XFcYr6
• International students can extend stay via COVID-19 Pandemic Event visa > https://bit.ly/2XA1zcl
• Australia announces visa changes and tougher rules for business migrants > https://bit.ly/3ie55me

February

• Productivity Commission finds Australia’s water policy not up to challenge of climate change, population growth > https://ab.co/3p5bX6Z 
• Anthony Albanese to outline Labor’s job security plan in major policy speech > https://bit.ly/2Z2nMAu; https://ab.co/3tOeSoc 

March

• Eroding our culture: how the Australian arts have been slowly undermined > https://bit.ly/2Nz2SqA
• Deportation of a minor: how a ‘corrosive’ policy sank cosy relations between Australia and New Zealand > https://bit.ly/3vzx1XP
• Tensions erupt between New Zealand and Australia over controversial criminal deportations > https://ab.co/3vyHzGG
• The ever-shrinking role of gas in Australia’s power system > https://bit.ly/3lt1VMI
• How rape allegations have rocked Australian politics > https://bbc.in/3ePMGw6

January

• Enrolling to vote overseas > https://bit.ly/3bJdJYJ
• Election may impact housing market’s positive outlook – REIA > https://bit.ly/3ifv4th
• Upcoming Elections:
  • Next Federal Election – On or before 21 May 2022
  • Simultaneous half-Senate and House of Representatives:
    • Earliest Date: 7 August 2021
    • Latest Date: 21 May
  • House of Representatives – On or before 3 September 2022
  • WA – 13 March 2021
  • TAS – Mid 2022 
  • SA – 19 March 2022
  • VIC – 26 November 2022
  • NSW – 23 March 2023

February

• WA election looming and mental health services emerge as key issue > https://ab.co/3a6JHwy 
• Zak Kirkup claims underdog status as polls put him well behind Mark McGowan > https://bit.ly/3cZz3K3 
• Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup blocks media from questioning candidate ahead of WA election > https://ab.co/2Z5hHTL 
• WA election Liberal candidate Andrea Tokaji withdraws after ‘dangerous’ 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory beliefs revealed > https://ab.co/3aa5K5D 
• Facing crisis’ on two fronts, McGowan asks Governor to issue writs for WA election > https://bit.ly/36YYU0D 

March

• WA election: Record number of women set to claim seat in Parliament following landslide > https://ab.co/3txwmEt
• Labor’s landslide victory win shows Liberal Party on brink of extinction in WA > https://ab.co/3tualGA
• WA election leaves Daylight Saving, Legalise Cannabis parties on verge of joining Parliament

February

• More than 30 organisations have written letters to the federal, state and territory governments to ensure that Australian Housing is future proofed to provide mandatory accessibility standards > https://ab.co/2MWrlWr 
• Housing in regional Queensland scarce due to interstate migration, remote work and returning Aussies > https://ab.co/3aRB5cl 
• Australian government’s housing policy continues to ignore low income earners > https://bit.ly/3a94Kid 

March

• Calls for human right to shelter in Australia > https://bit.ly/38UoJQJ 
• Housing Booms in Australia as Prices Surge Most in 17 Years > https://bloom.bg/3rYEiOM 
• Experts say this is what Australia needs to do to solve the housing crisis > https://ab.co/2QgbhAa

February

• HyperOne to deploy $1.5bn, 20,000km fibre backbone across Australia > https://bit.ly/3rI0Q5G 

March

• $30 million deal will see tiny med tech made in Australia > https://bit.ly/3vv2mLg