Anna Henderson

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Rashida Yosufzai |Anna Henderson

PUNTOS DESTACADOS:La Coalición ha señalado que la medida de restringir el trabajo desde casa se centraría únicamente en los funcionarios públicos. El partido Laborista argumenta que reducir el trabajo desde casa perjudicaría a las mujeres trabajadoras. El Consejo Australiano de Sindicatos estima que cualquier reducción federal del teletrabajo afectaría a uno de cada tres trabajadores. Ha surgido un debate político sobre el trabajo desde casa de cara a las elecciones federales de mayo.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Rashida Yosufzai |Anna Henderson

A political battleground over the issue of working from home has emerged ahead of the May federal election. "Work from home arrangements for public servants should only be in place when the arrangements work for the employee's department, their team, and the individual," Hume said. The Coalition later watered the proposal down to "pre-COVID levels" — but not after Labor jumped on the comments, arguing paring back work from home would disadvantage working women.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler |Anna Henderson

للاستماع إلى أحدث التقارير الصوتية والبودكاست، اضغطوا على المعارضة تدعو لضبط النمو في الإنفاقأثار تصريح للمتحدثة باسم الشؤون المالية في المعارضة، جين هيوم، مخاوف واسعة، حيث قالت إن نفقات البرنامج "خرجت عن السيطرة"، مشيرةً إلى أن نموه السنوي بلغ 14% قبل أن يتم خفضه إلى حوالي 8%. وألمحت إلى إمكانية اتخاذ مزيد من الخطوات للحد من هذا النمو حال فوز المعارضة في الانتخابات المقبلة.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler |Anna Henderson

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has urged the opposition to clarify its planned changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and potential dramatic cut to the scheme. On Sunday, Liberal senator Jane Hume said spending on the scheme had "run out of control" and the party could look to tighten its growth if it won government.

Dec 10, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Anna Henderson

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dampened the hopes of the families of women and children in Syrian detention camps who have been appealing for the Australian government to find them an urgent pathway out of the increasingly precarious environment. There are 42 women and children remaining in the camps, with some of the women saying they were coerced or tricked into travelling to Syria to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group.