Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes the Albanese government presiding over an ‘immigration detention disaster’, At least a thousand DV victims are stranded daily due to a funding crisis, Australia is now a top destination for expats, and PM Albanese clears up the Alice Springs funding debate.
Nation
1,000 DV victims are stranded each day because of a funding crisis
Australia’s domestic violence legal services say they are in crisis mode. One is turning away 1,000 people in need every day due to a funding shortfall, the Bendigo Advertiser reported. Figures revealed the number of women killed by intimate partners rose by 28 per cent in the 2022-23 financial year. Men killed almost 30 Australian women in 2024. Community Legal Centres Australia said 1,000 people are denied its assistance every day due to a lack of funding. According to the centres, this is driven by a workforce shortage of more than 2,000 staff nationally.
Politics
Albanese government presiding over ‘immigration detention disaster’
Sky News host Chris Kenny has slammed the Albanese government’s “immigration detention disaster” which is putting Australian safety “at risk”. A Perth couple were allegedly attacked in their home by one of the 150 immigration detainees released following a High Court decision last year. “The Albanese Labor government is presiding over an immigration detention disaster,” Mr Kenny said. “This long-running cluster mess of government incompetence has placed the safety of law-abiding Australians at risk. “This is terrible.”
Migration
Australia is now a top destination for ex-pats
For the first time, Australia is named the No. 1 destination in the world for professionals seeking international relocation, the Financial Review reported. A new report from Boston Consulting Group, based on a survey of more than 150,000 professionals across 188 countries, found that Australia’s post-pandemic jobs boom had helped the country supplant Canada as the most desirable destination for expats globally. The top 10 countries were Australia, the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, France and Spain.
Regions
PM Albanese to clear up Alice Springs funding debate
Sky News Northern Australia Correspondent Matt Cunningham says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is “keen” to clear up any controversy about Alice Springs funding. The Prime Minister insists the hundreds of millions of dollars committed to Central Australia will help address Alice Springs issues. There are concerns about how the $250 million announced last year is being spent. “He was yesterday attending the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress and the new health hub there that has received funding as part of that deal,” Mr Cunningham said. “Mr Albanese says that the feedback he is getting is that this money that was committed when he travelled to Alice Springs last January is having a positive impact.”
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