Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes the Albanese administration being criticized for an immigration mishap, the government allocating $3.6 million for women’s health literacy, Future Made in Australia assistant minister Tim Ayres said Labor is attentively listening to the business sector, and domestic airfares up by over 12 per cent following the withdrawal of regional airlines.
Politics
Albanese administration criticized for immigration mishap
Shadow Immigration and Citizenship Minister Dan Tehan has slammed the Albanese Labor government over the ongoing immigration debacle, Sky News reported. His remarks come as more than 900 Palestinian refugees have applied for asylum in Australia. “What a mess this government has made of immigration,” Mr Tehan said. “It’s a mess completely of the Albanese Labor government’s making.”
Healthcare
$3.6 million allocated for women’s health literacy
The Australian government will invest approximately $3.6 million to improve health literacy and outcomes for women facing barriers to accessing health information, Healthcare Asia reported. The Menzies School of Health Research will receive $1.4 million to implement SheLAB, a mobile, pop-up lab designed to provide tailored health information in regional, rural, and remote areas, focusing on isolated First Nations communities. Meanwhile, the National Ageing Research Institute will be granted $912,000 for the MindCare4Women programme, which will develop a dementia risk reduction initiative for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Bottom of Form Lastly, ACON Health will receive $1.3 million for the “Word on the Sheets” project to enhance and optimise an online resource for LGBTIQA+ women’s sexual and reproductive health.
Business
Labor is attentively listening to the business sector: Tim Ayres
SKY News reported that Future Made in Australia assistant minister Tim Ayres said he does not believe the innovation fund is at odds with the BCA. “I don’t think the BCA with respect is attacking Future Made in Australia,” Mr Ayres said. “Every discussion I’ve had with business around this question is that they understand how important this is for Australia’s future both in terms of our national security and economic resilience. We are listening carefully.” He said, “Our partnership with the business community in areas like Future Made in Australia … are making sure we get Australia where it needs to be in terms of skills and workforce and future comparative advantage.”
Travel
Domestic airfares up by over 12 per cent following the withdrawal of regional airlines
Domestic airfares jumped almost immediately after regional air carriers Rex and Bonza exited capital city routes, 9News has reported. The evaporation of competition in the domestic market from July caused a 12.5 per cent spike in the cost of the cheapest airfares, data from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport index revealed. The spike follows the collapse of Bonza in late April and Rex’s August decision to axe capital city routes from its flight network as it entered voluntary administration. That means travellers could go from paying $150 to $170 for cheaper fares and from $350 to $400 for more expensive fares.
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