Australians are spending on average 4.5 hours a week getting to and from work — a rise of 23 per cent since 2002. The data revealed in the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, shows that average weekly travel times to and from work rose from 3.7 hours to 4.5 hours.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government’s plan to privatise Australia’s visa processing system threatens 100 jobs in Tasmania. Under the Liberals’ plan, private providers will be given licence to run Australia’s visa system as a for-profit business.
Read MoreReports today that the Queensland LNP is considering a proposal which dictate to Muslim women how they should dress are offensive and deeply concerning. As Prime Minister, Mr Morrison has a responsibility to promote tolerance and respect in the community.
Read MoreToday’s report in the Herald-Sun on Melbourne traffic congestion highlights what Labor has been saying for some time - the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government has neglected the northern and western suburbs.
Read MoreIt’s been reported today that the Morrison Government may not stump up the $200 million it committed to a critical water infrastructure project in Townsville prior to the election. Labor committed to fully fund Stage 2 of the Haughton Pipeline duplication project in 2018 - no strings attached.
Read MoreMedia reports this morning suggest that the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, Alan Tudge, will acknowledge in a speech today that Melbourne is Australia’s city most in need of congestion-busting. What’s taken him, and his government, so long?
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