Tag: reforms
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Chancellor says welfare reforms and AI could help end ‘ever-rising taxes’
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said welfare reforms and the integration of artificial intelligence into the public sector could be the way to end the “vicious circle of…
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Airbnb reforms in spotlight as housing fight rages on
[ad_1] The Greens are calling on the federal government to put limits around short-term rentals like Airbnb to boost supply and take pressure off rents. Leader Adam Bandt said people were struggling to find accommodation in places like Byron Bay and Melbourne with everything being rented out on sites like Airbnb. “There have been proposals…
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Sunak confirms bulk of Britain’s new homes will not ‘concrete over the countryside’ as Gove announces reforms
[ad_1] Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The Prime Minister said the bulk of Britain’s new homes will be built in major cities as he vowed not to “concrete over the countryside”. Ahead of planning reforms due to be…
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Chancellor to promise £1,000-a-year boost to pensions with City reforms
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jeremy Hunt will promise a £1,000-a-year pensions boost to the average earner with reforms to get pension funds making riskier investments in start-ups. He will use his…
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Passing district council reforms brings down curtain on Hong Kong’s years of political drama
[ad_1] A banner showing Kowloon City district councillor Starry Lee Wai-king, also the chair of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, is seen in To Kwa Wan on July 6. The Legislative Council voted unanimously on July 6 to cut the number of elected seats in district councils, a move…
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No majority for reforms for 2024 European Parliament election
[ad_1] There has been no agreement among EU countries on the European Parliament’s proposals on how to revamp the European elections before voters go to the ballot boxes a year from now. As expected, most member states have remained sceptical about the proposals to introduce transnational lists in the European elections, or to back the…
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FBI’s warrantless searches of Americans’ data plummeted following reforms, report finds
[ad_1] FBI searches of U.S. residents’ digital information — beneath a warrantless surveillance program — plunged considerably final 12 months, in accordance with an annual report launched Friday by the Workplace of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence (ODNI). Searched dropped from greater than 3.4 million in 2021, to simply over 204,000 in 2022, in accordance…