12 Things To Know Before Renting A House

 Are you moving to a new rental house? Then you should make your plans properly. People often take a decision in a hurry and overlook some vital factors. As a result, they face many difficulties after the relocation is complete. Therefore, you need to pay attention to all the important aspects of moving and make plans accordingly. To give you more information on this topic, I am sharing an article that has 11 things to know before renting a house. After reading the post, you will understand how to prepare and complete relocation smoothly. To read the complete article, click the link mentioned below.

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Lawyers 'appeared to come under pressure' from then-social services minister Scott Morrison to provide Robodebt advice, inquiry is told

 Potentially "catastrophic" external legal advice that could have shut down Robodebt appeared to have been disregarded after the government failed to elevate it beyond a draft form, a royal commission into the scheme has been told.

The commission, being held in Brisbane, has been hearing evidence from public servants involved in formulating the earliest legal and policy advice about the bungled Robodebt scheme that wrongly claimed hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients owed debts to Centrelink through a process of income averaging.

Counsel assisting the commission Justin Greggery KC questioned Social Services Department lawyer Anne Pulford about external legal advice the department obtained in August 2018 that raised concerns about income averaging by scheme.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-02/qld-robodebt-scott-morrison-pressure-despite-legal-concerns/101596280

Report shows growing number of Australians believe climate change effects already being felt

 Over the past 15 years, Australians have weathered myriad climate-related disasters including catastrophic bushfires, devastating droughts, and now destructive floods.  

It is perhaps unsurprising that new research shows people's attitudes towards climate change have shifted as they have been exposed firsthand to the impacts of a warming planet. 

Those attitudes have been mapped out in the annual Climate of the Nation report, which began in 2007 and is now conducted by internet-based market research firm YouGov for think tank The Australia Institute. 

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/climate-of-the-nation-report-australian-attitudes-climate-change/101606374

ACT government distances itself from plan to demolish Thoroughbred Park, Canberra's only horse-racing venue

 The ACT government has prepared for a future without horse racing, drawing up plans to build housing on Canberra's only racecourse.

However, Chief Minister Andrew Barr says he has no intention to end the sport in the ACT — he says the plan is simply an option.

The government released a draft development strategy for the city's inner north on one of racing's biggest days, Melbourne Cup Day.

It included two options for Thoroughbred Park's future: one is turning some of the site into homes and shops, the other is developing all of it and scrapping the race track in the process.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/plan-to-demolish-canberras-only-horse-racecourse/101606206