Reported by Cathy Niven and Emma Gough
The Australian Government's proposed Premises Act will take into consideration the aging population, people with disabilities and parents with prams; all of whom were previously ignored by legislation.
Community Relations Manager of Spinal Injuries Australia John Mayo says the building code of Australia only provided minimal technical compliance for people with disabilities and needed updating to provide adequate facilities for the population.
Mr Mayo says the Premises Act will give people the opportunity to access services and information regardless of disability.
The Alliance of Small Island States has made a plea for the world to commit to a strong action plan on climate change at the United Nations talks in Poznan, Poland.
Many island nations such as Tuvalu and Kiribati risk being submerged by climate change induced rising sea levels.
Other nations like Fiji risk losing important agricultural land.
Greenpeace head of campaigns Steve Campbell says the Rudd Government has embarrassed itself in front of our neighbouring nations, which have the most to lose from climate change.
Mr Campbell says Australia should show international leadership and support island nations in their call for keeping global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees.
The Government's internet content filter will be no longer available for download after December 31st.
There has been no formal announcement by the Government but there has been a change to the NetAlert site stating downloads will no longer be available after 2008.
NetAlert promised to provide every Australian household access to an internet content filter to block unwanted content.
It is thought the ISP filtering system will not be ready by 2009.
The Public Health Association of Australia is pushing the Australian Government (PHAA) to allow Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) to be available for prisoners.
Chief Executive Officer of the PHAA Michael Moore says prisoners are one of the most marginalised groups in the community.
He says the health of those in prison could be improved significantly if Medicare and PBS were utilised.
Research in Australia has shown a higher death rate among prisoners, compared to the wider community.
Legislation changing tenancy laws has been passed in the Queensland parliament.
Under the laws the frequency of rent rises is limited to six months and rent bidding has been outlawed.
The notice period to terminate a tenancy at the end of a fixed term without grounds has increased from two weeks to two months.
The laws were introduced after skyrocketing rent, growth in off-campus student accommodation, rental accommodation for seniors and the emergence of rent bidding or auctions.
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