Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The new laws that take effect on New Year's Day

A roundup of how the Coalition’s hard-fought legislation will affect families, people with disabilities and asylum seekers, among other Australians

The new year heralds the start of legislation in several important policy areas. But not all the government’s hoped-for changes will begin on 1 January as key pieces of legislation have been stalled or thrown out altogether by a hostile and unpredictable Senate.

Here’s a list of some of the policy measures due to start and others that were left languishing.

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