Federal

Gloomy Brisbane river. | Newsreel

Get set for a warm, wet winter in Sunshine State

Many Queenslanders are in for a warmer and wetter winter than usual. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) released its winter long-range forecast today, which stated warmer
Read more 29 May 2025
Mustering on quadbike. | Newsreel

Off-farm income no longer barrier to disaster relief

More regional Queensland business will be able to access disaster relief funding with the definition of primary producer changed to include agricultural support
Read more 29 May 2025
Sussan Ley. | Newsreel

Coalition back, but drama lurks in the shadows

By Michelle Grattan Two Victorian Liberal women, Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson, have been dumped and a key numbers man has been promoted from the backbench to the shadow
Read more 29 May 2025
Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

UNESCO rates Great Barrier Reef health as ‘very poor’

The Great Barrier Reef is on track to be included on the UNESCO World Heritage “in danger” list as early as next year. A draft report, which will be considered at a
Read more 29 May 2025
ICB

Finance industry urged to act as risks increase

Financial services businesses need to improve cross-departmental communications to avoid digital disruption and ensure compliance with a new regulatory standard which
Read more 29 May 2025
PFAS graphic. Newsreel

PFAS detected in 85 percent of Aussie population

More than 85 percent of all Australians have at least three types of PFAS in their system, with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releasing statistics for the first
Read more 28 May 2025
Solider with uncrewed vehicle. | Newsreel

Modern warfare on show in US ‘experimental event’

Australian soldiers were given a glimpse of the battlefield of the future, joining an exercise in the United States, where drones and uncrewed vehicles
Read more 27 May 2025
Scam text on phone

29,000 accounts linked to fake job ads removed

A federal crackdown on employment scams has closed down more than 29,000 fake social media accounts in a seven-month blitz. Australian Competition and Consumer
Read more 26 May 2025
Woman looking at energy bill. | Newsreel

Misleading energy bills cost consumers $65 million

Consumer group CHOICE has lodged it first “super complaint” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), targeting energy retailers. In July
Read more 21 May 2025
Nationals leader David Littleproud. | Newsreel

Federal Nationals split from Liberals

By Michelle Grattan The Nationals have broken the Coalition, for the first time in nearly four decades, because new Liberal leader Sussan Ley would not agree to their
Read more 20 May 2025