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Student visa crackdown from July

From July, visitors to Australia will no longer be able to apply for a student visa while still in the country. The Federal Government will also change rules for

Anti-scam plan keeps everyone in the loop

A new anti-scam intelligence loop has been established to facilitate better exchange of intel between government agencies, banks, telecommunications companies and

Free lung cancer tests for Australian smokers

Older Australians will soon have access to free lung tests, as the Federal Government introduces its first new cancer screening program in 20 years. From July next year,

$300m scheme for small business in limbo

A $300 million scheme to help small business electrify operations, which expires this month, is yet to be legislated despite being announced more than a year

Brisbane base for national disaster response

Brisbane is the new operational base for national disaster recovery organisation Disaster Relief Australia (DRA). A new National Operations Centre has opened in the

Anti-vaping campaign uses Tik Tok

A new Federal Government campaign will for the first time advertise about the risk of vaping on Tik Tok. The Give Up For Good campaign is the first national

Hundreds of Aussies bestowed Kings Honours

More than 730 Australians were recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list. Of those, 493 were recipients of awards in the General Division of the Order

Lower age limit for free bowel cancer screening

The Federal Government is extending the free bowel screening program to people aged above 45. Currently, people aged 50 to 74 receive a free bowel screening kit in the

Deepfakes part of new laws targeting explicit content

Laws prohibiting the sharing of sexually explicit material have been updated to include deepfakes. Legislation introduced into Federal Parliament today creates new

Kiwis set to serve under Aussie flag

ANZAC ties are to set to be strengthened with New Zealanders living in Australia able to join the Australian Defence Force (ADF) from next month. Under changes to

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