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Government sets up new multicultural affairs office

A new Office for Multicultural Affairs will be established within the Federal Government. Federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the Office would bring together

Not all arts support comes with a price tag

A government-enabled one-stop shop is among a raft of recommendations made to support Australia’s creative industries, beyond direct funding. A new insights report

Sporting rivals help shape ‘green and gold decade’

Sporting leaders from a dozen countries have been brought together to enhance Australia’s performance at the Brisbane 2032 Games. The Australian Institute of Sport

TGA approves first drug to treat sleep apnoea

A medicine widely used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity is now the first medicine which can be used in Australia for obstructive sleep apnoea in Australia. The

Crypto ATMs a growing gateway for scammers

Cryptocurrency Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are the latest battleground in the fight against scammers, with more than $3 million lost last year. Australian Federal

Push to localise supply chains a risk to global GDP

Global moves to on-shore manufacturing and production could undermine, rather than strengthen, supply chain resilience, according to the OECD. In its latest Supply Chain

Services Australia slammed as $1.9b in child support unpaid

Services Australia lacks the systems and processes to tackle financial abuse being perpetrated in a Child Support system where almost $2 billion is unpaid. A

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

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

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

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