2024 Australia’s second hottest year on record
Last year was Australia’s second-warmest year on record and the wettest in more than 12 years.
The figures were revealed as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)
Read more7 February 2025Federal
$414m boost to Queensland health services
Queensland will receive more than $400 million from a $1.7 billion Federal boost to funding for Australia’s public hospitals and health services next year.
Federal
Read more6 February 2025
Bird flu eradicated from Aussie flocks, but H5 threatens
Australia has been declared free of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), as another strain of bird flu threatens.
The Federal Government has advised the World
Read more6 February 2025
New laws to guarantee three days of cheap child care
Federal Parliament is considering legislation which would guarantee three days a week of subsidised early education for all children from 2026.
Federal Education
Read more6 February 2025
Retailers keen on action to cut crime and red tape
A change in the definition of a small business and a concerted effort to address retail crime are among the issues peak retail bodies want the Federal Government to
Read more6 February 2025
New employment laws drive spike in collective bargaining
A report on the impact of new Federal employment laws has shown an increase in collective bargaining and real wages since the legislation was passed, but has been
Read more5 February 2025
Australia won’t avoid fallout from Trump tariff tirade
By Scott French
In a hectic 24 hours of trade diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has paused his threatened 25 percent tariffs on US imports from Canada and Mexico,
Read more5 February 2025
Push to better prepare coastlines for climate change
A $100 million funding boost to prepare coastal habitats from climate change is on the Sunshine Coast Council’s Federal election wishlist.
Mayor Rosanna Natoli said
Read more4 February 2025
4000ha island refuge for endangered Aussie mammals
A sanctuary island is being established off the coast of South Australia as a refuge for nationally threatened mammals.
The privately-owned Flinders Island, South
Read more3 February 2025
Doctors call for new 7-tier system for outdated Medicare
Australia’s doctors have called for an urgent review of Medicare to allow GPs to spend more time with patients and ease the burden on emergency departments.
The
Read more3 February 2025