Extra help for student debt burden as threshold lifts
Australians will need to earn at least $67,000 next year before they need to start repaying their student debt.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, from July 1 next
Read more5 November 2024Federal
Public Service reports on work it will do in future
The Australian Public Service (APS) plans to bring in-house more than half a billion dollars’ worth of work, currently performed by external contractors.
Federal
Read more4 November 2024
1000 more Indigenous rangers to manage Country
Queensland will receive the lion’s share of places under a boost to the Indigenous Rangers Program.
More than 1000 new Indigenous ranger jobs will be created across
Read more4 November 2024
Scam complaints to AFCA show encouraging trend
More than 100,000 Australians lodged complaints with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) last year, an annual jump of eight percent.
AFCA CEO and Chief
Read more2 November 2024
Australia’s weather continues to intensify on all fronts
Australia’s weather has intensified over the past two years with an increase in extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more heavy rainfall and sea level rise.
The
Read more31 October 2024
Will COVID lessons prepare us for the next pandemic?
By Jocelyne Basseal and Ben Marais
The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response was released this week, with lessons on how the nation could
Read more30 October 2024
New facility to print flexible solar cells on plastic
A flexible solar cell manufacturing facility has opened in Victoria to fast-track development of the technology.
Operated by the CSIRO, the complex can produce thousands
Read more30 October 2024
New flights paths to reduce Brisbane aircraft noise
Brisbane residents will enjoy reduced aircraft noise from late November with new flight paths from Brisbane Airport taking effect.
Airservices Australia Head of
Read more30 October 2024
$4 million boost for Brisbane battery technology
A Brisbane company has received a $4 million grant to commercialise its new battery technology and boost Australia’s manufacturing capability.
AnteoTech, which
Read more30 October 2024
Consumers dump on government recycling efforts
Australians have lost confidence in all levels of governments to support recycling efforts.
A new survey from Planet Ark found well under half of those surveyed believed
Read more29 October 2024