Deception and manipulation target of new consumer laws
Businesses will no longer be able to ask consumers to create an account to make an online purchase under proposed changes to consumer law.
Prime Minister Anthony
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Extra focus on readiness in humanitarian priorities
The Federal Government will commit $5 million to a new Asia-Pacific Regional Humanitarian Fund as it launches a new national Humanitarian Policy.
Foreign Minister Penny
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Australian weather images frozen in time. See them all
From rainbows and lightning to clouds and eclipses, all facets of Australia’s weather and celestial delights feature in the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) Australian
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WHO calls for extra effort in drug resistance battle
A lack of urgency in finding new antibiotics to counter resistant illnesses is putting millions of lives at risk, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In
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Government timeline to ban debit card surcharges
The Federal Government will look to ban debit card surcharges from 2026, as cash disappears from the economy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in the meantime, the
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India joins Australian working holiday program
Young Indians will join the thousands of working backpackers that descend on Australia from around the world each year, with the country added to the working holiday
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Extra funding to combat virulent avian flu strain
The rapid global spread of a dangerous strain of avian flu has prompted a $95 million boost to efforts to prevent it from arriving in Australia.
Federal Agriculture
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Reynolds new Border Force Commissioner
Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds will be the next Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mr Reynolds would take over from
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Queensland regions keep ATO investigators busy
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) received more than 10,000 tip-offs from Queenslanders last financial year, with the state’s regional centres topping the nation in
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Cyber Act to set minimum security standards for devices
Smart devices must meet minimum security standards and ransomware reporting will be mandated for some businesses under new laws proposed by the Federal
Read more14 October 2024