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40% jump in reports of online child sexual exploitation

Australian authorities battling child exploitation registered a more than 40 percent jump in reported cases over the past 12 months. Australian Federal Police (AFP)

Voter safety focus of 2025 Federal election inquiry

Fixed terms for Federal governments and voter safety are among the key topics of a Parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 Federal election. The Federal Parliament’s Joint

Robotdebt compensation costs soar past $2 billion

The Robotdebt fallout is set to cost the Federal Government an additional half a billion dollars as it settles a second class action. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland

ACCC sets sights on Aussie vegetable cartel

Four Australian fresh food producers have been accused of acting as a cartel when supplying to ALDI over a six-year period. Australian Competition and Consumer

$25m fine for mishandling 740,000 online orders

The parent company of some of Australia’s most recognisable fashion stores has been fined more than $25m for consumer law breaches, including non-delivery of thousands

$438,550 paid to preserve Bradman’s baggy green

The National Museum of Australis has spent more than $400,000 to secure a baggy green Australian cap worn by cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman. The historic cap was worn

Superannuation death wishes the great unknown

Thousands of grieving families are at risk of not being in control of one of their largest assets after a death. New research from Super Consumers Australia found more

Iranian ambassador’s expulsion first since World War II

By Ali Mamouri In an extraordinary announcement, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia, including

One Australian child dies every week homeless and alone

Thousands of Australian children are homeless without a parent or guardian and hundreds have committed suicide despite being known to specialist homelessness

Seven Australian business facts with a Taylor Swift twist

The latest data dump from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has thrown up some interesting facts about the state of the country’s business sector, including

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