Mustering on quadbike. | Newsreel

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
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Wynetta Dewis. | Newsreel

New panel to guide DFV reform in Queensland

Experts in the field of domestic and family violence will sit a new advisory panel tasked with guiding reform in Queensland. The new five-member independent Domestic and
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29,000 accounts linked to fake job ads removed

A federal crackdown on employment scams has closed down more than 29,000 fake social media accounts in a seven-month blitz. Australian Competition and Consumer
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Man with autism working from home. | Newsreel

Working from home can benefit employees with autism

Autistic workers are more productive working from home, but need be managed carefully to maintain mental health. A new study from the Curtin Autism Research Group showed
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Rowland Chairman Geoff Rodgers. | Newsreel

Truth is the crisis on our streets is hitting home

Homelessness is the “new Inconvenient Truth”, according to a leading advocate in the efforts to help Australians sleeping rough on our streets. Matt Kratiuk, the
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Young people at skate park. | Newsreel

Adolescents need more support to build a future

Almost three-quarters of the world’s adolescents will be living in cities within 25 years, raising fears of increased poverty and isolation for young people. A new
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Bedshed store. | Newsreel

Bedshed fined for ‘misleading’ NDIS claims

Retailer Bedshed has been fined for falsely claiming certain products were approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
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Woman looking at energy bill. | Newsreel

Misleading energy bills cost consumers $65 million

Consumer group CHOICE has lodged it first “super complaint” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), targeting energy retailers. In July
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Wesley Mission Queensland Home Assist Secure (HAS) Senior Coordinator Amanda Lyon | Newsreel

Support at hand to keep elderly in their homes safely

Ensuring homes are fit-for-purpose for an ageing population and those with a disability will take the pressure of a stressed aged care sector. Wesley Mission Queensland
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Child being hugged. | Newsreel

Commission to probe Queensland child safety system

Almost a third of Queensland children in care have unmet mental health support needs and 20 percent unmet needs in relation to their disability. The stark statistics
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