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Housing insecurity main reason for giving up pets

Housing insecurity has been found to be the leading reason for people leaving their pets at animal shelters. A La Trobe University study found 9000 cats and dogs were

Brisbane leads nation in telco complaints

Brisbane residents lodged more complaints with the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) in last financial year than any other area in Australia. The TIQ annual

Social media levy call to fund mental health support

More than half of Australia’s youth living with mental health problems cannot afford to get help, with calls for social media company profits to be taxed to fund

Childhood trauma a trigger for elder abuse

Childhood trauma can lead to an increase in elder abuse, according to new research. While generational trauma is known to be passed down from parent to child, a study

Toowoomba among nation’s scam hotspots

Toowoomba, Cairns and the Gold Coast are among the nation’s scam hotspots. New data from Westpac has highlighted Australian postcodes with the highest rates of

Price freeze puts NDIS services at risk

The freezing of therapy support pricing by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) could force up to a quarter of Australia’s dieticians to limit support for

Six out of 10 children talk to strangers online daily

More than 60 percent of children interact online with people they don’t know on a daily basis, despite being aware of the dangers of grooming. A global study,

Grand school program unites the generations

Grand times and “grand friends” are assured through a program bridging the generation gap in the southern Brisbane suburb of Wishart. St Catherine’s Catholic

ACCC claims supermarket discounts an ‘illusion’

Australia’s two leading supermarkets are being taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over misleading discount pricing on more

Funding pledge for schools supporting youth at risk

A Gold-Coast based specialist school will the first funded under a crime-prevention program to be implemented by an elected Queensland LNP Government. State LNP Leader

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