Looking to nature to better prepare for disasters
A North Queensland trial is one of four under way across the country to test nature-based defences against natural disaster.
The First-Nations led cultural fire
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Aussie banks to roll out new payee confirmation technology
Australian banks now have access to a new technology to combat scammers.
A new name-matching service, Confirmation of Payee, aims to help protect customers from being
Read more3 July 2025
Cheaper essentials delivered for remote communities
Essential groceries in more than 70 remote Australian communities will be cheaper from today through a new Federal subsidy scheme.
Federal Minister for Indigenous
Read more1 July 2025
Your Home Care makes Howden full-time CEO
Former journalist and experienced non-executive director Ashley Howden is the new CEO of South-East Queensland disability care provider Your Home Care.
After serving as
Read more30 June 2025
Multiple stressors overwhelming thousands of Aussies
Nearly half of Australians are experiencing multiple stressors in their life sparking a rise in mental health issues.
New data from Beyond Blue, which had 276,000 people
Read more30 June 2025
Chilling data underlines continuing cost-of-living crisis
Many Aussies are taking cold showers and not heating their homes, despite the winter chill, in an attempt to save money.
New data from The Salvation Army, which surveyed
Read more24 June 2025
ACCC recommends targeted rules for digital platforms
A five-year ACCC inquiry has found digital platforms needed to be subjected to targeted regulation to increase competitiveness and protect consumers.
Australian
Read more23 June 2025
Scared renters in a state of despair and disrepair
More than two thirds of Australian renters do not ask for repairs to be done in the fear their rent would be increased.
A new national survey also found a third of
Read more23 June 2025
High school a strain for girls and gender-diverse teens
Disadvantaged teenage girls and gender-diverse adolescents are at the highest risk of developing mental health issues during high school.
New research from the
Read more18 June 2025
Pre-fab build fast tracks affordable homes for workers
A first-of-its type affordable housing development has opened for new tenants on the Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said the Marcoola project
Read more18 June 2025