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Telcos reluctant to help customers in financial crisis

Telco customers continue to be crunched by the cost-of-living crisis with financial-based complaints to the ombudsman jumping by more than 70 percent in 12

Opportunity for workplaces to combat loneliness

Businesses are well positioned to tackle loneliness, with a new report urging organisations to take a leading role in combating the societal issue. The University of

Brisbane’s Olympic challenge to help homeless

Brisbane can be the first Olympic host city to improve the plight of its homeless. Matt Kratiuk, the Queensland Ambassador for Vinnies CEO Sleepout, said previous host

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Lack of trust eroding future pandemic responses

How Australia survives a future pandemic will be reliant on whether the Government can rebuild trust in the community. A new report from the Melbourne-based Burnett

What the homeless say they need to end the crisis

By Robyn Martin, Carole Zufferey and Michele Jarldorn The 2025 election is over and now it’s time for Labor to deliver on campaign promises to address

Government funds free legal services for 430,000 Aussies

More than 430,000 Australians accessed Government-funded free legal services in the past financial year. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows 432,274 clients

Emotional approach to managing chronic pain

Changing the way the brain processes emotions is key to managing chronic pain, according to a new study. UNSW Sydney Professor Sylvia Gustin said the study trial

Time following a divorce does heal all wounds

A study into the long-term impacts of a mid-life divorce or separation has found Australian woman could return to pre-separation levels of life satisfaction in less than

New DV laws provide police with on-the-spot powers

Police will be able to issue on-the-spot 12-month Protection Directions under new legislation being tabled in Queensland Parliament this week. State Minister for the

Call to amend social work approach in communities

Social workers are being urged to change their practices when working in First Nations communities. A University of South Australia (UniSA) study found current

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