Call to look past body size for holistic health assessment
Dietitians are hoping recent debate around the merit of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine a person’s health extends to re-thinking body size as a measure of
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Five ways to save thousands of dollars in 2025
Consumer advocacy group Choice has revealed the most effective ways Australians can save money as they embark on a new year.
Choice Editorial Director Mark Serrels said
Read more16 January 2025
Millions to progress Mooloolaba transformation
The upgrade of the Mooloolaba foreshore, on the Sunshine Coast, has been bolstered by a multi-million cash injection through the SEQ Liveability Fund.
The Federal and
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Global honour for community-led homelessness program
A community-led Australian program working to end homelessness is receiving global recognition.
The Advance to Zero (AtoZ) initiative, run by the Australian Alliance to
Read more14 January 2025
Parents feel the pain of back-to-school costs
More than a quarter of Australian parents are having difficulty affording an internet connection in their home, as they prepare to send their children back to school.
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Extra youth foyers to support at-risk young people
The number of youth foyers in Queensland will almost triple, with eight new facilities to be built over the next four years.
State Minister for Youth and Housing Sam
Read more10 January 2025
Gunfire frequency near schools triggers push for change
Students living in a Chicago suburb hear gunfire so regularly while travelling to and from school, academics are working to change the definition of school gun violence
Read more8 January 2025
Call for child protection funding to focus on family
Funding to prevent child abuse should be more focussed on supporting the impacted family to break the generational cycle of harm, according to a leading Australian
Read more8 January 2025
Criminals’ assets fund efforts to prevent youth crime
The seized assets of criminals are being used to fund a youth diversion program.
Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said almost $29 million would be invested in the
Read more7 January 2025
Next-gen sunbed warning in wake of new tanning data
The 10th anniversary of the banning of commercial sunbeds in Australia has sparked a renewed warning from the Cancer Council as the tanning obsession refuses to
Read more7 January 2025