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
Read more8 October 2024Support & Services
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
Read more2 October 2024
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
Read more1 October 2024
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
Read more30 September 2024
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
Read more30 September 2024
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
Read more26 September 2024
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,
Read more25 September 2024
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
Read more24 September 2024
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
Read more24 September 2024
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
Read more23 September 2024