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Rowland Chairman Geoff Rodgers. | Newsreel

Truth is the crisis on our streets is hitting home

Homelessness is the “new Inconvenient Truth”, according to a leading advocate in the efforts to help Australians sleeping rough on our streets. Matt Kratiuk, the
Read more 23 May 2025
Young people at skate park. | Newsreel

Adolescents need more support to build a future

Almost three-quarters of the world’s adolescents will be living in cities within 25 years, raising fears of increased poverty and isolation for young people. A new
Read more 22 May 2025
Bedshed store. | Newsreel

Bedshed fined for ‘misleading’ NDIS claims

Retailer Bedshed has been fined for falsely claiming certain products were approved by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
Read more 21 May 2025
Woman looking at energy bill. | Newsreel

Misleading energy bills cost consumers $65 million

Consumer group CHOICE has lodged it first “super complaint” to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), targeting energy retailers. In July
Read more 21 May 2025
Wesley Mission Queensland Home Assist Secure (HAS) Senior Coordinator Amanda Lyon | Newsreel

Support at hand to keep elderly in their homes safely

Ensuring homes are fit-for-purpose for an ageing population and those with a disability will take the pressure of a stressed aged care sector. Wesley Mission Queensland
Read more 19 May 2025
Child being hugged. | Newsreel

Commission to probe Queensland child safety system

Almost a third of Queensland children in care have unmet mental health support needs and 20 percent unmet needs in relation to their disability. The stark statistics
Read more 19 May 2025
Woman holding key to home. | Newsreel

Council begins work on response to homelessness

A group designed to guide the Queensland Government’s response to homelessness has held its first meeting. State Housing Minister Sam O’Connor said the Homelessness
Read more 15 May 2025
School students and Queensland Police Service boat. | Newsreel

Select students take a peek behind the thin blue line

A select group of Queensland secondary school students have explored the inner workings of the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Through an immersive work experience
Read more 15 May 2025
Woman with phone not working. | Newsreel

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
Read more 15 May 2025
Woman lonely at work. | Newsreel

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
Read more 15 May 2025