Optus agrees to $100m penalty over sales practices
Optus is set to pay a $100 million fine for selling products to consumers who did not want, nor could afford, them.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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$600 million for pre-construction work on faster rail project
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent next year on a project to deliver faster rail to the Gold Coast.
Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg said a
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Fully robotic heart transplant avoids major surgery
Surgeons in the United Stated have performed a fully robotic heart transplant on a person without the need for major surgery.
Chief of cardiothoracic transplantation and
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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
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Boards set to use AI to question executive decisions
Half of all business decisions will be made by artificial intelligence (AI) within two years and boards will start using AI to challenge executive decisions, a global
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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
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More sick Aussies ‘pushing through’ at work
Australians are increasingly turning up to work sick, despite growing awareness of the importance of health and wellbeing.
A new study by recruitment agency
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First Indigenous-led strategy will help protect Kakadu
The first Indigenous-led research strategy for Kakadu National Park aims to set a new standard for collaboration between Traditional Owners and scientists.
Federal
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New tax rule puts influencers in ATO spotlight
Gig economy workers may receive a surprise from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) this year, with new rules impacting secondary sources of income.
CPA Australia Tax
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Mask research reveals answer to toxic disposal
Queensland researchers have developed a process to turn toxic discarded disposable masks into components for smartphones.
Working with colleagues in China, a team from
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