Federal
Legal symbols and Australian flag. | Newsreel

Community

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
Read more 8 May 2025
Butanediol. \ Newsreel

Community

‘Tidal wave’ of date rape drug hitting Aussie shores

The main driver of GHB overdoses in Australia is reaching our shores in unprecedented volumes. Australian Federal Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Paula Hudson said
Read more 7 May 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Newsreel

Federal, Federal Election, Government, Perspectives

Election promises made. Now it’s time to deliver

By Michelle Cull With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its
Read more 6 May 2025
Sarah Proudfoot. | Newsreel

Appointments, Business, Federal, Government, People

Proudfoot’s ACCC CEO role now official

Sarah Proudfoot is officially the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ACCC Chair Gina-Cass Gottlieb said Ms
Read more 6 May 2025
Young boy climbing cupboard. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Federal, Government, Manufacturing, Retail, Safety

Mandatory furniture warnings for Australian suppliers

Australian furniture suppliers are now required to provide safety warnings about the dangers of toppling furniture. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Read more 6 May 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Newsreel

Federal, Federal Election, Government, Perspectives

Federal Labor returned with increased majority

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a
Read more 4 May 2025

health
Cancer patient. | Newsreel

Community

Blood cancer rates rise as symptoms remain a mystery

The vast majority of Australians cannot name a single symptom of one of the country’s deadliest cancers. New research from the Leukaemia Foundation shows only one in
Read more 8 May 2025
Aboriginal senior receiving an injection. | Newsreel

Community

High cholesterol impacts one in four First Nations adults

Diabetes and high cholesterol are impacting the lives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in varying degrees, depending on where they live. New data from the
Read more 7 May 2025
Man with pain in wrist. | Newsreel

Community, Education, Health, Research & Science, Support & Services

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
Read more 7 May 2025
Vape smoke. | Newsreel

Business, Community, Government, Health, Retail, State

Queensland Health leads raids to seize illegal vapes

More than $20m worth of illegal cigarettes and vapes have been seized in Queensland, in the nations’ largest haul of its type by a health authority. State Health
Read more 7 May 2025
Butanediol. \ Newsreel

Community, Federal, Government, Health, Safety

‘Tidal wave’ of date rape drug hitting Aussie shores

The main driver of GHB overdoses in Australia is reaching our shores in unprecedented volumes. Australian Federal Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Paula Hudson said
Read more 7 May 2025
Girl receiving a needle.

Community, Health

33 percent jump in children unable to access vaccines

Vaccination saves around 4 million lives around the world each year, but that remains well short of global targets. The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated nearly 4.2
Read more 6 May 2025