Daniel Lo Surdo

Journalist

Daniel Lo Surdo is a journalist at The Daily Aus covering politics, investigations, and breaking news. He is based in Sydney.

Daniel Lo Surdo

Journalist

Daniel Lo Surdo is a journalist at The Daily Aus covering politics, investigations, and breaking news. He is based in Sydney.

Credit cards banned for gambling

A credit card ban for online gambling will soon be in effect across Australia, following the passing of new laws this week.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 8, 2023

NDIS overhaul put forward in review

What is the NDIS? An independent review of the disability support system suggested a raft of changes to address persisting problems.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 8, 2023

White House makes Ukraine aid plea

Funding for Ukraine has been at the centre of discussions in U.S. Congress this week, amid concerns that aid could run out in 2024.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 6, 2023

Centrelink could waive 100,000 debts

What is income apportionment? The unlawful scheme has created a burdensome administrative task that could trigger a large-scale debt waiver.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 5, 2023

Bullock leaves cash rate unchanged

What is the cash rate? The Reserve Bank chose to leave the cash rate unchanged on Tuesday – the last meeting of 2023.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 5, 2023

New plan for AI use in Australian schools

AI in Australian schools will be guided by a national framework released by the Federal Government on Friday.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 3, 2023

Historic maternity laws tabled in Queensland

Maternity laws introduced in Queensland yesterday would provide a new model for newborn baby and birthing parent care.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 1, 2023

New laws to return High Court detainees

Who is NZYQ? A High Court decision triggered the release of over 140 indefinite detainees. The Government is developing laws to return them.

Daniel Lo Surdo December 1, 2023

Wong used special powers to block Myanmar team visas

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was directly involved in a decision to block Shan United from entering Australia, TDA has learned.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 30, 2023

New pepper spray laws for the Territory

Pepper spray access in Australia would be changed under new laws proposed by the Northern Territory Government.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 30, 2023

Albanese delivers thalidomide apology

What is thalidomide? Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered an apology to survivors of the drug in Parliament today.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 29, 2023

Nazi salute to be banned in Australia

Nazi bans in Australia will be strengthened by an amendment that will ban the Nazi salute throughout Australia.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 29, 2023

California passes media literacy education laws

California has passed a law to introduce media literacy classes in all schools across the U.S. state, the fourth state to do so.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 28, 2023

Recreational vapes to be banned from 2024

New measures to restrict the use of recreational vapes will be introduced from 1 January 2024 under a new government timeline.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 28, 2023

New Zealand government to repeal world-first smoking laws

Laws that would have gradually made cigarettes illegal in New Zealand will be scrapped, under the country’s new government.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 28, 2023

Pezzullo sacked as Home Affairs boss

Who is Michael Pezzullo? Claims of political interference were levelled at the Home Affairs boss earlier this year. He’s now been sacked.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 27, 2023

Fire ants in northern NSW for the first time

Fire ants have been found in northern NSW for the first time, triggering a national response plan to control and eradicate ants in the area.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 27, 2023

The government’s new intimate partner homicide register

A new Government intimate partner homicide register will be rolled out next year, tracking rates of deaths more frequently.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 25, 2023

Exclusive: Calls to 13Yarn surged after the referendum

Calls to First Nations crisis line 13Yarn increased after the Voice referendum was defeated, according to data given to TDA by the helpline.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 25, 2023

Far-right wins in Argentina and the Netherlands

Far-right leaders have taken power in Argentina and the Netherlands within days of each other this week.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 25, 2023

Free childcare urged for low-income families

Childcare in Australia should be free or inexpensive for low-income families, a report from a government agency has said.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 24, 2023

NSW to upgrade strangulation offences

Serious strangulation offences in NSW could be included in the same violent crimes category as murder and manslaughter offences.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 24, 2023

New plan to stop on-campus violence

Student safety at Australian universities is threatened by widespread reports of sexual violence. A new action plan hopes to confront this.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 23, 2023

New Zealand without leader as talks continue

The New Zealand election took place on 14 October, with National Party leader Christopher Luxon emerging as the country’s next PM.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 23, 2023

UNSW survey of 2,000 Australian men makes child sexual abuse findings

A UNSW survey of 2,000 Australian men found nearly 10% of respondents had committed a sexual offence against a person under the age of 18.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 23, 2023

Woolworths to join workplace trial

Disability employment in Australia is much lower than the rest of the population. A new trial hopes to address this issue.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 22, 2023

Sam Altman back at OpenAI

Sam Altman has returned as CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, days after being fired by the board.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 22, 2023

Transgender ban for cricket fixtures

An international cricket ban for transgender women has been approved by the sport’s global governing body.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 22, 2023

Details of Optus outage laid bare in Canberra

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin faced a two-hour grilling by a Senate Committee in Canberra on Friday morning. Here’s what we learnt.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 17, 2023

Dog owners to face jail time under new laws

The Queensland Government has tabled dangerous dog laws designed to improve public safety. Here’s what they include.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 17, 2023

Qantas guilty of illegal worker treatment

The NSW District Court found Qantas acted unlawfully when suspending a worker who refused to clean planes at the start of the pandemic.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 16, 2023

Bulk billing halves among GPs in 2023

Why is bulk billing harder to find? Pressures in the public health system have been exposed in a new report.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 16, 2023

Queensland’s new strata smoking laws

Queensland’s Parliament has passed new laws that could see strata tenants banned from smoking or vaping outdoors.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 15, 2023

Is there a COVID-19 Christmas surge coming?

National COVID-19 case numbers are increasing for the first time since May, ahead of a possible Christmas surge.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 14, 2023

Exclusive: Over 1,500 children held in Qld watchhouses for at least a week

Over 1,500 children spent at least one week detained in a Queensland police watchhouse from 2018 to 2023, according to data given to TDA.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 13, 2023

What happens when hand sanitiser expires?

Australian state governments have handed thousands of tonnes of unused, expired hand sanitiser bottles to waste companies.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 12, 2023

School hour shake-up for Queensland

Flexible school hours in Queensland will be investigated by external officials before being approved under a new policy.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 10, 2023

Matildas agree to record pay deal

A record collective bargaining agreement between Football Australia and national team players has been agreed. It will run until 2027.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 8, 2023

Optus outage: when will service be restored?

Optus has confirmed it has started to restore service to the millions of customers left without mobile coverage and cellular data since an outage began in the early hours of this morning.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 8, 2023

India expansion on the cards for universities

Six Australian universities have agreed to investigate the possibility of adding campuses in India. It comes during a visit to the country.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 8, 2023

Albanese concludes historic China visit

What did Albanese do in China? The Australian PM will leave on Tuesday following high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 7, 2023

Cash rate reaches 12-year high

Why did the cash rate rise? The Reserve Bank decided to raise the cash rate again on Tuesday, after keeping it unchanged since July.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 7, 2023

Senators call for ADHD treatment overhaul

1 in 20 people have ADHD in Australia. On Monday, a Senate Committee handed down a report targeted at improving the lives of people with ADHD.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 7, 2023

Victoria decriminalised public drunkenness

Victoria has decriminalised public drunkenness

Public drunkenness has been decriminalised in Victoria after intoxication laws in the state were found to have a disproportionate impact on First Nations people.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 7, 2023

Government scholarship could wipe new teachers’ student debt

The Federal Government has announced a scholarship program to attract more people to teaching amid growing concerns of a national shortage.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 6, 2023

WA agrees to $180m wage theft settlement

Wage control laws were used in Western Australia from 1936 to 1972 to restrict the pay of First Nations people.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 3, 2023

High Court: NT public housing tenants to get compensation

The Australian High Court has ruled that some public housing tenants in the Northern Territory are entitled to financial compensation for distress caused by government inaction.

Daniel Lo Surdo November 3, 2023