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November 23, 2023
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The global threat of loneliness
November 22, 2023
How the ChatGPT co-founder got fired
November 21, 2023
Is the bulk billing era over?
November 20, 2023
Why thousands of students are striking today
November 17, 2023
U.S. man arrested over 2022 Queensland terrorist shooting
December 7, 2023
The FBI has arrested a man in the U.S. in relation to a Queensland shooting that killed three people, including two police officers.
AusPost letters will be reduced to deliveries every second day
December 6, 2023
AusPost will now deliver standard letters every second business day to focus on the growing demand for parcels.
NSW Paramedics could be short of workers on NYE
December 6, 2023
Thousands of NSW paramedics could stop work on New Year’s if an ongoing pay dispute is not resolved to bring wages in line with other states.
Three ex-detainees arrested after High Court detention ruling
December 6, 2023
Three ex-detainees were arrested after being released from Immigration detention because of last month’s High Court ruling.
Centrelink could waive 100,000 debts
December 5, 2023
What is income apportionment? The unlawful scheme has created a burdensome administrative task that could trigger a large-scale debt waiver.
Nearly a fifth of Spotify jobs will be cut
December 5, 2023
Spotify has announced it will cut 17% of its workforce — around 1,500 employees. It marks the third and biggest round of job cuts this year.
Bullock leaves cash rate unchanged
December 5, 2023
What is the cash rate? The Reserve Bank chose to leave the cash rate unchanged on Tuesday – the last meeting of 2023.
Senate to grill Coles and Woolworths over claims of overcharging
December 4, 2023
Australia’s supermarket giants, Coles and Woolworths, will face questions about whether they’re overcharging during a cost of living crisis.
Historic maternity laws tabled in Queensland
December 1, 2023
Maternity laws introduced in Queensland yesterday would provide a new model for newborn baby and birthing parent care.
New laws to return High Court detainees
December 1, 2023
Who is NZYQ? A High Court decision triggered the release of over 140 indefinite detainees. The Government is developing laws to return them.
Henry Kissinger has died aged 100
November 30, 2023
Former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger has died aged 100. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
Australian NBA player Josh Giddey faces U.S. police investigation
November 30, 2023
U.S. police have launched an investigation into Australian NBA player Josh Giddey over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
Here’s the latest in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial
November 30, 2023
Bruce Lehrmann is suing Network Ten for defamation over a 2021 interview with Brittany Higgins where she alleged she was raped.
New pepper spray laws for the Territory
November 30, 2023
Pepper spray access in Australia would be changed under new laws proposed by the Northern Territory Government.
The gender pay gap in Australia is at its lowest ever level
November 29, 2023
The gender pay gap between the full-time earnings of men and women in Australia is at its lowest level on record — 21.7%.
Australians owed $234 million in unclaimed Medicare benefits
November 29, 2023
The Government says Australians are owed over $230 million in unclaimed Medicare benefits which are typically paid out within three days.
‘Far-right’ misinformation blamed for violent riots in Dublin
November 29, 2023
Dublin police have condemned far-right riots that stormed the city centre following a stabbing of three children and a school assistant.
California passes media literacy education laws
November 28, 2023
California has passed a law to introduce media literacy classes in all schools across the U.S. state, the fourth state to do so.
Recreational vapes to be banned from 2024
November 28, 2023
New measures to restrict the use of recreational vapes will be introduced from 1 January 2024 under a new government timeline.
New Zealand government to repeal world-first smoking laws
November 28, 2023
Laws that would have gradually made cigarettes illegal in New Zealand will be scrapped, under the country’s new government.
Voluntary assisted dying in NSW is now legal
November 28, 2023
Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) can now be accessed in NSW. It means VAD is now accessible in every Australian state.
First Nations Senator Pat Dodson is quitting politics
November 28, 2023
Pat Dodson, a First Nations man and Labor Senator, has announced he’s quitting politics after seven years.
Fire ants in northern NSW for the first time
November 27, 2023
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.
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