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Illegal e-mobility devices should be fined: MTAQ

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2025/10/03

This week, an organisation has lodged a submission to the Inquiry into e-Mobility Safety and Use in Queensland calling for...

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Age of Criminal Responsibility needs to go further in...

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2025/10/03

Victoria has raised the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years of age, but the commissioner for children...

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Further reforms on VAD legislation in Victoria needed

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2025/10/03

The following story contains topics of death, VAD, and suicide. Discretion is advised. Voluntary assisted dying advocates continue calls for...

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Senate inquiry into aged care reveals ‘calculated...

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2025/10/02

A senate inquiry into the aged care sector reforms has accused the government of ‘calculated denial’ of services and rationing...

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Global mining group set to retire QLD’s largest coal...

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2025/10/02

Environmental advocates have welcomed the prospective, early retirement of Queensland’s oldest and largest coal power station in Gladstone, with co-owner,...

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Activists blocking Pine Gap in 2023 found guilty

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2025/10/02

This week the court case against two activists who blocked the road into Pine Gap, 28 kms southwest of Alice...

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Remembering Dr Jane Goodall: world renowned...

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2025/10/02

The scientific community is reflecting on the life of renowned primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall, who passed away at 91 year...

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Trump gives Hamas ‘3-4 days’ to accept peace deal

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2025/10/01

Hamas have been given 3 to 4 days to respond to the 20-point peace plan issued by the Trump Administration....

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Ancient camel rock art marked water sources in Saudi...

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2025/10/01

A team of international archaeologists have discovered over 60 rock art panels containing around 170 engravings in Saudi Arabia. The...

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Living with dementia as a migrant can mean losing a...

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2025/10/01

Throughout your entire life in Australia, you spoke in English as well as another language. However, if you later experience...

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Sydney’s Inner West Council Approves New Housing Plan

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2025/10/01

Last night, Sydney’s Inner West Council narrowly approved the Fairer Future Plan, which promises to build 20,000 to 30,000 new...

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Slip slop and slashed – 21 sunscreens removed from...

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2025/10/01

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced a list of sunscreens have been paused, recalled, or are under its review after...

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Disability representation in children’s books...

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2025/09/30

A new research found out there’s not enough representation of individuals living with disabilities in children’s book. The study, conducted...

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Cancer rehab grows as access is lacking

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2025/09/30

Cancer rehab programs in Australia have more than doubled in the last 10 years, but many survivors still can’t get...

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Landmark ruling: NSW police strip searches unlawful

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2025/09/30

In 2018, Raya Meredith went to a music festival and experienced an unlawful strip search by the New South Wales...

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Two decades on: Bali bombing survivor shares story

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2025/09/30

Twenty years ago, bombs detonated across Bali in Indonesia, where 20 people were killed and 129 were injured in a...

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Volunteers remember the Sydney Olympics 25 years on

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2025/09/29

In September 2000, the world turned its eyes to Sydney for one of the most memorable Olympic Games in history. ...

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Government paid private law firms over $60M to fight...

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2025/09/29

The federal government paid private law firms more than $60m in the last financial year to fight NDIS participants appealing...

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How Australians with disabilities face climate change

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2025/09/29

Most Australians are living with the consequences of climate change. However, those with disability are often faced with higher rates...

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Human rights laws need to protect more trans Australians

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2025/09/29

Last week, Brisbane held its 35th Pride with glitter and music, celebrating and acknowledging the LGBTIQ+ community. The Queensland Human...

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