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Critics pay out on PM for 'cowardly' gambling reforms

Critics pay out on PM for 'cowardly' gambling reforms

The Albanese government has drawn scorn from political rivals after tabling its response to the Murphy report on gambling reform in the shadow of the budget.

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

Australia's treasured Medicare system is not fit-for-purpose outside major cities, with rural patients disadvantaged and "invisible", an inquiry has been told.

'Lost passion': daughters' secret pain after losing mum

'Lost passion': daughters' secret pain after losing mum

'Lost passion': daughters' secret pain after losing mum

'Lost passion': daughters' secret pain after losing mum

Losing a loved one is always difficult but the loss of a mother can be particularly profound, bringing with it the hidden financial impact of grief.

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What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

The best thing the federal government can do to boost productivity in the budget is to make things less complicated for businesses, a top economist says.

Tobacco giant asks Senate to make cigarettes cheaper

Tobacco giant asks Senate to make cigarettes cheaper

Philip Morris' appearance before a Senate committee this week has been likened to "inviting mosquitoes into a hearing on malaria" by public health advocates.

Funding supports healing for sexual violence survivors

Funding supports healing for sexual violence survivors

Grants will be handed out to help victim-survivors of sexual violence access grassroots services to support their healing and recovery.

Gender-equality aid cuts failing females, report says

Gender-equality aid cuts failing females, report says

Foreign aid cuts by countries around the world are impacting gender-equality efforts and leaving women and girls more vulnerable, a report has found.

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Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

Death of baby in homeless camp fuels call for action

The death of a baby in a homeless encampment has turned the spotlight on Australia's deteriorating housing affordability and cost-of-living crisis.

Revealed: amount of NDIS spending lost to fraud, misuse

Revealed: amount of NDIS spending lost to fraud, misuse

Revealed: amount of NDIS spending lost to fraud, misuse

Revealed: amount of NDIS spending lost to fraud, misuse

About $3.7 billion is being lost annually from the NDIS through fraud or unintentional misuse of funds, the head of the scheme's fraud taskforce has warned.

'Exhausted': housing supply hit as affordability dips

'Exhausted': housing supply hit as affordability dips

'Exhausted': housing supply hit as affordability dips

'Exhausted': housing supply hit as affordability dips

Low-income earners are locked out of the private rental market, with JobSeeker recipients only able to afford one listing in Australia, a leading charity warns.

'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

Survivors of the Port Arthur massacre have shared their desire for strong gun control on the 30th anniversary of the horrific shooting.

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

The 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre has renewed conversations around gun reform and whether caps on weapons should be implemented.

AI chatbots might dob: Meta issues warning to teens

AI chatbots might dob: Meta issues warning to teens

AI chatbots might dob: Meta issues warning to teens

AI chatbots might dob: Meta issues warning to teens

Artificially intelligent chatbots on three popular social networks will share details about what teens ask with their parents under the latest reform.

Dirty dozen list boosts 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Dirty dozen list boosts 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Dirty dozen list boosts 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Dirty dozen list boosts 'adult crime, adult time' laws

Sweeping additions to a state's “adult crime, adult time” laws have been introduced while giving police new powers to crack down on anti‑social behaviour.

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Fatherhood hailed as intervention point in men's health

Dads are often treated as though they are on the sidelines rather than active participants in parenting, leading to gaps in support, advocates say,.

'System broken': more going hungry as food crisis hits

Charities are buckling under a surge of hungry Australians as fuel price pressures swell into a "cost of surviving" crisis.

Service helps restore survivors' confidence after abuse

A landmark program is helping women who have left a violent relationship to rebuild their confidence and financial security and secure safe housing.

Gaming giants face big fines for exposing kids to harm

Video game platforms have been told to show how they are preventing Australian children from being groomed and radicalised or risk heavy fines.

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Australians dissatisfied and fearful of job losses

More Australians are dissatisfied with the direction of the country than satisfied and worker job loss concern is akin to pandemic lockdown levels.

'On edge': vote imminent on greyhound racing's future

Final pitches are being made from both sides of the fence ahead of a parliamentary vote to phase-out greyhound racing by mid-2029.

Little Audrey makes case for skipping, not scrolling

A beloved skipping girl sign has been switched off and replaced with a doomscrolling tween to highlight the consequences of a screen-dominated childhood.

Young Australians turning to AI for mental health help

The online generation is using artificial intelligence more and more, increasingly trusting the technology with friendship and mental health support.

NDIS overhaul uncertainty 'deeply unsettling'

As the government debates how to rein in the spiralling cost of the NDIS, advocates say the disability community is struggling with the uncertainty.

Grace Tame's foundation closes citing funding issues

The Grace Tame Foundation, set up by the former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor, has announced it is closing.

More young people like social media ban than oppose it

Months after more children were banned from social media, almost half of young people support the change even as they worry about missing out.

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