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Top footy codes drowning in grog and gambling adverts

Top footy codes drowning in grog and gambling adverts

Alcohol advertising has a firm grip on Australia's two major football codes, with children exposed to the ads every time they watch a match.

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

'Line in sand': record state-care kid numbers revealed

A state government has laid out its response to a child-safety inquiry report as data revealed a record number of kids in its residential care system.

More women at risk of domestic homicide seeking shelter

More women at risk of domestic homicide seeking shelter

More women at risk of domestic homicide seeking shelter

More women at risk of domestic homicide seeking shelter

Women at risk of domestic homicide are increasingly seeking safety at community shelters, with migrant women the most likely to return to an unsafe home.

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Australian asylum reject's bid to outrun Trump purge

Australian asylum reject's bid to outrun Trump purge

A young refugee rebuffed by Australia now hopes he can outlast the Trump administration's bid to be rid of him while on a temporary study visa.

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

A children's commissioner has resigned in protest over a territory's controversial child protection reforms.

Labor launches One Nation attack on paid parental leave

Labor launches One Nation attack on paid parental leave

Six months of government-funded paid parental could eventually be extended, as Labor seizes on Pauline Hanson's attacks on the scheme.

Shifted, not solved: rough sleeping soars in regions

Shifted, not solved: rough sleeping soars in regions

People sleeping rough in NSW has increased 75 per cent in six years, according to a report that found more investment and support services are needed.

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Advocates blast 'Groundhog Day' employment changes

Advocates blast 'Groundhog Day' employment changes

Advocates blast 'Groundhog Day' employment changes

Advocates blast 'Groundhog Day' employment changes

People seeking support to find a job will be funnelled into three separate streams under major changes to the one-size-fits-all approach to employment services.

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

NDIS whistleblower protections 'worst' in Australia

Human rights lawyers are urging the federal government to create a law protecting whistleblowers in a bid to ensure integrity in the multi-billion dollar NDIS.

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

Sweeping NDIS reforms will enforce tougher provider registration requirements and improve the quality of support for all, an inquiry has been told.

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Indigenous rights group believe proposed child safety reforms will "deepen an already devastating crisis" and portrays Aboriginal communities as dangerous.

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.

Revealed: secret robodebt scandal report made public

Revealed: secret robodebt scandal report made public

Revealed: secret robodebt scandal report made public

Revealed: secret robodebt scandal report made public

Investigations into politicians and public servants involved in the unlawful debt collection scheme have been finalised with the release of a secret chapter.

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Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Two bureaucrats won't face criminal charges despite a watchdog finding they carried out corrupt conduct through the unlawful robodebt scheme.

Grocery grace as subsidy helps bring down outback costs

The cost of 30 essential grocery items will be cut drastically in 15 remote communities after the federal government expanded an outback store subsidy scheme.

Bureaucrats blasted over child support payment loophole

Bureaucrats have been breaking the law by wrongly administering some child support payments in a saga reminiscent of the Robodebt scandal.

'Looks too high': net zero spotlight on Liberal leader

The federal Liberal leader has offered an olive branch to mounting internal pressure for her to walk away from Australia's climate targets.

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Robodebt payout could take years to flow to victims

A years-long legal battle over the unlawful robodebt scheme has ended with a multimillion-dollar settlement, but victims could wait years to get payments.

Welfare debts waived for domestic violence survivors

Centrelink debt incurred through "insidious" family violence will be waived for survivors to stop further abuse from being inflicted on vulnerable people.

Relief at hand for unlawful social service debt victims

Welfare recipients with debts calculated using an unlawful method will have up to $250 wiped and also be eligible for resolution payments.

Robodebt ghosts loom large as AI use increases

Human oversight of automated services is essential to ensuring there is no repeat of the unlawful robodebt scheme, an independent MP says.

'Crisis': animal shelters struggling to survive

Animal shelters around Australia are struggling financially, battling to keep their doors open or dealing with long wait-lists for surrenders.

Parenting payments to increase to match inflation

A raft of social security payments will rise by 2.4 per cent from the start of July as part of indexation changes.

Girl 'frustrated' with care after murder charge dropped

A girl, who had a murder charge withdrawn, wants more freedom to go outside and to go to the gym, expressing frustration with the lack of progress in her case.

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