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Greens call for Moratorium on Data Centre building until High Quality Standards are in place with Mandatory Obligations on Proponents
FDA drug approval affects healthcare around the world, but political shortcuts could hurt the agency’s international reputation
Council to consider Notices of Motion relating to Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve
Council reinforces responsible pet ownership following attack
Many elite athletes live with health impacts long after they retire. Should they carry all the costs?
Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence
Younger Australians show greater interest in Indigenous histories, but know less about them: new research
Energy resilience: designing sovereign fuels for a low carbon future
If we force online platforms to control harmful content, where does that leave sex ed?
Government introduces legislation to regulate cash distribution services
Closing Australia’s regulatory gaps to strengthen accountability, independence and audit quality in the public interest
US Supreme Court ruling a win for girls’ and women’s sport: Australia must act
Labor’s Dodgy Lotto Deal total Rip Off That Puts Gambling Corporation Profits Ahead Of Victorians
Bayside expresses concern over latest Suburban Rail Loop announcement
ACCC to monitor supermarket compliance with new excessive pricing prohibition
No Time To Waste On Plastic Pollution
IPCA investigating complaints concerning Police Commissioner Richard Chambers
BPC suspends Aliya Homes and director Arun Tanwar effective immediately amid ongoing investigation
Radio interview – ABC Radio National, Breakfast with Sally Sara
What Hanson’s plan to defund the SBS and paywall the ABC could mean for Australia
Integrity Commission Amendment Bill 2026 Tabled
Million dollar salaries for APS bosses not fit for purpose
Address to Ashurst competition and consumer law panel, Sydney
Silicon-Compatible Nanocomposite Garnet Enables Better, Simpler Optical Isolators
Parliamentary Budget Office clearly needed ahead of election
Australian Privacy Commissioner orders American Express Australia Limited to compensate complainant following interference in privacy
Prosecution of journalist signals troubling crackdown on expression, warn UN experts: Kuwait
University Of Wollongong Statement
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ASTRONAUT IS ON A MISSION Six months into her year as Australian of the Year, Katherine Bennell-Pegg reflects on a…
nterview with Patricia Karvelas, Afternoon Briefing, ABC
Council endorses evidence-based improvements to flood mapping
Employment Committee examines adequacy of National Employment Standards in detail
Australian Economy Grew 0.3% In March Quarter
IT company director ordered to personally rectify almost $150,000 in deliberate underpayments
Online ads are becoming harder to spot – but we’re not powerless to stop it
Council to consider improvements to Logan’s flood policy
LNP must remove abortion gag and allow proper debate, says Family First
IBAC Powers To Be Expanded
Taxpayers to pay $135 million more for worse safety under aviation firefighting privatisation plan
NSW Public Deserves Clear Answers On Operation Shelter
NACC resignation an opportunity for much-needed fresh start
Major parole reforms to keep Queensland’s worst criminals behind bars longer
Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping
Prescriptions for ivermectin soar after Mel Gibson claims it cured friends of cancer
Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second
From Data To Decisions: Why Measurement Matters
ACMA Releases Pricing For Expiring Spectrum Licences
Ashurst advises UK Government on legislation to safeguard UK steelmaking