Aged-Care Funding Algorithm Cannot Be Overridden by Assessors Despite Earlier Assurances, Emails Show
Senior federal health officials discovered only days before a major aged-care funding tool went live that assessors would not legally be able to override its recommendations, despite…
Labor Seats Received 92% of Distributed Funding So Far Under $568m Community Grants Scheme, Analysis Finds
More than nine in every ten dollars approved so far under a $568 million federal community grants program have gone to projects in Labor-held electorates, according to…
Darwin Homeless Shelter Residents to Be Moved 100km South to Batchelor as YiSSA Site Closes
Up to 150 people living in transitional accommodation at Darwin’s YiSSA homeless shelter are set to be moved about 100 kilometres south to Batchelor when the Batten…
Plymouth Brethren Leaders Recalled to Electoral Matters Committee Over 2025 Campaign Allegations
Australia’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold another public hearing in October involving figures linked to the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church after new media allegations…
Anthropic Signs Deal to Use Proposed $32b Queensland Data Centre Near Dalby
US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed an agreement to use part of a proposed $32 billion data-centre development near Dalby in Queensland’s Western Downs, adding a…
New Prescribing Guidance Targets Risks Around Off-Label, Unapproved and Compounded Medicines
Australian health regulators have issued new prescribing guidance aimed at reducing risks when practitioners use medicines off-label, prescribe unapproved therapeutic goods or arrange medicines to be compounded…
Glenden Faces Fresh Ghost-Town Fears as Queensland Moves to Scrap Mine Worker Housing Requirement
A long-running effort to stabilise the future of the central Queensland mining town of Glenden has been thrown into uncertainty after the state government introduced legislation to…
WA Children’s Commissioner Says Safety Nets Are Failing After South Hedland Neglect Reports
Western Australia’s Children’s Commissioner says the systems meant to protect vulnerable young people are failing too many children after reports that more than a dozen children, some…
International Students Face Major Family-Visa Restriction Under Migration Overhaul Due to Be Unveiled
International students are expected to face a major restriction on bringing family members to Australia under a migration overhaul Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is due to…
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate Apologises for Outburst as Mar-a-Lago Dinner Account Remains Disputed
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has apologised for swearing at a journalist while continuing to stand by his recollection of an evening at Mar-a-Lago that has become…