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ACT Greens interim leader Jo Clay has been formally chosen as the party’s new leader, replacing Shane Rattenbury after his resignation. Party members had a choice between Ms Clay, the party’s then-deputy, and returning MLA Rebecca Vassarotti, with voting closing on Sunday. Ms Clay took over as interim leader after Mr Rattenbury, the former leader,…
Fresh attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have exposed the fragility of the 60-day ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran, which was meant to allow ships to transit through the area again. The strait, which carries about a fifth of the world’s oil, has become one of the biggest sticking…
A midwife who moved to Australia on the promise of permanent residency from SA Health is calling for changes to the law, after being slugged $70,000 by state and federal authorities for the purchase of her home. Kate Griffiths moved to Australia from the United Kingdom in 2024 to help re-open Whyalla Hospital’s birthing unit…
The federal government is moving to crack down on the growing trade in “off-the-shelf” National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers, announcing tougher rules to stop pre-registered shell companies being sold to bypass scrutiny. From July 1, new obligations will require disability service providers to notify the NDIS watchdog, the Quality and Safeguards Commission (QSC), as…
One person a fortnight has been charged with possessing a blueprint to make 3D-printed guns since Queensland strengthened its firearm laws. After the Bondi terror attack, the state government introduced legislation making it an offence to possess blueprints to create 3D-printed weapons. New South Wales and Tasmania are the only other jurisdictions to do this….
The US Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a US$5 million (AUS$7.2 million) verdict in favour of E Jean Carroll in a case in which a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist. The justices turned away the US president’s appeal after a lower court…
As the Victorian Forestry Transition Program comes to a close, some residents in regions that relied on the timber trade are questioning what has been done to build a replacement economy. The state government’s transition program ends today, two-and-a-half years after Victoria’s native logging industry was brought to an end with the flourish of a…
One of Australia’s biggest “rewards clubs” has been banned from running any gaming activity in New South Wales for 18 months after allegedly breaking the law. RS Rewards, which claims to have given away over $10 million in prizes, charges a monthly subscription that gives members access to prize draws and other benefits such as…
What, if anything, has the past financial year taught us? Not much, apparently, as it draws to a close this afternoon in much the same way it began. Global geopolitics is in the kind of disarray unseen in almost a century, there is social and political upheaval on almost every continent and the global economy…
A long-term residential facility in Melbourne’s inner-west will begin the process of shutting down, raising concerns about the future of dozens of vulnerable men living there. Foley House has provided beds for homeless men, those with disabilities and acquired brain injuries and other complex health needs since 2013. The Salvation Army, which runs the Footscray…