Marion Rae
Pandemic raising levels of mental distress as record numbers seek help
Record numbers of Australians are coming forward to seek help from suicide prevention services. Both the mental health sector and the public...
Bumper winter crops herald return of another mice plague
Australia faces another mouse plague, with winter crops set for a bumper harvest. Plenty of rain at the right time and a...
Govt in fresh push for national cabinet secrecy
Laws to ensure Australia’s political leaders can keep the workings of national cabinet confidential will face a parliamentary inquiry. The bill introduced...
Wattle seeds make safe return from space
Australia’s golden wattle has made a giant leap for science and extra-terrestrial gardening. Seeds of the national floral emblem have returned to...
One-third of census done, eyes on hackers
Australia’s bean counters and cyber detectives hope to avoid the embarrassment of another bungled census. Some 3.3 million surveys have already been...
Regional lockdown strands Barnaby Joyce
Barnaby Joyce has been denied entry to Canberra after his regional city went into lockdown. The Deputy PM went home to Armidale...
Telstra boss in pitch to sell more assets
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn says asset sales are needed to fund services in rural and regional Australia. A 49 per cent...
Mining giants to front inquiry over casual jobs
Australia’s largest mining companies will front a federal parliamentary inquiry into the gig economy to defend their hiring practices. BHP, Rio Tinto...
‘Not enough’: Adult literacy ‘shame’ needs national plan
Without a national plan on reading, writing and numeracy for adults, Australia risks being left behind. Shame and embarrassment are also barriers...
World-first cyber abuse takedown laws pass Parliament
New laws have established a world-first cyber abuse take-down scheme for Australian adults. The online safety laws passed by Parliament on Wednesday...