
NSW woman avoids prison for mother’s ‘green dream’ death
A woman who killed her elderly mother at a NSW nursing home has avoided jail and been given a community-based sentence instead....

Great Barrier Reef Foundation told to improve processes
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation has been told to use more open and competitive selection processes in order to undertake procurements. The...

Lead warning for residents of older painted homes
Older, painted inner-city homes are more likely to have backyard soil with elevated levels of lead, an Australian study has found. Researchers...

Facebook deletes Craig Kelly’s back-up page
Facebook has deleted Craig Kelly’s back-up page and his Instagram account for breaching its misinformation policies over his posts about COVID-19. The...

Households to save with power bills as govt introduces enforced price limits
Hundreds of thousands of households and small businesses are expected to save on their electricity bills with the introduction of a new...

Fossil fuel subsidies top $10bn in a single year
Australia’s billions in fossil fuel subsidies are under the spotlight in a new report as the US puts pressure on other countries...

No updated climate targets ahead of summit with US President
The minister responsible for reducing Australia’s emissions has brushed off calls to bolster targets to curb climate change. Angus Taylor and Scott...

AEU survey finds voters support more funding for public education
Most Australians support more funding for public schools, the Australian Education Union says. The union is ramping up its campaign for school...

Australia Post tweaks its company credit card rules
Australia Post has lowered the limits on its corporate credit cards following its luxury watch scandal that resulted in its former boss...

Mathias Cormann’s bid for OECD job goes into extra time
Mathias Cormann’s bid to become next secretary-general of the OECD has gone into extra time with the contest too close to call...