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A leading tech company specialising in child safety has discovered more than 500 workers and volunteers across Australia with invalid or revoked Working With Children Checks (WWCC), sparking fresh concern about flaws in the nation’s child protection system. Oho, a digital screening…

Australia has officially lifted its long-standing biosecurity restrictions on American beef imports, in what is widely seen as a strategic move to gain leverage in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government confirmed that the decision was…

Canberra, July 23, 2025 — Almost 3,000 Range Rover Evoque vehicles are being urgently recalled across Australia amid safety concerns that the front passenger airbag may tear during deployment, potentially exposing occupants to hot gases and increasing the risk of serious injury…

Australians have turned to their screens in record numbers, spending a staggering $69 billion online over the past financial year, with $19.2 billion of that spent in just the final quarter, new data reveals. According to the latest Quarterly eCommerce Report from…

The federal Labor government is set to introduce legislation today that will see a significant 20 per cent cut to the HECS-HELP debt of more than three million Australians. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the move in a social media video this…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under renewed scrutiny following revelations that the total cost of maintaining his role exceeds $6.87 million annually—placing a heavy burden on Australian taxpayers. A detailed analysis by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has revealed the full…

Nearly 70 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have taken their own lives since the release of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s final report — a tragic continuation of the crisis the inquiry sought to end. Despite the federal government’s…

Australia, July 20, 2025 —Serious concerns have emerged over the effectiveness of Australia’s child safety screening systems following the arrest of a childcare worker facing dozens of criminal charges involving the abuse of minors. The case has sparked a national debate on…

Christopher James McCann, a former senior executive at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), was found dead just 48 hours after being charged with attempting to procure an underage girl for a sexual act. The 50-year-old, a married father of two, had…

In a digital age where misinformation spreads like wildfire, a viral video featuring Muslims gathered outside Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral has gained significant attention. Viewed millions of times across social media platforms, the video portrays a group of Muslims supposedly surrounding the…