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Australians wait 12 months for aged care – and the latest budget funding is unlikely to change that

By 2063, about one in five Australians will be older than 65. And the number of people aged over 85 is expected to more than triple in that same period.

Cost-of-living pressures demand a new direction: Opposition Senator Dave Sharma on Budget 2026

Senator Dave Sharma Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his fifth federal Budget. For many Australians — including the vibrant and hardworking Australian Indian community —...

Help! I’m almost finished school but don’t know what I want to do next

If this is you, the first thing you need to hear is – not knowing is very normal.

One Nation wins Farrer byelection as Liberal vote crashes

The byelection in the regional New South Wales seat was triggered by former Liberal leader Sussan Ley’s resignation.

The Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan was never equal — India is finally saying so

Aid from six nations - The United States, Australia, Canada, West Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom - made possible the solution of an international dispute that a few times reached threats of war between the two nations.

Hackers just stole data from 9,000 schools and unis around the world. How can we protect student privacy?

Instructure confirmed the exposed information may include names, email addresses, student identification numbers and private messages exchanged between users.

Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of enforceable media standards in general?

The council primarily oversees standards in print and digital journalism.

NZ‑India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?

India is projected to grow at 6.5% this year and the next – faster than New Zealand’s other existing trade partners.

Australia’s seasonal worker program drives Pacific remittances, but PNG misses out

The schemes allow temporary migrants to work in agriculture for seven to eleven months under the RSE, and in agriculture for up to nine months or in other sectors such as meat processing for up to four years under PALM.

It’s not just the Port of Darwin. Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments

The Albanese government has been in talks with Landbridge Group, whose parent company is headquartered in Shandong province, China, to return the port to an Australian owner, following an election promise.

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Melbourne petrol station operators fined $40,000 for underpaying Indian international student

The court also found Ms Karnati knowingly provided false or misleading pay slips to Fair Work inspectors during the investigation, overstating the wages actually paid.

Fifth Melbourne man charged in alleged ISIS-inspired violent extremist material case

Authorities say investigations into the online circulation of violent extremist material remain ongoing.

Australia delivers 45 tonnes of cyclone relief to PNG in coordinated disaster response after Cyclone Maila

The cyclone brought destructive winds and severe weather, damaging infrastructure, disrupting essential services and leaving many communities in need of urgent support.
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