Download IPFS Dyan Henry, an Australian mother battling type 2 diabetes, faces a heart-wrenching choice between affording life-saving medical devices and paying rent, highlighting the cost-of-living crisis gripping the nation. Her story exposes the failure of government policies to address soaring healthcare and housing costs, leaving vulnerable Australians struggling to[Read More…]

Download IPFS With the state election just days away, Tasmania’s worsening childcare crisis has taken centre stage. According to the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University, 57 per cent of the state is now considered a “childcare desert”, defined as areas with more than three children per available childcare place. In[Read More…]

Download IPFS The resignation of Cloncurry’s sole General Practitioner (GP), Dr Cameron Hoare, due to burnout has exposed critical challenges in healthcare delivery for the remote Queensland town. The move has triggered urgent efforts to stabilise medical services and highlights the broader crisis facing rural medicine. Dr Hoare, who served[Read More…]

The Australian Treasury has proposed strengthening housing support for renters to combat the nation’s growing affordability crisis. Suggested reforms include enhancing Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) and expanding the Better Deal for Renters program. However, scepticism remains over the Labor government’s capacity to deliver, particularly given its admission that the 1.2[Read More…]

A man is clinging to life in hospital after a shocking incident in Melbourne’s north, where he was found with a gunshot wound following a car crash in Roxburgh Park. The violent episode, deemed a targeted attack by Victoria Police, has raised concerns about rising crime and public safety, with[Read More…]

Two Australian Automated Teller Machine (ATM) suppliers, ATM2GO and Next Payments, are locked in a fierce dispute over lucrative contracts tied to a convicted tobacco criminal, according to court filings. The battle centers on Hasheem Jamal Al Deleymi, whose illegal tobacco operations in Queensland attracted both companies, highlighting a troubling[Read More…]