Download IFPS Australia is facing a productivity crisis, and the nation’s higher education sector, one of its most heavily subsidised industries, must be held accountable. With billions in taxpayer dollars funneled into universities each year, the return is increasingly poor. Graduates, especially from non-technical disciplines, are struggling to find meaningful[Read More…]

Download IPFS Former Australian outlaw biker and convicted felon Ryan Peake will tee it up this week at golf’s most storied tournament, the Open Championship, marking one of the sport’s most unlikely comebacks. Peake’s journey, from a five-year prison sentence to earning his place on one of the world’s biggest[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has renewed its call for a sugar tax on sweetened drinks to tackle the growing health crisis of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. While the proposal is gaining traction among some in the health and policy sectors, the current government has stated clearly[Read More…]

Download IPFS A man in his 50s from New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has died after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV), despite receiving what health officials described as standard preventive treatment. His death raises serious questions about the effectiveness of current post-exposure procedures and the handling of potentially deadly viruses[Read More…]

Download IPFS Emergency responders have launched an extensive search for a light plane that vanished after it failed to arrive at Moruya Airport on New South Wales’ Far South Coast Tuesday afternoon. The aircraft had taken off from Wangaratta in north-east Victoria and was last tracked near Khancoban, a small[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) has called for a complete ban on all forms of surrogacy, warning that the practice inflicts lasting emotional and ethical harm on women and children. In a letter to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), the bishops argue that surrogacwhether commercial or[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Tasmanian Greens have unveiled a bold budget proposal aimed at raising $1.4 billion in revenue by scrapping major infrastructure projects and increasing taxes on select industries. At the heart of the plan is the cancellation of the Macquarie Point stadium project and the introduction of higher levies[Read More…]