CAMDEN LIBS WELCOME REGISTRATION REBATE
LIBERAL candidate for Camden Mick Willing has welcomed a NSW Liberal election commitment to introduce a $100 vehicle registration rebate, describing it as practical cost-of-livi...
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MENANGLE RESEARCH CENTRE FUNDS BOOST
Macarthur on the world stage CONSTRUCTION has begun on a $31M upgrade of the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) at Menangle, reinforcing its role as one of the wo...
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CHILDREN FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Retirees bring some creative comfort A GROUP of retirees in Oran Park are spending their days building wooden toys for children escaping domestic violence, helping bring comfort...
Read moreWORKERS URGED TO CHECK SUPER
THE Super Members Council is urging workers to check their super after finding one in four Australians were underpaid a total of $24.4B between 2018 and 2023. NSW recorded the h...
Read moreEXPERTS URGE PASSWORD UPDATES
PEOPLE across NSW are being urged to update their passwords regularly with experts warning weak passwords can be cracked in seconds. ID Support NSW recommends changing passwords...
Read moreAI CHATBOT THAT REDUCES STIGMA
THE Alcohol and Drug Foundation is celebrating the success of its AI-powered chatbot, dib, which has been shortlisted in the Community Impact category of the Australian Financia...
Read moreILLEGAL TO LEAVE YOUR DOG UNATTENDED
NEW NSW animal welfare laws will make it illegal to leave a dog unattended in a vehicle for more than 10 minutes when temperatures exceed 28°C, with fines of up to $44,000. The...
Read moreONE IN FIVE AVOID PRESECRIPTIONS
THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia is urging the Federal Government to freeze PBS medicine prices until 2030 to keep prescriptions affordable. While costs were cut to $25 in 2026, ...
Read moreCRACKDOWN ON SUPER FOR DENTAL WORK
THE Australian Dental Association NSW has backed a joint crackdown by the Australian Taxation Office and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency on unethical schemes en...
Read moreMANY OF US GO TO WORK WHEN SICK
A SURVEY by people2people Recruitment reveals many Australians still work while sick, driven by workload (30%) and guilt (35%), with 20% fearing judgment. Despite strong support...
Read moreDOCTORS LAUNCH VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
THE Australian Medical Association has launched a national “Have the jab chat” campaign urging Australians to consult doctors about vaccination amid rising misinformation an...
Read moreSHOWERING IS NOW CLASSFIED AS CARE
AGEING Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to make showering free under the Support at Home program by classifying it as clinical care. Previously, older ...
Read moreNEW PAYMENT SOLUTION FOR PET INSURANCE
RSPCA Pet Insurance has launched Direct2Vet, a free payment solution for clinics that allows claims to be processed in real time, so pet owners only pay the gap instead of full ...
Read moreNO MORE SURVEILED PRISON CONVERSATIONS
NSW prisons can no longer surveil conversations between inmates and lawyers after Parliament disallowed a regulation limiting protections. The move restores legal professional p...
Read morePROGESS IN DETECTING EARLY DEMENTIA
THE Australian Dementia Network plans a pilot using digital cognitive and blood tests to improve early Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Targeting at-risk Australians, it aims to enable ...
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