More than 1400 luxury electric vehicles are being recalled in Australia amid warnings their batteries could short circuit and catch fire while being driven. The federal transport department issued the recall on Tuesday for Mini Cooper SE electric cars sold in Australia between 2020 and 2023. The...
Women experiencing menopause and perimenopause should be able to request reproductive leave, a government committee report recommends. The Senate on Wednesday handed down its report into the economic, physical, mental and financial impacts of menopause and perimenopause after a nine-month inquiry. Among the 25 consensus recommendations include...
Scam victims are calling for a UK-style reimbursement scheme where banks pay for fraud and want proposed laws to be fast-tracked. Under its latest crackdown on fraudsters, the Albanese government has drafted legislation that would penalise companies for failing to stop scammers getting through to consumers. Victims...
Plenty of Australians are travelling overseas for cosmetic treatments and tweaks but new research suggests half the work might be done just by stepping on the plane. Academics at Edith Cowan University in Perth have found as well as the mental and physical benefits associated with...
Free childcare for low income families and increasing subsidies for everyone else is the most cost-effective path to universal early childhood education. At least half of Australian families could benefit from the recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s childcare roadmap, published on Wednesday. The report urges the federal...
Further changes to employment laws won’t take place before the next federal election, says Workplace Minister Murray Watt, as the government dismisses opposition criticism on industrial relations. In a National Press Club speech, Senator Watt hit out at claims workplace changes had brought widespread disruption, arguing...