When Lloyd was a year nine student, his anxiety and depression became so bad he could not go to class and eventually dropped out of school. He stopped sleeping, stayed up late playing games and struggled to maintain connections with the outside world. “It was mainly my...
Moderating inflation, boosting renewable energy and looking after vulnerable Australians form the basis of Anthony Albanese’s election pitch as his new ministry meets for the first time. The second Albanese ministry was sworn in by the governor-general on Monday before it met for the first time...
Australians with disabilities will have greater protection from discrimination and increased job access, the federal government has pledged in its long-awaited response to the disability royal commission. While the Commonwealth has said it would enact large amounts of the recommendations from the commission, only a fraction...
Australians want to see power prices as the top priority for any energy reforms as the rising cost of living sparks a shift in the nation’s appetite for change. Less than a year out from a federal election, an Ipsos Australia survey released on Monday shows...
SpaceX could use Australia as a rocket launch pad after the nation approved an aerospace deal with the United States estimated to be worth $1 billion over the next decade. The Australian Space Agency has confirmed the bilateral agreement has come into effect and allows US...
Construction codes for buildings in areas prone to natural disasters should focus on whether homes would be liveable in the immediate aftermath of a flood or bushfire, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A federal committee examining the response by insurers to damaging floods on the east...