Environmental protection reforms are expected to be introduced to parliament on Thursday after six years of wrangling in the halls of power. PROPOSED ENVIRONMENT LAWS * Better protections for natural sites are the key benefit the government will have in its new environmental legislation *On the other side...
They can drink, drive and vote and are treated as adults in the eyes of the law – but 18-year-old Australians are still being paid considerably less than their older colleagues. Despite being legal adults, 18-year-old workers receive only 70 per cent of the wage of...
Household power prices are expected to rise this financial year and Australia’s emissions reductions will need to become much more ambitious, secret advice to the nation’s energy minister shows. The federal government has handed over briefing notes written by Chris Bowen’s department at the start of...
Artists welcome Labor’s decision to rule out copyright law changes that would have allowed tech giants to mine creative works to train artificial intelligence. The exemption, which was floated by the Productivity Commission in August, would have made it legal for AI companies to scrape content...
Former MythBusters television host Kari Byron is visiting Australia to challenge another misconception: that science, technology, maths and engineering jobs of the future will be the same as they are now. And she says Generation Alpha is not only preparing for the change but many of...
Start 2026 with financial clarity and confidence As the year draws to a close, many of us begin thinking about new year resolutions — getting fit, saving more, or making better lifestyle choices. But before you launch into your 2026 goals, there’s one important area that...