Thousands of Victorian nurses could score a massive wage boost of almost 30 per cent under a new agreement with the State Government – just a month after industrial action shut down hospital beds and planned surgeries. The Victorian branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has calledContinue Reading
Divisive pandemic premier Daniel Andrews has been given the highest honour in this year’s King’s Birthday honours list. Either revered or reviled for keeping his decision to keep his state locked down for 262 days, and locking Melbourne into a “ring of steel,” his controversial decisions still led to Victoria’sContinue Reading
A feminist activist and mummy blogger has been praised over her efforts to warn a woman after discovering her ex-husband’s horrifying plans. Constance Hall posed as a man named Adam to gain access to “toxic men’s groups” in Australia for podcast research. She soon discovered a man asking for adviceContinue Reading
An award-winning Hollywood makeup artist and special effects producer known for her work on popular movies like Rebel Moon and Mean Girls has been fighting for her life in hospital after she was allegedly stabbed over 20 times by an ex-boyfriend. Allie Shehorn was moved out of intensive care onContinue Reading
The use of good character references by convicted child sex offenders in court will be discussed at a long-awaited NSW Sentencing Council meeting on Wednesday. Last May, child sexual abuse survivor-advocates Harrison James and Jarad Grice launched the Your Reference Ain’t Relevant campaign, which aims to eradicate legislation that allowsContinue Reading
A journalist, a former assistant police commissioner and a men’s health research director are among the group of experts tasked by the Albanese government to conduct a rapid review into how to best prevent violence against women and children. In the wake of a devastating spate of domestic and familyContinue Reading
Australian teenagers are in the midst of the greatest crisis of a generation because of toxic social media that is affecting their health and costing lives. Parents are losing the fight against multi-billion tech platforms who continue to knowingly expose children to harmful content that is affecting their mental andContinue Reading
Australian teenagers are in the midst of the greatest crisis of a generation because of toxic social media that is affecting their health and costing lives. Parents are losing the fight against multi-billion tech platforms who continue to knowingly expose children to harmful content that is affecting their mental andContinue Reading
Tougher rules that would make it harder for major corporations seeking to acquire their smaller rivals are set to be considered under a new two-year review into Australia’s competition settings. Announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Competition assistant minister Andrew Leigh on Wednesday, a new two-year review will be managedContinue Reading
Gaming and Racing Minister David Harris has moved quickly to assuage concerns over the state’s Liquor and Gaming body was ill-equipped to combat money laundering in NSW. This follows a tranche of documents released to parliament on Friday which suggested clubs had been forewarned of compliance checks by Liquor andContinue Reading