Federal Women’s Minister Katy Gallagher has acknowledged the plight of the estimated one million Australians affected by endometriosis in a powerful speech about gender equality ahead of International Women’s Day. In the wake of news.com.au’s About Bloody Time campaign launch last Friday – which is pushing on the federal governmentContinue Reading
National Party leader David Littleproud has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to make immediate changes to Medicare to support the one million women suffering from endometriosis. Off the back of news.com.au’s About Bloody Time campaign, which launched Friday and received its target of 20,000 signatures in less thanContinue Reading
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce’s health is set to return to the spotlight, weeks after he was filmed lying face-up, dazed and intoxicated on a Canberra footpath, having fallen off a planter box. SBS is airing a show called Australia’s Sleep Revolution with Dr Michael Mosley from March 6Continue Reading
More than 40 asylum seekers have been found roaming in remote Western Australia as more details come to light about the latest breach in border security. NCA NewsWire understands a single boat carrying the asylum seekers hit the shores of northwestern WA on Friday, with a large group of 30Continue Reading
Sunrise host Natalie Barr has taken aim at the so-called “bracket creep” that’s ensnared hundreds of thousands more workers over recent years, as the prime minister faces mounting pressure to abandon planned reforms. Stage three tax cuts are due to take effect from July 1, abolishing the 37 per centContinue Reading
A top Australian engineer has warned the country’s power grid is unstable and incapable of coping with surging demand – and has proposed a controversial solution. Adi Paterson is the former chief of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanding urgentContinue Reading
For those wondering where it all went wrong for Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, a major clue can be found in the words she chose yesterday when announcing her resignation. In a moment that should’ve been about laying the groundwork for her legacy and attempting to convey stability within the party,Continue Reading
The cost-of-living chaos gripping many Australian households is worsening, with even those on six-figure salaries feeling high levels of financial stress, new research shows. The latest Bill Stress Index compiled by Compare Club found 30 per cent of all households are spending between 50 per cent and 70 per centContinue Reading
Cold medications containing pseudoephedrine will again be sold over-the-counter in New Zealand, as the country’s newly formed government overturns the ban as part of “long overdue” health reforms. New Zealand’s incoming conservative Prime Minister announced on Thursday that an agreement to form a three-party coalition government had been reached, 40Continue Reading
Fallout from the federal government’s shock announcement to radically alter how it funds the nation’s infrastructure is sweeping through state-level politics, with one parliament descending into a shouting match over how money should be spent. South Australian Opposition Leader David Speirs led a barrage of questions to Premier Peter MalinauskasContinue Reading