University staff across Australia will protest for a week from Monday as academics, admin and support workers at “breaking point” gear up to fight job insecurity, unsafe workloads and poor pay. In Victoria, thousands of staff at Monash University, the University of Melbourne, and Deakin University will walk off theContinue Reading
Seven new drug compounds, including substances which mimc MDMA and cocaine have been detected in Australian wastewater, a study has found. The research from The University of Queensland’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences analysed wastewater samples during the New Year Period between 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, where researchers saidContinue Reading
The family of a Queensland university student who is fighting for life after inadvertently consuming rat poison on an exchange program is striving to have him brought back to Australia. Alex Shorey from Toowoomba had been studying at Tamkang University in Taipei for almost a year before he was poisonedContinue Reading
Tom Lynagh remains committed to Queensland and Australian rugby despite it being “pretty tough” living away from his England-based family. The 19-year-old flyhalf and son of Wallabies great Michael Lynagh has signed a new contract which will keep him at the Reds until at least the end of 2025. BornContinue Reading
Little more than a week after Myer announced it was leaving Brisbane’s CBD, the department store chain has now said it could ditch another city centre location. Myer has dramatically threatened to close its Adelaide store within the Myer Centre on the busy Rundle Mall. The Melbourne based company hasContinue Reading
Overflowing bins piled with stinking rubbish scattered throughout some Sydney streets is symbolic of angry workers at flash point around the world as “economic volatility” sends people into financial pain. Strikes are increasingly threatening industries across the globe, including Australia, as everything from grocery prices to rents and energy costsContinue Reading
Rental vacancies are at near-record lows across the country, and combined with skyrocketing house prices, families are being literally left out in the cold. The crisis is driven by a number of things, including increasing immigration and inflation. But another factor is the rise of short-term accommodation platform Airbnb. CitiesContinue Reading
Pollution from road transport could be responsible for 30 premature deaths in Australia every day. Analysis published by Melbourne Climate Futures ahead of a Vehicle Pollution Forum today suggests that vehicle emissions in Australia may cause 11,105 premature deaths in adults per year – about 10 times the national roadContinue Reading
A fitness influencer on a mission to stop women sharing “false” accounts of “uncomfortable” encounters with men at the gym is at the centre of a furious online debate after his videos left one “target” fearing for her safety. Joey Swoll went viral for defending a man being widely slammedContinue Reading
SeaWorld Helicopters could be facing major civil lawsuits after a horrific crash near the Gold Coast theme park claimed the lives of a pilot, three passengers, and injured multiple others. On Monday, visitors waiting to board helicopter tours in the Southport Broadwater at Sea World were left horrified as twoContinue Reading