6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (400+ words) Technology platforms, including dating apps and social media, are being used to facilitate an increase in criminal behaviour against LGBTQIA+ Victorians, a report tabled in the Legislative Council this week has found. The Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (352+ words) The Queensland Government says its fast-tracked Reportable Conduct Scheme is delivering stronger protections for the state’s children, ensuring organisations that work with young people immediately report and investigate allegations of misconduct and abuse. Since the Scheme commenced on 1 July, 666 notifications…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) The ACT Government is inviting people with lived experience of the mental health system to help shape the future of mental health in Canberra. A review of key parts of the Mental Health Act 2015 is now underway. The public consultation…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (325+ words) The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has updated its determination for authorising electoral material in a bid to make it easier for voters to identify the source of election-related material. The updated determination, which is now in effect, follows the reinstatement…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (327+ words) The Northern Territory Government is working toward the delivery of a digital driver licence for Territorians by the end of the year. The Motor Vehicles Amendment (Digital Licences) Bill 2026 will establish the legal framework for eligible Territorians to carry and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) Flinders University researchers are using spatial navigation as a new way to detect early changes in cognitive health to better understand cognitive decline in older Australians. Cognitive decline can affect more than memory. It can also make it harder to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (310+ words) St George Police have charged six people and seized drugs as part of an investigation into a ‘dial-a-dealer’ network allegedly supplying large amounts of methamphetamine in Sydney’s south. In March, detectives attached to St George Police Area Command commenced Strike…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (171+ words) Applications are now open for the WA Government’s 2027 Digital Public Sector Graduate Program. Led by the Office of Digital Government, the whole-of-government graduate program is designed to attract high-performing science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates and provides a valuable opportunity…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (310+ words) The NSW Government has announced a roll out of 11 justice system navigators to strengthen specialist support for victim-survivors of sexual violence. As part of the NSW Government’s Strengthening Sexual Violence Justice Responses package, $4.36 million will be invested in the specialist…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (676+ words) NSW Police have charged 732 people during a domestic violence operation that saw officers work across the state and into the ACT in what is an historic first for the organisation. Operation Amarok 14 ran from Friday 14 August to Sunday 16 August, focused…...