#theguardian.com. Queensland’s puberty blockers ban has potential to cause harm, sex discrimination commissioner says. Anna Cody raises concerns over halt to hormone treatments for gender dysphoria as youth service labels it ‘discriminatory’
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. High food prices becoming ingrained in Australian economy, analyst warns. Economic data shows food and beverage prices still rising faster than long-term average, even as inflationary pressures ease
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. More than half of Sydney health district’s staff psychiatrists have resigned, leaked documents show. Documents also show plans to maintain services without bed closures and rely on ‘bolstered’ allied healthcare staff and nurses
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australians paid 10% more in bank fees last year, Reserve Bank says. Rise was partly due to more households using their credit and debit cards overseas as travel bounces back, analyst from central bank says
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. PM and premier say Dural caravan with explosives was ‘terrorism’ as police confirm no detonator found. Caravan discovered on Sydney’s outskirts had antisemitic material, investigators say, with registered owner in custody on unrelated charges
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Labor under growing pressure on dental cover, the ‘missing element of Medicare’. Albanese government backbenchers among those pushing to add dental to Medicare despite the health minister saying it’s not a priority
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Plibersek praised nature positive deal with Pocock and Greens as ‘critical’ before PM scrapped it, documents reveal. Correspondence released under freedom of information shows the importance minister placed on agreement
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Renewables break record for share of Australia’s main energy supply in December quarter, data reveals. Australian Energy Market Operator also reports coal-fired power plants’ contribution fell below 50% for the first time
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Australian feared dead in captivity is still alive, Russia says. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was captured last year while fighting for Ukraine.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Oscar Jenkins, Australian man reportedly killed fighting for Ukraine, is alive, Penny Wong says. Foreign minister says government has received confirmation from Russia the 32-year-old is alive and in custody
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Caravan laden with explosives found in Sydney allegedly intended for antisemitic attack. New South Wales police investigating after explosives found in Dural with Chris Minns warning incident could have led to ‘mass casualty event’
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Ocean heatwave likely killed 30,000 fish off Western Australia coast, government says. Environmentalists fear overheated water could bleach Ningaloo Reef as woman says swimming at local beach like taking ‘hot’ shower
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘She’s at peace and so am I’: why members of Australian religious sect the Saints deliberately denied Elizabeth Struhs lifesaving insulin. Police interviews shown during the extraordinary trial for the manslaughter of the eight-year-old Queensland child reveal the beliefs behind the inaction of her parents and others
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Queensland must listen to doctors on puberty blockers ahead of its own ‘ideological views’, expert says. Comments come after health minister announced on Tuesday a temporary ban on new child patients accessing transgender hormone therapies
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australia’s underlying inflation rate falls to 3.2% to bolster case for RBA rate cut next month. Consumer price index dropped to 2.4% in December quarter, according to ABS figures released on Wednesday
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Queensland social media influencer accused of torturing one-year-old for money and fame granted bail. Magistrate allows release of 34-year-old charged with 11 offences related to treatment of her baby daughter
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Origin Energy fined $1.6m after sharing private details of family violence victims. Company apologises over disclosure of information and collection of debts from vulnerable people
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. India’s Bumrah, New Zealand’s Kerr named ICC Cricketers of the Year 2024. Bumrah becomes the first Indian to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Cricketer of the Year award since Virat Kohli in 2018.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Inflation figures to ‘make or break’ the case for an Australian pre-election February rate cut. Release of December quarterly CPI may be the most politically consequential set of numbers in recent times
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#bbc.com. Be careful with DeepSeek, Australia says - so is it safe to use?. Ed Husic is the first member of a Western government to raise privacy concerns about the Chinese chatbot.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Queensland halts prescription of puberty blockers and hormones for children with gender dysphoria. Pause comes as Crisafulli government launches independent review after reports gender-affirming hormones were given without proper consultation
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australia’s new chief scientist open to nuclear power but warns country will ‘miss the bus’ if it waits. Prof Tony Haymet says nuclear industry will need to ‘rebuild their social licence’ while noting solar and wind are ‘incredibly cheap’
#Jan.28.2025 ×
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