SYDNEY — Indigenous children continue to be disproportionately represented in Australian out-of-home care statistics, despite overall rates remaining steady. A 118-page annual report, released on May 18 by…
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Two men will stand trial over the abduction and rape of teenage girls in the 1980s, including one on the eve of a Melbourne…
ADELAIDE, Australia — More job cuts are being planned in South Australian public hospitals, with doctors and nurses in the firing line, the state opposition says. Labor…
ADELAIDE, Australia — More people across South Australia are using the coronavirus Quick Response (QR) check-in codes amid a police blitz following concerns about a recent fall…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says last week’s big-spending budget is aimed at securing Australia’s economic recovery, pushing unemployment lower, and building confidence to encourage…
CANBERRA, Australia — Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers claims last week’s federal budget risks leaving too many people behind, even as the economy recovers. He believes that in a budget that included…
SYDNEY — Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the pace of the vaccine rollout in residential disability care despite only a sliver of the high-priority group receiving…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia state of Victoria’s acting premier Dan Andrews has defended plans to increase property taxes for the wealthy after Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
CANBERRA, Australia — Jacinda Ardern has packed rugby but no bungee into Scott Morrison’s Queenstown weekender this month as she looks to use the Australian Prime Minister’s…
CANBERRA, Australia — Obliterating tariffs on coronavirus vaccines is a key measure New Zealand will push for at a forthcoming Asia Pacific leaders meeting. New Zealand is…