Today, students across Australia will see their HECS debts rise again, by a total of over $1 billion, in another clear sign that Australia’s student debt repayment system is fundamentally broken. Dr Monique Ryan MP, Independent Member for Kooyong, said the annual increase highlights the urgent need for structural reform. “Young Australians are already under…
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The Power of Choice exhibition 2–25 June
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A powerful photographic exhibition documenting Australians who have chosen voluntary assisted dying will be shown at NSW Parliament House from 2–25 June 2026. The Power of Choice, by acclaimed portrait photographer Julian Kingma, is presented by Go Gentle Australia and offers an intimate look at the people behind Australia’s voluntary assisted dying laws. Kingma is…
Time for a little Self-Promotion
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A little self-promotion
Perth man Mark Gresser’s 10-month 6000-kilometre walk across Australia finishes in Byron Bay tomorrow
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When Perth man Mark Gresser reaches Byron Bay tomorrow (May 30) after his 10-month, 6000-kilometre walk across Australia to raise awareness of youth mental health, there will be one person in the welcoming party who is more excited than most to congratulate him. Brooke Hyland was Mr Gresser’s art teacher in high school at La…
Save The Kolas Month
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The Australian Koala Foundation is reminding supporters across Australia and around the world to mark their calendars, with Save the Koala Month returning this September! Held annually from 1 September to 30 September, Save the Koala Month is one of the Australian Koala Foundation’s most important campaigns, encouraging people to celebrate Koalas while taking meaningful…
Research: The infomercial moved to TikTok and Instagram.
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Australians have made up their minds about what makes them buy something, and it is not the polished brand campaign. New research from Oysterly Media finds that short tutorial and demo videos are now the number one purchase trigger for Australians, with 33 per cent saying a how-to clip is the content most likely to…
The Salvation Army Issues cost-of-living crisis warning
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The Salvation Army today issued an urgent warning that Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is spiralling into an emergency for the nation’s most marginalised people, with a new report revealing nearly one in five (19%) people surveyed saying they had eaten from bins and three in five (60%) saying they had eaten expired or spoiled food in…
Australian National Maritime Museum: The Galloway Hoard Exhibition
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Step into the world of early medieval Scotland and explore the remarkable Galloway Hoard—a collection of Viking-age artefacts that offers a rare glimpse into the past. One of Britain’s most important archaeological finds of the century, The Galloway Hoard, will go on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum from May 28 until October 11. Details…
Pelverata
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In Tasmania’s eerie wilds, engineers Misha and Myaree face odd disturbances, fraying their mission. Sanity slips as ancestral whispers of a dark past rise, blurring reality and supernatural, threatening survival in a scarred land.
Tasmanian Bakeries Cheeseburger Pie is landing in Woolworths
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Tasmanian Bakeries, the home of National Pies, has announced its cult-classic Cheeseburger Pie is officially landing in Woolworths. Following the recent success of the Cheeseburger Pie’s return at Bunnings Warehouse cafes, the iconic flavour is now expanding into Woolworths stores across Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and select locations in New South Wales. For added convenience, National…