Despite unsafe and unusable bathrooms, cockroach infestations eating through wiring and constantly damp carpets, some Tasmanian public housing tenants are having to get the regulator to intervene in order to get solutions.
Jana Armstrong, 30, was reported missing from Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland on Wednesday. Last seen Tuesday afternoon, her car was found Wednesday morning. SES crews are assisting police in the search, with concerns for her welfare.
NT Children's Commissioner Shahleena Musk resigned over "effective sidelining" on controversial child protection law changes. The government-dominated scrutiny committee recommended passage despite widespread opposition from Aboriginal, health, legal, and human rights groups, with concerns the bill lowers the threshold for child removals.
Australia's Defence Force successfully test-fired a prototype ground-based air defence system in South Australia in June, using a Standard Missile-2 to intercept a cruise missile target. This development comes amid concerns over China's missile capabilities and Australia's defence spending plans.
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has strongly criticized One Nation's economic policies, stating four of their proposals alone would cost $1 trillion over a decade and lead to inflation and increased mortgage interest rates. He accused the party of lacking a credible plan to fund its promises and warned of "eternity of pain" if they gained power.
Alyssa White, at the centre of UOW corruption allegations, admitted to "entirely lacking in transparency" recruitments, favouring friends and former colleagues. She confessed to "knowingly and repeatedly" breaching university policies and subverting recruitment processes, including providing interview questions beforehand.
An independent review found Tasmania Police received 40,000 more dispatch incidents over the past decade, with family violence calls doubling and youth crime a major pressure. Police are acting as 'catch-all' service due to shortfalls in other sectors, using personal devices for intelligence.
