An admin officer has been awarded more than $50,000 in compensation after a tribunal found a NSW Health agency discriminated against her due to her disability.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tennant Creek celebrated the grand reopening of the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre after a $10 million redevelopment. Hundreds marched during NAIDOC Week to the hub, which aims to boost tourism and celebrate Warumungu culture.
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.
