Health Minister Mark Butler has unveiled sweeping cuts to the ballooning National Disability Insurance Scheme, aimed at cutting costs of the program down to $55 billion by the end of the decade.
Canada advances with Eustáquio's late goal, South Korea's president blasts the team after exit, and Algeria finds a home in Lawrence, Kansas.
UK midwife Kate Griffiths, recruited to Australia to address a midwife shortage, faces $70,000 in surcharges due to delayed permanent residency, despite SA Health's assurances.
Les Mills, a New Zealand Olympian and founder of the international group fitness brand, has died at 91. He competed in four Olympic Games, served as Auckland's mayor from 1990 to 1998, and left a lasting legacy in fitness and local governance.
A three-month public consultation on the draft plan to manage Western Australia's Fitzroy River closes today, with concerns over balancing environmental, pastoral, and traditional owner interests. The plan limits groundwater use to 75.5 gigalitres/year and restricts new surface water entitlements.
South Australian tourism operators, particularly in coastal areas, are calling for clearer guidelines on identifying and reporting sick birds following the detection of H5N1 bird flu in the state, with only one case reported on the Flinders Peninsula so far.
Jo Clay is elected as the new leader of the ACT Greens with 61% of the vote, replacing Shane Rattenbury. She vows to fight for affordable housing, climate protection, and lower cost of living, ruling out a coalition with the Canberra Liberals.
