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The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Sharon Claydon MP, Member for Newcastle

It’s great to be here at Goodstart Early Learning Centre in Hampton Park in the heart of my electorate. I’m honoured

Joint medi​a release with the Hon Josh Wilson MP and Senator Glenn Sterle The Albanese Government’s new

Australians can now nominate sites they would like to see added to the National Heritage List and Commonwealth

Local

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Keilor Downs woman Anda. The 85-year-old was last

Council acknowledges concerns raised about access to additional toilet facilities on local golf courses. Sandringham

Politics

Claims for the $100 Fuel Support Payment open 1 July Eligible WA driver’s licence holders encouraged to download and

Amendments ensure a miscellaneous licence or small prospecting licence on Crown land are exempt from local government

17/06/2026 LOCATION: Stuart Highway LAKE BENNETT BUSHFIRES NT MESSAGE: PLANNED BURN ADVICE ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn

Suncorp Stadium to undergo largest upgrade in its 23-year history, under the Crisafulli Government. Upgrade to

Business

From sea lettuce adorning tidal pools and bull kelp left in windrows at the high tide line to towering underwater

Qantas will launch its world-first non-stop services between Sydney and London from October 2027, the first time the

There is a more than 60% chance that a “super” El Niño will develop by the end of this year. This is defined as the

Norway remains among the world’s most prosperous and equal societies, but slowing productivity growth and rising

Life

GENEVA – The space for freedom of expression is shrinking dramatically as governments use new technologies to

GENEVA – A UN expert* today called for dignity to be systematically embedded within governance, policies and

GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern for British nationals Lindsay and Craig Foreman, who have

GENEVA – Peace is facing unprecedented challenges worldwide due to escalating militarisation, renewed nuclear

World

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP

More than 1300 schools and 220,000 students have used the Student Mentoring Assessment Tool (SMART) since it was

New changes are halving the amount of time councils can take to issue Project Information Memorandums (PIMs

More support is on the way for people experiencing homelessness, with the Government expanding outreach and support

Science

The University of Manchester has helped secure £50m to drive innovation-led growth across Greater Manchester. The

The Greater Manchester Policy Hub and academics at The University of Manchester have supported the Greater Manchester

Ovo Labs GmbH honoured with Max Planck Start-Up Prize of the Stifterverband At the award ceremony in Frankfurt (from

Cancer Research UK will invest an additional £6m each year into world-leading research in Manchester and create up to

Technology

Digital icons are everywhere – and usually, we interpret these visual symbols in the blink of an eye. Who today

New research finds marketers are under pressure to produce more creative than ever, but existing AI tools are not

Workvivo HQ brings communication, knowledge, and AI together in one platform designed to help every employee find

A method to interpret artificial intelligence (AI) models used in materials discovery by analyzing their learned