Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expected to join protests demanding an end to Australia’s violence against women crisis

Australians have taken to the streets to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. Thousands of attendees at protests in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart on Saturday demanded concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least 26 women so far in 2024, … Read more

National gun register to be established, providing police real-time data on firearm ownership

Australia’s national firearms register is set to be up and running in 2028, allowing law enforcement to access information about guns owned in all states and territories. Some $160 million in funding, announced ahead of the May federal budget, will be spread across four years. The money will be used to establish the register as … Read more

Thousands rally in cities across Australia against violence towards women

Australians will take to the nation’s streets in their thousands to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. About 15 rallies will be held across the nation over the weekend amid calls for concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least … Read more

Tasmania’s MONA FOMA festival calls it quits after 16 years

Another major Australian music and arts festival has fallen by the wayside. Tasmania’s MONA FOMA summer event has been “killed”, according to its founder, and will not return. In a statement, MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) owner and founder David Walsh confirmed that the recent FOMA (Festival of Music and Art) was the … Read more

Tasmanian AFL club launches $10 membership offer ahead of official launch

Tasmania Football Club has offered dirt-cheap $10 memberships ahead of its AFL launch event on Monday night. The club will unveil its name — expected to be the Devils — and its logo, jumper and colours as the countdown continues to its inaugural season. The team is expected to debut in the AFL men’s competition … Read more

Record-breaking heatwave wreaks havoc on Australia’s southeast

Southeastern Australia is set to sizzle for another day as a record-breaking autumn heatwave rolls on. Melbourne is expected to bake on Monday, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a top of 37C after a low of 24C. Hot weather is predicted across most of Victoria, with temperatures in the mid to high 30s likely. … Read more

Australian suburbs with mortgage repayments under $570 a week

The Australian suburbs where buyers can secure a home with mortgage repayments on par with the nation’s average rent have been revealed in new data. Australia’s median weekly rent was $570 last year, according to CoreLogic’s 2023 rental report. An analysis of the market by PropTrack found more than 350 locations across the country where … Read more

Extreme weather events take enormous toll on Australia, State of Weather and Climate Extremes report shows

Every year, dedicated scientists have the grim task of compiling a master list of climate calamities that have befallen Australia. It’s a miserable chronicle of extreme events, but the scientists who put it together say it’s essential reading. Because people forget, and forgetting is dangerous in the face of escalating climate threats that demand preparation. … Read more

Cairns teenager living with encephalitis hopes to raise awareness of the condition

A Cairns teenager living with encephalitis hopes to raise awareness of the autoimmune disease after doctors initially believed she had a common cold. Makenzie Webber, now 16, became sick after a camping trip to Port Douglas in 2018 when she was 10 years old. Her parents thought she had a cold, but in the weeks … Read more