Social Issues

The passengers were transferred directly to a quarantine facility in Western Australia after returning to Australia on May 15.

Pearson’s research found a 91 percent employment rate among international students and skilled migrants.

As of May 19, 133 cases of the illness have been reported in the Northern Territory, 79 in Western Australia, six in South Australia and five in Queensland.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has hardened the party’s immigration policy amid a surge of support to One Nation.

Providers say the current funding model for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is broken, and urge that pricing be set independently.

Fathers feel economic stress throughout their lives compared to women who feel less stress after the age 46, according to the study.

Sall Grover, who excluded a transgender woman from her female-only app, has been ordered to pay increased compensation following her unsuccessful appeal.

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has questioned the cultural approach surrounding the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs.

The number of people accessing income support has risen by two million over 10 years, with mental health conditions driving the growth.

Education Minister Jason Clare said reintegration into society of the children would be difficult, but options would be there for children if their mothers were

Jewish families continue to come forth to the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion.

The search for any additional missing people involved in the incident has been suspended.

Antisemitism is a ‘virus,’ counsel assisting the commission has said, while another lawyer has detailed some of the personal testimony the commission will hear.

In response to the unrest, NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said takeaway alcohol would be banned on May 1 and limited the following day.

‘The report’s credibility is undermined by its failure to address the issue of radical Islamist extremism,’ said the Australian Jewish Association.

Another major recommendation was for all states and territories to support Labor’s proposed gun buyback scheme.

The Victorian government has rejected the proposal, arguing public sector pay should be set independently.

The RSL branch president said the event honoured ‘all veterans who have served.’

Australia’s most decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrived quietly before first light at an Anzac Day service on the Gold Coast.

Police confirmed a 24-year-old man was arrested for ‘an alleged act of nuisance’ during the service and said several others were moved on.