'Tougher in the long run': Warning for self-employed Australians as tax deadline approaches
Many Australians still have to file their taxes despite the threat of a hefty fine, and the deadline is just days away.
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'No more crisis of temporary hardship': dire warning as Australians report going without food for days due to cost of living
Australians are facing entire days without food as a famine charity has issued a dire warning. According to the 2024 Foodbank Hunger Report, nearly 50 percent of households earning less than $30,000 experience food insecurity.
Fire protection is being strengthened ahead of the drastic spring warning
Queensland is preparing its aerial firefighting fleet as bushfire risk is expected to be high in spring and summer.
National Asthma Council Australia issues warning after inhalers placed on 60-day dispensing list
The country's leading asthma organization has issued a warning after asthma medications were placed on the 60-day prescription list. Since 1 September, over 70 asthma inhalers have been available to asthma sufferers and can be obtained as a 60-day prescription following enrolment in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
“Shocked to the core”: Warning about her son’s “oxycodone” death caused by darknets
The parents of a teenage Melbourne tradesman are raising the alarm about online drug purchases after their son died of a synthetic opioid overdose. Jetson Gordon, 18, died in April 2022 from an overdose he thought was oxycodone, but was actually laced with a dangerous, powerful synthetic opioid called nitazene.
Warning: Fraudsters target vulnerable groups with fake documents
Police have issued an urgent warning about a cruel scam attempt targeting a vulnerable group in a local community.
'Do not take': Warning after two teenagers hospitalised after eating medicated gummy bears
Two children had to be hospitalized because of gummy bears laced with medication; the police issue an urgent warning. A student at a secondary school in a western suburb of Perth was found to be in possession of gummy candies suspected of being laced with THC on Wednesday.
Police issue urgent warning after western suburbs students hospitalised after eating drug-laced lollipops
Two western suburban students were hospitalized after eating gummy candies suspected of being laced with THC, prompting police to issue a warning not to consume them.
Penrith's amazing comeback is a warning shot for NRL rivals
A snapshot from round 23 of the NRL, which saw the Dolphins win a golden point thriller and the Panthers fight back to beat Parramatta 36-34 in dramatic scenes.
Flood warning issued for several rivers in Queensland as downpours of over 50mm expected on the east coast
Isolated rainfall totaling over 50mm is expected along the east coast of one Australian state in the coming days, and several flood warnings have been issued for rivers across the state.