Daily News Roundup

The Turnbull government has scrapped a Medicare levy increase to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, saying it no longer needs the money, according to AAP. Treasurer Scott Morrison has hailed the economic improvement that means he can fund the […]

Daily News Roundup

Police believe a nerve agent was used to deliberately poison a former Russian double agent and his daughter, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer says, in a case that threatens to further damage London’s ties with Moscow, according to a report on ABC news. Sergei Skripal, once […]

Sex and Politics

I have a book running at work on how long the Barna-baby scandal will stay in the news. Having previously worked in politics and knowing first-hand the amount of work-related shagging that goes on, this story came as absolutely no surprise to […]

Daily News Roundup

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is continuing to fight for his job, giving a series of media interviews to defend his conduct and rallying local Nationals branches behind him. Mr Joyce is officially on leave this week — but the political furore sparked […]

Queensland’s Youngest Ever Female MP

Meaghan Scanlon will become the youngest woman ever to sit in Queensland’s parliament after she officially claimed the Gold Coast seat of Gaven for Labor. The 24-year-old lawyer toppled incumbent LNP MP Sid Cramp to help secure what Annastacia Palaszczuk claims is […]

Nanny Pilot Slashed

With childcare occupying the minds of most parents with young children 24/7 She Brisbane thought the following ABC News article by Caroline Winter would interest our readers. A national nanny pilot program aimed at helping parents juggle work and family has been slashed […]

Roll out of shark nets in NSW

Today the NSW Government announced the approval of a 6 month trial for shark nets after a string of shark attacks in the area dating back to 2000. The installation of shark nets has commenced in Ballina. The new laws are enacted just in time […]