NSW Labor MPs Push for Immediate Drug Policy Reforms
Four NSW Labor MPs, including a parliamentary secretary, are publicly pushing for immediate drug policy reforms, including pill testing, before a summit report next year, despite the Premier's skepticism, with non-profits offering to implement pilots this summer.
NSW Labor MPs Push for Immediate Drug Policy Reforms
Four NSW Labor MPs, including a parliamentary secretary, are publicly pushing for immediate drug policy reforms, including pill testing, before a summit report next year, despite the Premier's skepticism, with non-profits offering to implement pilots this summer.
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40% Bias Score
Queensland's Controversial Youth Justice Bill Passes Despite Opposition Concerns
Queensland's parliament debated a youth justice bill, allowing children to be sentenced as adults for certain crimes; Labor's attempts to delay it failed, raising concerns about insufficient consultation and potential adverse outcomes, especially for First Nations youth.
Queensland's Controversial Youth Justice Bill Passes Despite Opposition Concerns
Queensland's parliament debated a youth justice bill, allowing children to be sentenced as adults for certain crimes; Labor's attempts to delay it failed, raising concerns about insufficient consultation and potential adverse outcomes, especially for First Nations youth.
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56% Bias Score
NSW Approves $209 Million Build-to-Rent Tower, Bypassing Local Council
A $209 million, 43-story tower including 272 build-to-rent apartments, 10 affordable units, and 84 serviced apartments in Sydney's St Leonards was approved, reflecting NSW's expedited housing development plan bypassing local councils, causing controversy.
NSW Approves $209 Million Build-to-Rent Tower, Bypassing Local Council
A $209 million, 43-story tower including 272 build-to-rent apartments, 10 affordable units, and 84 serviced apartments in Sydney's St Leonards was approved, reflecting NSW's expedited housing development plan bypassing local councils, causing controversy.
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48% Bias Score
Retrieval Medics Manages Growth with Flexible Payment Options
Australian medical repatriation service Retrieval Medics International, founded in 2018, has expanded from 10 to over 50 employees and now handles several repatriation cases weekly, using American Express's Flexible Payment Option to manage fluctuating cash flow during peak travel seasons.
Retrieval Medics Manages Growth with Flexible Payment Options
Australian medical repatriation service Retrieval Medics International, founded in 2018, has expanded from 10 to over 50 employees and now handles several repatriation cases weekly, using American Express's Flexible Payment Option to manage fluctuating cash flow during peak travel seasons.
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52% Bias Score
"ClassPass Impacts Australian Fitness Studios' Financial Stability"
"ClassPass, a fitness app, is causing financial strain on numerous Australian yoga and Pilates studios by charging consumers high fees while paying studios comparatively low rates, creating challenges for their economic sustainability and community building."
"ClassPass Impacts Australian Fitness Studios' Financial Stability"
"ClassPass, a fitness app, is causing financial strain on numerous Australian yoga and Pilates studios by charging consumers high fees while paying studios comparatively low rates, creating challenges for their economic sustainability and community building."
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64% Bias Score
WWII POWs' Secret Radio Aided Liberation
Two Australian brothers imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp in Java during WWII secretly built a radio from scavenged materials, using it to receive crucial news broadcasts that ultimately aided their liberation; this radio is now part of a Queensland Museum exhibition showcasing "secret" objects.
WWII POWs' Secret Radio Aided Liberation
Two Australian brothers imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp in Java during WWII secretly built a radio from scavenged materials, using it to receive crucial news broadcasts that ultimately aided their liberation; this radio is now part of a Queensland Museum exhibition showcasing "secret" objects.
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0% Bias Score
Albanese's Appeasement of News Corp Yields Limited Results Amidst Rising Tensions
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attempted to appease News Corporation to avoid conflict, a strategy that has included frequent meetings with executives and appearances on Sky News. However, News Corp has launched attacks on the government, particularly surrounding the Voice referendum...
Albanese's Appeasement of News Corp Yields Limited Results Amidst Rising Tensions
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attempted to appease News Corporation to avoid conflict, a strategy that has included frequent meetings with executives and appearances on Sky News. However, News Corp has launched attacks on the government, particularly surrounding the Voice referendum...
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48% Bias Score
BGC Sells Cement Division to Cement Australia for $800 Million
BGC, the construction firm of deceased Len Buckeridge, sold its cementitious materials division to Cement Australia for an estimated $800 million, a key part of a divestment plan initiated in 2018 following estate disputes; the deal is expected to close in late 2025.
BGC Sells Cement Division to Cement Australia for $800 Million
BGC, the construction firm of deceased Len Buckeridge, sold its cementitious materials division to Cement Australia for an estimated $800 million, a key part of a divestment plan initiated in 2018 following estate disputes; the deal is expected to close in late 2025.
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48% Bias Score
"Queensland Police to Review Drink Spiking Reporting System"
"Queensland Police may change how drink spiking is reported and recorded due to concerns that the current system, QPRIME, fails victims and does not capture accurate spiking rates; Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski is open to reviewing practices with Queensland Health."
"Queensland Police to Review Drink Spiking Reporting System"
"Queensland Police may change how drink spiking is reported and recorded due to concerns that the current system, QPRIME, fails victims and does not capture accurate spiking rates; Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski is open to reviewing practices with Queensland Health."
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28% Bias Score
Australian Pet Stem Cell Bank Launches
Melbourne-based start-up Elita Genetics is launching Australia's first pet stem cell bank, addressing the $9 billion Australian pet healthcare market's growth with a service costing approximately $4500, including lifetime storage, for dogs and cats.
Australian Pet Stem Cell Bank Launches
Melbourne-based start-up Elita Genetics is launching Australia's first pet stem cell bank, addressing the $9 billion Australian pet healthcare market's growth with a service costing approximately $4500, including lifetime storage, for dogs and cats.
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48% Bias Score
Coalition Claims Cheaper Nuclear Energy Despite CSIRO Report
The Australian Coalition party claims its nuclear energy policy will be cheaper than Labor's, despite a CSIRO report showing nuclear power remains 50% more expensive than renewables; Opposition Leader Peter Dutton cites international experience, but the Coalition will release costings this week.
Coalition Claims Cheaper Nuclear Energy Despite CSIRO Report
The Australian Coalition party claims its nuclear energy policy will be cheaper than Labor's, despite a CSIRO report showing nuclear power remains 50% more expensive than renewables; Opposition Leader Peter Dutton cites international experience, but the Coalition will release costings this week.
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56% Bias Score
Sednaya Prison Liberation Reveals Assad Regime's Torture Methods
Footage from the liberated Sednaya prison in Syria reveals the Assad regime's use of underground cells and torture methods, including iron presses, to detain and torture thousands of civilians; rescue teams are still searching, but one group claims the prison is now empty.
Sednaya Prison Liberation Reveals Assad Regime's Torture Methods
Footage from the liberated Sednaya prison in Syria reveals the Assad regime's use of underground cells and torture methods, including iron presses, to detain and torture thousands of civilians; rescue teams are still searching, but one group claims the prison is now empty.
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56% Bias Score