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"Employability. .. interdisciplinarity"? Have our unis stopped believing in education? - Michael West
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (1043+ words) by Jude Manning | Jun 20, 2026 | Comment & Analysis, Latest Posts Our universities have become corporations, focused on the bottom line, while spending big on consultants and exorbitant executive salaries. Jude Manning is a student witnessing the consequences. Academics and expert commentators decry…...
Disabled people urge reflection as key report delayed
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (415+ words) June 20, 2026 03: 30 | News Disability advocates are calling on the Albanese government to pause its plan to rush through an overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme after a major report into the changes was again delayed. A parliamentary inquiry was due…...
Fears killer bird flu has reached Australian mainland - Michael West
16+ hour, 33+ min ago (327+ words) June 19, 2026 16: 26 | News A single suspected case of bird flu has triggered fears a deadly strain that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins confirmed a single migratory wild bird had been detected…...
Fears killer bird flu has reached Australian mainland
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (327+ words) June 19, 2026 16: 26 | News A single suspected case of bird flu has triggered fears a deadly strain that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins confirmed a single migratory wild bird had been detected…...
"Zero accountability". Non Israel synagogue shut out of Israel lobby grants - Michael West
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (1318+ words) by Stephanie Tran | Jun 19, 2026 | Government, Latest Posts ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim, immediate past-President Jillian Segal and co-CEO Alex Rivchin. Image: ECAJ website Is it appropriate for an Israel lobby group, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, to be given $198m in…...
ASIC extortion. Charging 219% pa. for being five days late
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (200+ words) by Kim Wingerei | Jun 19, 2026 | What's the scam? Image courtesy tvtropes. org and ASIC The Australian Securities & Investment Commission is supposed to protect consumers against financial scams. But who protects against their predatory practices? Included in ASIC's remit is maintaining the…...
Defence might have broken the law in fatal Taipan crash
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (504+ words) June 19, 2026 14: 27 | News Defence should face prosecution over a fatal army helicopter crash that killed all four soldiers on board, the nation's work health and safety regulator says. Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and…...
Delayed NDIS reform report 'proves probe was rushed"
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (406+ words) June 19, 2026 03: 30 | News The delay of a major report into plans to overhaul the $56 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme has been labelled "disrespectful," as disability advocates plead for participants to be protected from harm. A parliamentary inquiry into Labor's proposed changes…...
Asia tocks set records in Japan, dollar gets Fed boost
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (687+ words) June 19, 2026 12: 44 | News Shares climbed to record highs in Japan and South Korea on Friday "as peace in the Middle East with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz pulled oil prices even lower and eased inflation fears. The US dollar…...
Olympic-sized cost for Games city's bridge revealed - Michael West
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (438+ words) June 17, 2026 15: 29 | News The cost of restoring an Olympic city's key bridge has been revealed by Australia's biggest council in a bid to get the ageing structure Games-ready. Brisbane City Council says the 86-year-old Story Bridge will need $1. 35 billion in repairs…...