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'Ridiculous and disrespectful': Inquiry into NDIS cuts extended
Disability advocates welcome an extension to a Senate inquiry probing a bill paving the way for the biggest-ever cuts to the NDIS. Source link
Executive public service roles capped and back-to-school payments in Qld budget
The Queensland government has handed down its 2026/27 state budget, its second since assuming government in 2024. Source link
'We lost our son': India's medical exams scandal leads to tragedy and uproar
More than 2 million students across India have resat the country’s highly competitive medical entrance exam after last month’s test was cancelled amid allegations that questions had been leaked. Source link
'Look at us go!': First Nations actors celebrate Logies nods
With strong representation of Indigenous talent in this year’s Logie Award nominations, actor Lila McGuire says it’s a “very important time” and “a gift for young mob seeing so many of us excelling”. Source link
Award-winning artwork revealed as 'blatant copy'
The Doyles award committee is investigating why it took nearly 12 months to discover a winning landscape painting was an imitation of another artist’s work. Source link
Cost-of-living relief is promised in the NSW budget. See where you can save
The state government has unveiled the 2026/27 NSW budget, part of which includes a transport affordability package amid high fuel prices. Source link
Music mogul Clive Davis dies at 94 leaving behind powerful imprint on industry
Clive Davis, the influential music industry mogul who fostered the careers of superstars such as Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and Alicia Keys, has died. He was 94. Source link
Labor, Greens cut deal on CGT and negative gearing
The Greens pledge their support in exchange for an end to an exemption that allows self-managed super funds to borrow money to invest in residential property, and a delay on the overhaul of the NDIS. Source link
Nose landing gear failure could have caused fatal plane crash, ATSB says
A plane crash that killed two people and injured several others in Adelaide earlier this year could have been caused by a failure in the plane’s nose landing gear, an ongoing investigation has found. Source link
'They've been caught out': KPMG fallout continues with resignations
KPMG chair Martin Sheppard and two audit partners are leaving the accounting and consulting giant in the wake of a scandal over misuse of confidential client information and the alleged mistreatment of a whistleblower. Source link