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Commonwealth Bank buckles on planned closures

Junee is one of the first towns to benefit from a parliamentary call for banks to halt all planned ...  
Government dragging on better ways to help smokers pack it in

By legalising "snus", a smokeless tobacco product believed to be an effective tool for those try ...  
Banks pressured to put the brakes on branch closures

The Big Four banks have been asked to halt any planned branch closures upon this week's announc ...  
Town takes fight to Parliament to save last bank

Opposition to the closure of a small town's last bank has prompted an open letter from Junee ...  
Body shaming: Food is not the enemy — food magazines just might be

The wellness industry has infiltrated even food magazines, using food-shaming language while ...  
The radical extremist Liberal Party of Australia

The Party that calls itself Liberal and which describe itself as conservative is neither liberal ...  
People living inside our mental health system must not be left outside its reform

For too long, people with lived experience of mental health have been excluded from policy disc ...  
Chorus against George Pell louder than the media singing his praises

Mainstream media in Australia has been high-pitched about how great Catholic figure George Pell ...  
Churches taking funding from public schools — it's abuse

Religious schools that once begged for limited monetary support now demand and receive a dispro ...  
Six Cities: Smart people leading smart city innovation

A NSW region of six cities has joined together to accelerate economic growth and lead the way for ...  
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World COVID leaders no longer: Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan down in 2022

Data on COVID-19 deaths over the last 12 months offers lessons for the future.  
Labor continues Morrison Government's COVID chaos

Despite giving hope for better management of the COVID pandemic, the Albanese Government has only ...  
The good, the bad, but mostly ugly for those banking in regional Australia

Heedless bank closures continue to impoverish regional communities where many don't have online ...  
The community must protect LGBTQ+ events from the far-Right

When councils postpone LGBTQ+ events as soon as Neo-Nazis target them, it sends a message to queer ...  
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Forget COVID — stupidity is the real contagion

With the pandemic far from over, governments are encouraging a disturbingly relaxed attitude ...  
Deceitful Deputy Liberal Leader leads public astray

Among other deceptions, Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party David Southwick has been ...  
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