NORPA has secured $944,724 in Australian government funding to progress The Joinery, taking the ambitious project a significant step closer to becoming a flood-resilient cultural, creative and community hub for Lismore and the wider Northern Rivers.

There is a crisis of trust in the world – trust in governments, institutions, media, science, and in each other, is plummeting. According to research, younger generations are losing trust fastest, and honestly who can blame them?

On Thursday, 20 August the Federal Senate passed the ASIO Amendment Bill (No. 2). A compulsory questioning warrant lets ASIO require a person who has never been charged, and may never be, to appear and answer questions. Refusing is a criminal offence...

Scientists and athletes are calling on federal parliament for an urgent alpine adaptation program, as climate change makes the difference between precipitation falling as rain or snow in Australia's alpine regions this season.

LGNSW President Mayor Darcy Byrne has warmly welcomed the Albanese government’s announcement on the weekend to restore adequate funding to councils across Australia to address the financial crisis in local government.

The sudden resignation of controversy-plagued National Anti-Corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton has served to further highlight the failings of an organisation which began with such high hopes, having been one of the key demands of the first teal representatives and a core promise of the incoming Albanese Labor government.

Australia’s community services sector is experiencing direct impacts from fuel supply disruption and price increases combined with extreme weather incidents, prompting ACOSS to urge the government to work collaboratively towards cohesive, targeted action.

Last week the Federal Court found that while the Torres Strait Islands, people and culture are being 'ravaged by human induced climate change' which poses 'an existential threat to the whole of humanity', the Australian government has no legal duty of care to protect the people of the Torres Strait from climate harm.

Parliamentarians, including many members of the crossbench, have joined community sector leaders in calling on the parliament to raise the rate of income support.

Autism Awareness Australia (AAA) has welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s first National Autism Strategy but says it must be followed by immediate action to address the significant gaps in support for autistic children who are losing their National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) packages.