Steve Minnikin vows to keep cash as a payment method for government services as the new LNP administration launches a new customer services department.
Disability Discrimination Commissioner speaks with the ABC
Rosemary Kayess sat down with the ABC’s Nas Campanella for a wide-ranging interview marking International Day of People with Disability.
Photo shows A woman with grey frizzy hair and a striped t-shirt speaking in a sit-down interview.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 41 seconds.For some parents, the 'blanket rule' of Australia's under-16 social media ban can't come soon enough
From the end of next year, children under 16 will be banned from social media in Australia. So how do parents feel about enforcing the nation's controversial new laws?
Photo shows A phone screen showing social media apps.World-first social media ban on children in 'Land of Kangaroos' makes global headlines
Australia's social media ban for children makes headlines around the world, including as far away as Russia, as articles question how it could work and whether similar laws would be introduced elsewhere.
Photo shows A woman speaking on a TVSA Labor says it's 'world-leading', the Australia Institute calls it 'undemocratic'. Here's what the political donation ban means
Just before midnight on Wednesday, the South Australian parliament passed a raft of changes to how politics runs in the state. Here's a look at what has changed.
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Photo shows A man talking to someone.Parliament delivers a performance piece of legislative 'enshittification' that raises more questions than answers
Yesterday, parliament heard that the major parties will come together and pass a law banning teenagers from social media, after a period of careful thought roughly commensurate with that of a 15-year-old making a Black Friday impulse buy at Shein.com.
Photo shows Teen girl with curly hair and tan skin looks down at her phone wearing a stripy jumper. There are social media icons next to herBill Shorten flags NDIS changes to music and art therapy funding, prompting concerns about costs
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has flagged changes to the way music and art therapy are funded, raising concerns about access for participants.
Photo shows Kai Wall smiling and waving an arm during a music therapy session.The SA government has announced shark attack mitigation funding. Here's what is included
The South Australian government will pour half a million dollars into programs aimed at reducing the likelihood of shark attacks and improve first aid responses on remote beaches, after a horror year of fatal attacks in 2023.
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Photo shows A man in a yellow shirt holds a drone with surf life saving red and yellow decorations.Farewell Baby Boomers as Gen Z and Millennials become Australia's key voting force
The era of Baby Boomers as the dominant voting force in Australian politics is at an end and the impact will play out at the next federal election. If you listen carefully, you can already hear that politicians know the power and numbers have shifted to younger people.
Photo shows A woman voting at night at a cardboard polling boothSupermarkets making plastic problem worse with cheap pre-packaged produce, report finds
An audit shows supermarket customers are charged less for plastic-wrapped produce more than 70 per cent of the time, and conservationists say it's hurting the environment.
Photo shows A plastic bag containing potatoes'Cooker, anti-vaxxer, sheep': The people Australia's COVID-19 response forgot
Australia's COVID-19 response saved countless lives, but it also left hundreds of people believing they were suffering a constellation of strange symptoms from the vaccines. Now they're fighting a class action against the federal government.
Photo shows A close up of a woman's faceA Queensland pilot program was supposed to make it easier to access the contraceptive pill, but now it's being questioned
A pilot program allowing women to get the contraceptive pill directly from a pharmacist is supposed to improve accessibility, but some Queensland women believe it's not as easy or cheap as originally announced.
Photo shows A woman looking at medical pamphlets in a chemistNew Zealand Parliament suspended after MPs perform haka
New Zealand's Parliament has been temporarily suspended after MPs performed haka in protest to a controversial bill.
Photo shows A woman with her mouth wide open in a parliament ripping a piece of paper.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds.What happens when you don't have a 'village' or grandparents to help with childcare?
One in three Australian grandparents babysit their grandkids to fill in gaps in childcare, becoming a support "village" for working parents, research finds. But what happens if you don't have grandparents to rely on?
Photo shows A small child's hand is cupped by an old woman's handDutton is already testing Trump's campaign slogans. Will they work in Australia?
The success of Donald Trump's election campaign in the US has Australia's leaders watching closely but there are risks to importing debates from other countries.
Photo shows Three images in a composite including a man in glasses, an man with orange makeup and another man in glassesAmericans may feel their government services have let them down. But Trump has no solid policy solutions to the problems
Australia's election campaign will not be fought in the way the US race was fought: as a battle between rage or joy. But we should despair that it will feature little of the policy rigour or ambition that economists like Geoff Carmody brought to battles gone by.
Photo shows Donald Trump gestures a distance between his two handsCritical minerals pipeline needed for renewable energy switch is being blocked, miners say
Miners and conservationists want the approval process for critical minerals projects in Australia to be sped up, even if it means a "fast no" in some situations.
Photo shows aerial shot of red earth mine siteWhen Rudd hit delete on his Trump 'traitor' tweets, an old unspoken rule came to pass
Kevin Rudd deleting old tweets in the wake of Donald Trump's victory has given politicians a pertinent reminder: Making sharp comments can often feel good in the moment, but they don't come without consequences.
Photo shows Mr Rudd is looking directly at the camera, wearing glasses and a blue tie.'I don't believe I've been cautioning anyone': RBA governor backs Albanese government's spending approach
RBA governor Michele Bullock says she didn't "caution" the government about its spending, and its attitude on spending is "the right one".
Photo shows A middle aged woman with a light brown bob and glasses speaks in front of small microphones mounted on a desk.Police crack down as tobacco wars spread into South Australia
South Australia has had 19 arson attacks believed to be related to the sale of illegal tobacco, while more than $5 million worth of illicit products have been seized.
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Photo shows Tobacco wars presserSA's top cop suggests state government outlaw purchase of cheap tobacco
More than $5 million worth of illegal products have been seized in South Australia since July, as Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says the state government should consider making it illegal to purchase cheap tobacco.
Photo shows Headshot of police commissioner Grant Stevens