Govt says revamped Bureau site 'not meeting' expectations.

Strike triggered by court decision to not extend sentence of an inmate found guilty of seriously assaulting four prison officers * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Prisons across New South Wales have been plunged into lockdown and emergency managed by a skeleton staff after thousands of officers walked off the job. The spontaneous strike on Thursday was triggered by a court decision on Wednesday to not extend the sentence of an inmate who was found guilty of assaulting four prison officers, Stewart Little, the general secretary of the Public Services Association, said. The four prison officers each suffered serious facial injuries. Continue reading...

Chancellor is backed by prime minister after saying she ‘inadvertently’ failed to pay fee required by London council Rachel Reeves has admitted to “inadvertently” breaking housing rules by renting out her south London home without the specific £945 licence required by the local council. The chancellor admitted the error to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, and to parliamentary ethics officers, after it was first disclosed by the Daily Mail. Continue reading...

CDPP reports a 22 per cent spike in overall referrals.

More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,

Personal Perspective: Retirement poses the risk of losing important social connections necessary for well-being in later life.

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Victoria's police minister has backed the police response to protests in Melbourne's CBD on Sunday, when demonstrators were hit with rubber bullets and pepper spray.

The Louvre said it was closing for the day "for exceptional reasons", but was not immediately available for comment.

Exclusive: firms run by five of the party’s councils have used legal loophole to serve section 21 notices Labour-run councils have used a legal loophole to issue almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices since the party was elected on a promise to ban the practice, a Guardian investigation has found. Scrapping these orders, known as section 21 evictions, was one of Keir Starmer’s main pledges before last July’s general election but, more than a year later, they remain lawful. Continue reading...

Measures come amid concern generative AI characters are having inappropriate conversations with under-18s Parents will be able to block their children’s interactions with Meta’s AI character chatbots, as the tech company addresses concerns over inappropriate conversations. The social media company is adding new safeguards to its “teen accounts”, which are a default setting for under-18 users, by letting parents turn off their children’s chats with AI characters. These chatbots, which are created by users, are available on Facebook, Instagram and the Meta AI app. Continue reading...

As a society, we’re more focused on investing in the future of tech, but at what cost to human connection?

All of us, no matter what our circumstances, have the ability to be more wise, more just, more courageous and more moderate Feeling not so great about being in the world right now? Uncertain and anxious about the future? Older cultures have left behind maps and guides for living in uncertain times, whether it be through texts, philosophies, religions or letters. Continue reading...

Inner-city Melbourne community health service cohealth will be shuttering its GP services at the end of the year, citing escalating costs and aging infrastructure.

After 11 years of providing primary healthcare to vulnerable patients, Cohealth is set to close its Collingwood location entirely and significantly scale back services at two other clinics.