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Courtney Dunkerton has been transitioning for more than four years and says the trans community often refers to the ongoing stigma they face at medical appointments as the “trans broken arm syndrome”. “It’s when our ‘transness’ takes over the whole appointment,” she told NewsWire. Ms Dunkerton lives in regional WA and will often see a […]

Australians have more pet cats than ever before — more than five million in total. With the growing number, expectations on pet owners are shifting. Many cat owners are now voluntarily keeping their cats indoors or in secure runs, and local governments mandate it in some areas. But most pet cats in Australia still roam […]

The mother of Charlise Mutten slept with the man accused of killing her daughter and then Googled symptoms of an unpleasant sexually transmitted disease, a court has heard. Kallista Mutten and Justin Laurens Stein drove to Sydney to buy drugs after the nine-year-old was allegedly shot. Stein, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Charlise […]

Australians competed for a $100m Powerball win on Thursday night, but no one walked away with the grand prize. It was the competition’s highest stakes since February’s historic $200m draw, and means the May 23 draw is set to be the third highest at $150m. If a single player wins next week’s draw it would […]

Despite the federal government giving households across the nation $300 to offset their electricity bill, 53 per cent of Aussies still plan on switching off their heater this winter and wear more clothing to stay warm and reduce costs. A Finder survey of more than 1000 people revealed about 50 per cent of respondents would […]

Peter Dutton has pledged to slash the migration rate by 140,000 to address the housing shortage directly linking the number of migrants and overseas students to rising rents. In his budget in reply speech designed to outline his alternative plan for the nation, the Liberal leader has accused Anthony Albanese of putting Australia on “a […]

Australia’s peak social equality advocacy body says the federal budget handed down on Tuesday fails to address the needs of the poorest people. The Australian Council of Social Services, after analysing the financial impact of the budget’s cost of living supports on various family types, argued it unfairly targeted the most benefits towards those on […]

Worsening divisions between leaders over Australia’s response to the war in Gaza have flared after a Liberal senator was heard accusing a Muslim MP of supporting terrorism. Labor Senator Fatima Payman broke ranks with her party on Wednesday after she used the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” to criticise […]

Australia’s permanent migration program would be slashed to just 140,000 per year should the Coalition form government at the next election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced in a pledge to “restore the Australian dream” of home ownership. As the country grapples with an acute housing shortage, spurring prices for homes and rental prices to record […]