The Medicare Healthy Kids Check is a new GP appointment for three-year-olds, and families across Australia can now book it. It aims to pick up any health or developmental concerns early, so children can get extra support well before they […]

Vitamin B6 labelling is under review in Australia. If you buy oral vitamin B6 supplements from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food store, two changes are worth knowing about: a labelling proposal that is still open for public comment, and […]

The ACCC is watching retailers’ sale claims closely ahead of Black Friday on 27 November. Fake Black Friday discounts are firmly on the consumer watchdog’s radar as retailers ramp up their biggest sales of the year. Black Friday falls on […]

The MyFWC portal has taken a big step forward. From Monday 19 October 2026, the Fair Work Commission expanded the portal so that parties in unfair dismissal and general protections dismissal matters can create an account and manage their case […]

Loss carry back is back. The Australian Government announced on 12 May 2026, in its 2026–27 Budget, that it would reintroduce a loss carry back tax offset. The measure has since become law under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform […]

ATO credit card payments will not end this month after all. Individuals and small businesses who pay their tax on a credit card can keep doing so directly with the Australian Taxation Office until 30 June 2027. The federal government […]

Merits review fee rules have changed for protection visa applicants. From 1 November 2026, anyone asking the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) to review a protection visa decision must pay the fee upfront, rather than only if they lose. The changes […]

Free TAFE Victoria is getting a major boost. The federal and Victorian Labor governments have signed a $470 million agreement that will fund 133,000 Free TAFE places across the state over five years, starting in January 2027. (The deal is […]