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NSW pharmacists who trained at the University of Newcastle or the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) are joining the growing number of community pharmacists in the state who can treat some common conditions without patients first needing to see a
Kimberley solar credits are now reaching every community in the Kimberley Communities Solar Saver programme, following the final installations at Mowanjum. More than $240,000 in energy-saving credits has already been paid to households across six remote Western Australian communities. Rollout
The Better Freight Outcomes Fund will turn fines paid by trucks that break no-truck zone rules into A$1 million of community grants for Melbourne’s inner west. These are the neighbourhoods that bear the brunt of heavy vehicle traffic. What changed
The ACT Education Equity Fund is there to take some of the sting out of school costs for lower-income Canberra families. Officially called the Future of Education Equity Fund, it pays a one-off amount for each eligible student every school
The first home vacant land concession has just become easier to claim. If you’ve found the perfect block but there’s an old garden shed sitting on it, that shed no longer has to cost you thousands in transfer duty. What
NSW nitrous oxide rules came into force on 5 November 2026. They put tight new limits on how the gas can be sold to the public. It’s widely used as a party drug known as “nangs”. The restrictions sit within
The ACT Government has opened its inaugural Healthy Waterways Community Grants Program, setting aside $120,000 for practical, community-led projects that tackle leaf litter and help keep Canberra’s lakes, ponds, wetlands and creeks healthy. When leaves build up in gutters, on
Northern Territory Water Act changes are now on the table, and they reach into almost every corner of how the Territory plans, shares and polices its water. If you hold a licence, sit on a land council or simply care
The Anzac Day public holiday in the ACT could soon be locked in for good. On 21 October 2026, the ACT Government introduced legislation that, if passed, would make 25 April a public holiday in the Territory every year, even
Queensland learner driver changes are on the way, with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) outlining seven short-term improvements to the learner stage of the state’s Graduated Licensing System (GLS). The current system has been in place since
