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All the major changes coming into effect on January 1

From cost of living relief to new laws and policies - these are the major changes coming in the new year.

4 min read

Major changes to welfare payments, childcare and vaping rules are set to come into effect in the new year.

The job offering $10,000 in cash to lure workers

Cash incentives worth $10,000 are being used to plug a shortage in this industry.

3 min read

Australian money.

Thousands more Australians could move to four-day work week

3 min read

Public servants in the ACT could soon be working less, after local government confirmed a working group to explore a four-day work week trial. File image.

Crackdown announced on waterfall act: ‘A matter of life or death’

3 min read

Instructional videos posted on social media encourage audiences to jump fences and ignore warning signs to reach the restricted base of Belmore Falls.

Mum fined $200 for parking in her own driveway

2 min read

Gold Coast resident Megan Pass was hit with a $193 fine for parking in her Pimpama driveway in December.

Teary NT chief minister resigns over shares scandal

2 min read

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has resigned, eight months out from an election.