Australia

Greens have called for a Senate committee of enquiry into the 'nature and extent' of poverty in Australia, while the federal government continues to reject questions about cost-of-living relief and increased welfare payments

After four decades of boom-to-bust cycles in Australia's residential property industry, the construction industry is currently in a crisis created by too much government stimulus, greed, short supply and unsustainable prices according to local experts

The rising price of food and supermarkets’ marketing inducing consumers to overspend is costing households an extra $1200 each year and has led to people turning to meal kit services and local grocery shopping

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended the monkeypox vaccine for key risk groups, including gays, bisexuals and men who have sex with men who are at high risk of exposure

Screen Australia has announced a $4 million Games: Expansion Pack fund to support 31 small and medium-sized studios with project budgets of less than $500.000

The negative impact of rising interest rates on house prices, household spending and housing investment volumes could damage consumer confidence and fuel the likelihood of a recession in Australia, analysts and economists say

Antarctic team recently took the traditional plunge into ice at Mawson Station to celebrate the middle of winter- shortest day/longest night; inhabitants of most remote station don't see the sun in the day and the next sunrise is due in a week

Over the past 35 years, tree mortality in northern tropical forests has doubled due to moisture reduction; dead trees have not yet been replaced by equivalent young trees, causing a reduction in biomass

Sydney Build Expo 2022 opens today at its 6th edition; it is the main appointment in the country with over 500 qualified exhibitors and 400 top speakers focusing on a number of cutting edge building-linked subjects

Condition of the Great Barrier Reef is worsening for a new episode of coral bleaching due to rising water temperatures; Unesco's World Heritage Committee in China next month will decide whether to put it on the list of 'endangered' world heritage sites

An rule that banned many former residents of the UK between 1980 and 1996 from donating blood for fear they might spread Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mad cow disease) has been lifted

Researchers from the University of Newcastle in New South Wales have proposed to preserve koala sperm to save the species from extinction by ensuring genetic diversity