Victoria’s environmental landscape has been dealt a significant one-two punch just weeks before Christmas, with the State Government announcing the permanent closure of Sustainability Victoria and the National Sustainable Living Festival declaring a sudden hiatus for 2026.

Lake Macquarie City Council has closed out 2025 with a strong focus on gratitude, inclusion and community resilience, highlighting both recent emergency efforts and new long-term plans to strengthen unity across the city.

In a landmark moment for reconciliation and truth-telling, the Victorian Government is set to deliver a formal apology to Aboriginal Victorians in Parliament today, marking a pivotal step in the state’s journey toward a Statewide Treaty.

Queensland is grappling with a severe deterioration in road safety, recording a 75% increase in fatalities involving unlicensed drivers since 2019, an alarming figure signaling a major shift in the state’s road safety culture post-COVID.

A new report has identified Brisbane as having the worst traffic in Australia, with the average commuter spending a staggering 81 hours—the equivalent of two full working weeks—stuck in congestion last year.

Australia is currently failing more than 130,000 people with significant psychosocial disability, despite annual expenditures of billions through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to a new report titled "Bridging the gap: Meeting the needs of Australians with psychosocial disability".

Holy Spirit Parish in New Farm has achieved a significant milestone, becoming the first in the Archdiocese of Brisbane to successfully fundraise for and welcome a refugee family. This pioneering effort was carried out through the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot, with New Farm being the first parish to officially support the Refugee Sponsorship Initiative program.

A recent spike in e-scooter incidents between December 6 and December 7 resulted in at least 12 people being transported to hospital across Queensland,. Data compiled from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) shows that patients required hospital transport in every reported case during this period.

Most Australian voters now want a pause on immigration until the housing crisis eases, and the latest national polling shows this mood is reshaping the federal political contest.

Queensland authorities have carried out the largest ever coordinated enforcement action against illicit tobacco and vape retailers in Australia, closing 148 stores across the state in just 10 days.