A report into child disadvantage in Australia has found families are under increasing stress due to the housing crisis and labour market changes.

The Child Social Exclusion research report detailed that the key factors in determining a child’s disadvantage were their family’s socio-economic status, and the degree to which they were exposed to housing stress.

One in six children under fourteen was found to be living in poverty, according to data from the 2016 census.

The Queensland Labour Party has used its parliament majority to block the construction of a committee to investigate possible bribery allegations against Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

The allegations stem from complains made by Bob Katters Australian Party’s Queensland Leader Robbie Katter regarding staff cuts to his office after the party refused to conform to her demands which the Crimes and Corruption Commission said if proven, could amount to a bribery offence

The Queensland Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women are warning parents fleeing from domestic violence to deactivate their children’s myGov accounts—out of concern abusive partners can use the portal to locate where spouses and children are living.

An email, circulated by department staff, explains that a group of doctors raised concerns about abusive partners being able to access updated address details of their child through the myGov portal.

Hundreds of jobs have been lost as major central Queensland building company JM Kelly collapsed; devastated workers were called yesterday morning, being told to pack up and go home.

Administrators have confirmed the Rockhampton-based company went into voluntary administration and eight of its sub-companies are being liquidated. This decision comes after a long-time struggle of legal issues with John Murphy, who JM Kelly are headed up by.

Ecuador’s parliament has released once-secret documents detailing a plan to smuggle Australian Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he is at risk of extradition.

Assange’s team supposedly met with Russian diplomats to discuss a plan which would see the whistleblower moved to Moscow.

Russia has denied such a meeting took place, and Assange remains in the Ecuadorian embassy.

A United States Treasury Official has been charged with leaking confidential documents connecting Former Trump Campaign Paul Manafort and the Russian Embassy to a reporter from Buzzfeed

Natalie May Edwards from the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has been arrested on unauthorised disclosure of suspicious activity charges as well as conspiracy charges, according to US Attorney Geoffrey Berman.

A senior Australian doctor, giving medical assistance to refugees on Nauru, has been arrested and deported for a breach of Regional Processing Centre rules.

Dr Nicole Montana works for the health contractor International Health and Medical Services and was the most senior Australian health professional working on the island.

A Confidential document from the New South Wales Education Department has revealed that students who sat the NAPLAN reading and spelling tests online were disadvantaged, compared to those who sat the exam using pen and paper.

According to the document, students in years 3 and 5 who did their reading exams online scored lower results compared to an overall increase in student who completed the exam on paper.

The Valley’s heritage listed 144 Wickham Street, presently housing Les [LAY] Bubbles, is going to auction.

The building has a infamous past at the centre of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, where it was a hub for illegal gambling and prostitution.

The present owners have owned the property, which brings in 90,000 dollars a year in rent, since 1985.