Australia's efforts to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage failed following an analysis by a Productivity Commission revealed stark failures.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders born between 2015 and 2017 are expected to live 8.6 fewer years amongst boys, and 7.8 fewer years amongst girls than non-Indigenous children.

The Australian 2021 census is expected to be like no other in the history of data collection. 

Demographer Liz Allen, from the Australian National University's Centre for Social Research and Methods said, "Census 2021 is among the most impactful censuses of our time, not just because of what it collects and the timing of its collection, but what it means for our future."

According to QUT Researches, social media channels such as WhatsApp and WeChat could play a larger role to help the construction industry adapt to COVID related changes like flexible work arrangements and smaller on site teams.

Outside the Tokyo Olympics, COVID infections have increased to records never seen before in the Japanese capital.

Doctors are fearing a collapse of the medical system as the delta variant fuelled the Olympic cities' growing outbreak with 3000 new cases recorded yesterday.

As Australian residents and businesses continue to battle a growing range of international cyber attacks, one Queensland city is planning to become the safest in the country. 

The world-class technology called Dark Fibre has already rolled out across the Gold Coast, with experts saying it's impossible to hack. 

The Greens member for Mawair, Michael Berkman says that duplicating the Walter Taylor Bridge in Indooroopilly is a waste of taxpayers money.

The Brisbane City Council has set aside $153,000 to assess whether the pre-feasibility of the heritage-listed bridge should be duplicated to cater for more commuters.  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s nephew has admitted to doing illegal housing construction that left families devastated and thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Mitchel Cole pleaded guilty to the 17 charges brought by NSW Fair Trading for unlicensed and uninsured work in 2019

The 29 stateless athletes picked to compete for the Olympics' refugee team have become a 'symbol of hope' in Tokyo in 2021.

Initially expected to participate via the independent athlete category, they will be competing under the Olympic flag in Tokyo this month as part of the Games' second-ever Refugee Olympic Team. 

Queensland has recorded its 13th 'incursion' of COVID-19 after a man tested positive upon leaving hotel quarantine. 

The resident visited two backpacker hotels along Roma Street with a list of contact tracing sites posted to Queensland Health yesterday. Brisbane has gone two months of COVID scares fortunately without widespread transmission. 

The 29 stateless athletes picked to compete for the Olympics' refugee team have become a 'symbol of hope' in Tokyo in 2021.

Initially expected to participate via the independent athlete category, they are competing under the Olympic flag in Tokyo this month as part of the Games' second-ever Refugee Olympic Team.