The Queensland Government will supply free support for homeowners and builders amidst the impacts of rising prices and material shortages.

The Accelerated Builder - Consumer Dispute service will give frustrated people access to professional mediators in an effort to help them complete their homes.

Australian researchers are calling on Facebook to better regulate hate speech in the Asia Pacific region.

A study funded by Facebook found the platform does not have adequate mechanisms to combat discrimination from proliferating on its service.

Visa applicants with permanent medical conditions or disabilities will no longer have their applications assessed in terms of their lifetime care cost.

The migration requirement, resulting in rejection of Australian visa applications of more than 15 people with disabilities or illnesses, has been relaxed by the government.

Oxygen shortages have resulted in the death of 33 patients at Dr Sardjito General Hospital in Yogyakarta city in Indonesia. 

Public hospitals in Indonesia's main Island of Java are being pushed to the brink as the highly infectious Delta Variant causes a dramatic spike in cases and strained medical resources.

The Queensland government has proposed a $14 million overhaul to keep the Wivenhoe Hydro Power Station pumping cleaner, cheaper energy.

Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen, Mick de Brenni, says that Wivenhoe is a valuable and reliable power station, particularly in light of the recent incident at the Callide-C Power station in May.

Cairns police officers are running a program for mentoring young Indigenous women.

This Cairns branch of project “Booyah”, a Queensland police youth mentoring program, is different to most as it is an all-female run and focused branch.

Australians will now be prompted to include traditional place names when addressing letters and parcels, after a community campaign.

The new Australia Post packaging will include a dedicated spot where customers can choose to include the First Nation country, just above the street address on a letter or parcel.

The National Disabilities Insurance Scheme Agency has released a paper which highlights the long history of people with disabilities not being supported to make decisions for themselves. 

People with disabilities are left out of making decisions about their lives, with the National Disability Insurance Scheme admitting that it relies on others to make decisions on people's behalf.

In Australia, six in ten women of colour have experienced discrimination associated with their identity, such as their sex, religion and or ethnicity.

A nationwide survey of women of diverse cultural backgrounds revealed that more than half of culturally diverse women faced discrimination at work in relation to their identity.