Day: May 9, 2025

Exclusive: Act found to be failing as hostile immigration policies deter trafficking victims from seeking help
Modern slavery victims are choosing to stay with their exploiters rather than access government support designed to protect them because of fears of immigration enforcement, research has found.
The independent anti-slavery commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, said the system is “deeply broken”.
New guidelines call for non-invasive test methods to be offered to patients to avoid long waits for surgical diagnosis
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People showing symptoms suggestive of endometriosis should be offered diagnosis options such as ultrasound so they receive treatment sooner, according to updated guidelines.
Endometriosis can take years to be diagnosed, as it has previously required waiting for a surgical procedure to make the diagnosis.
Without genuine reform, experts predict house prices to ‘climb by 6-10% in 2025’ and the gap between homeowners and those locked out of market to widen
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Days after Labor won a decisive victory with a mandate to fix housing affordability, those in charge of handing out mortgages poured cold water on it coming to pass.
Andrew Irvine, the chief executive of National Australia Bank, said the country “may not get the outcome we want” as the gulf between homeowners and everybody else threatens to expand in the coming months.
