Did you know Aussie women feel more unsafe walking home alone at night than any other OECD country including America?
It’s a finding from the just-released OECD Better Life Index that has stuck with me…More
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Because Australia: the bin chicken is leading our Bird of the Year vote
Yes, it’s true. The inaugural 2017 Bird of the Year poll was only launched on…More
Retirement villages proving key to seniors housing for regional areas
Just this week, Murray Mallee Aged Care announced they will build a 50-unit retirement village…More
US journalist forced to apologise to Australia – after eating meat pie with knife and fork
ESPN sports reporter Darren Rovell had tweeted a video of himself cutting a Four’N Twenty…More
News for aged care residents and families: unannounced visits for facilities on their way
The plan was announced by Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt at the National Press…More
Could retirement villages be the answer to affordable housing for older women?
With the rate of home ownership going down across Australia, the demand for social housing…More
Strewth! Australia now has a new definition for ‘bogans’
It’s not officially out ‘til next week, but the sixth edition of the Australian Concise…More
Where are all the ‘bin chickens’? Brisbane’s ibis population mysteriously drops by a third
The Brisbane Times is claiming Brisbane City Council figures show that the bird’s ibis population…More
Funding is key to a better aged care system for all
This week Fairfax Media published a series of devastating stories in its Sydney Morning Herald…More
You ripper! Australia now has its own slang edition of Scrabble
You can now use some of our more colourful vocabulary to rack up high scores…More