Scout Wallen

Since her son's death in a stabbing attack in 2019, Laraine Ludwig has campaigned for tougher knife laws in Tasmania. Now, with a trial for police to be able to search for weapons about to begin, she hopes no other family will go through what her's did.

Despite going through three levels of a checking process, yet another Tasmanian exam paper has been found to contain an error — the sixth mistake discovered across exam papers in two weeks.

Scientists return to One Tree Island on the Great Barrier Reef to assess the extent of last summer's coral bleaching event — and there's some hope amid the devastation.

Community events are a lifeline for rural and regional towns across Australia, but more organisers are making the "heartbreaking" decision to cancel them. 

From fossil fuels to green hydrogen, 21-year-old Gladstone local Kristy Smith is proud that the reputation of her home town is changing.

Fears environmental policy debate taking the backseat to other issues ahead of Queensland election

Young workers say they want to travel and explore but aren't willing to give up their careers. So, they are doing both.

Thousands of Aussies are ditching real estate agents to maximise profits when they sell, but there are things you should know before you sell privately.

Residents in a small Queensland town say gold fever is "deadset real" with the prospect of striking it rich drawing thousands of people in each year. 

Andrew and Michele are dipping into their retirement funds to travel the world, and they don't feel guilty about it. Their daughters are financially independent, which they credit to early education on money matters.