Sunday, 30 November 2025 16:35
CLAIM FARMING TO BE OUTLAWED
THE NSW Government has introduced new legislation to outlaw ‘claim farming’ in motor crashes, protecting injured people from coercive tactics used to pressure them into lodging compensation claims. The Motor Accident Injuries Amendment (Claim Farming Practices Prohibition) Bill 2025 strengthens earlier reforms by adding two new offences to the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017, each carrying $55,000 penalties. The changes ban unsolicited contact, safeguard vulnerable crash victims, and protect the integrity of the CTP Scheme.
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Sunday, 30 November 2025 16:33
MONEY WORRIES HAVE CURRENCY WITH YOUTH
MONASH University’s 2025 Australian Youth Barometer shows widespread financial insecurity among young Australians, with 85% affected in the past year and many feeling they’re missing out on a happy, healthy life. Affordable housing, youth employment and climate action top their concerns. Most struggle to save, face unemployment or underemployment, and doubt they’ll ever buy a home. Researchers say young people are losing confidence in government action and need immediate financial, mental health, housing support and structural reform.
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Sunday, 30 November 2025 16:31
WARNING: LONELINESS AFFECTS HEALTH
ON World Mental Health Day, Relationships Australia NSW urges recognition of relationships as a core pillar of mental health. Loneliness affects one in six people globally and contributes to significant ill-health, yet social connection is often overlooked in a medically focused system. CEO Elisabeth Shaw says relationship distress is a major driver of mental health issues and calls for early intervention, stronger integration with mental health services, and greater investment in relational support to improve wellbeing.
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