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Electronic waste kept out of landfill in the hundreds of tonnes thanks to this Queensland charity

A recycling program has found a way to divert tonnes of discarded electronic devices and huge amounts of precious metals and other components from landfill, while also providing disability employment.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Australians relying on cheaper food to feed themselves amid cost-of-living crisis

Many Australians rely on cheaper food to get by, and new data shows an increase in people are accessing help from food charities for the first time.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Elon Musk subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein case, Vice Media files for bankruptcy, and The Weeknd reverts to his birth name — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

When is the right age to freeze your eggs? What are some of the risks and rewards?

The way Anna sees it, she is putting her money towards a dream that is very important to her, the same way her friends are saving up for houses or holidays.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Gender pay gap data of large Australian businesses to be published

An embarrassing day is coming for Australian businesses that have a large gender pay gap, with the data from individual organisations to be made public.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Statues of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek are all over Taiwan. The island is divided over what to do with them

Taiwan is littered with monuments to one of its most divisive leaders. However, as efforts to remove them stall, some activists to are taking matters into their own hands.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

A CT scanner is changing our understanding of dinosaurs and the landscape of prehistoric outback Queensland

Palaeontologist Scott Hocknull likened his research to a crime scene, minus the criminals and eyewitnesses. Now, he's using technology to better understand the fossils found in Australia.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Sunshine Coast Council to speed up plans for up to 100 affordable rental properties as crisis mounts

The Sunshine Coast Council, frustrated over the housing shortage as its population booms, takes planning matters into its own hands and pushes for state and federal support.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Defence insists due process was given to accused soldiers in Brereton report

Following the release of the damning Brereton report in November 2020, Defence confirmed Army had "initiated administrative action against 17 individuals where there was an alleged failure to meet ADF expectations".

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Leaseholders impacted by toxic PFAS foam miss out in $132.7 million compensation payout

NSW farmer Alastair McLaren has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to contamination from PFAS chemicals, but he's not one of the 30,000 people who will be compensated.

ABC News · May 15, 2023