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AAP Rolling News Bulletin May 28, 1200

AAP Rolling News Bulletin for May 28 at 1200

AAP · May 28

Resilient forgotten generation is coping, not thriving

Generation X, which sits between Baby Boomers and Millennials, are the subject of a new Australian study into how they feel about their financial future.

AAP · May 28

FED:Australia sues firm for billions over forever chemicals

The government is making its "largest legal claim ever" against a multinational company after 28 defence bases were contaminated with "forever chemicals".

AAP · May 28

FED:Flash flooding hits states as rain hammers east coast

Severe weather has battered Australia's eastern seaboard, with huge rainfall totals recorded in multiple states triggering flash flooding.

AAP · May 28

Wild, unseasonal weather unleashes severe thunderstorms

Unseasonal weather has unleashed heavy downpours and 500,000 lightning strikes across a rain-sodden region and caused chaos, triggering flash flooding.

AAP · May 28

Australians want a royal commission into femicide. What haunts me is wondering if it’ll be enough to make leaders act

The solutions to ending gender-based violence aren’t a mystery. The problem is that governments refuse to act on them

The Guardian - AU · May 27

Group Travel Across Australia’s East Coast Just Got Easier: BusCharter.com.au Launches Brisbane and Gold Coast Service

BRISBANE, Australia, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BusCharter.com.au, one of Australia’s largest bus charter platforms, has launched full service across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The expansion completes the company’s east coast corridor, giving event planners, schools, and corporate teams a single booking point for group travel from Melbourne…

AAP · May 27

Treasury secretary says ‘no clear evidence’ for CGT reform criticisms – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 27

Australia’s old environment laws were a box-ticking exercise. Sadly, the new ones could be too

For a quarter century, Australia’s environment laws were widely regarded as not fit for purpose. In 2020, a scathing review by Professor Graeme Samuel found the Environment Protection and Biodiversity (EPBC) Act was ineffective and unfit for future environmental challenges.

The Conversation · May 27

FED:Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Social media firms are improving efforts to meet Australia's under-16 ban, but whether they're compliant is still under review, the eSafety commissioner says.

AAP · May 27