A NEW class of drugs that researchers say target the underlying cause of type II diabetes are a step closer, in a move scientists hope could revolutionise treatment for the lifelong disease.

PRESSURE is mounting on the Albanese government to bring forward its childcare changes and implement 26 weeks paid parental leave in a bid increase women’s participation in the workforce.

FEARS are mounting that interstate investors will stop buying in Queensland over what has been labelled a multimillion-dollar land tax grab by the Palaszczuk government.

SCHOOL staff such as science teachers and groundskeepers would not be able to be discriminated against because of their sexuality or gender identity, under new laws proposed by the state’s Human Rights Commission.

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