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Rentals affordable for key workers

Essential workers can afford almost no rentals, Anglicare finds

Daily Yarn newsroom 5 Nov 2026, 1:39 am 52 words · 16 sec read

Anglicare’s yearly Rental Affordability Snapshot says essential workers are being priced out of renting. According to the report, people in jobs such as retail, social work and cleaning can afford under 1 per cent of rental listings. The findings point to growing pressure on workers in roles the community relies on every day.

Australian study clears a third of babies of peanut allergy

Daily Yarn newsroom 5 Nov 2026, 12:40 am 58 words · 17 sec read

Researchers in Australia have completed a world-first study that has overturned how peanut allergies in infants have long been diagnosed and managed. The work found that about a third of babies thought to have the allergy were cleared of it. The landmark findings mean many infants can now be taken off the list of suspected peanut allergy cases.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday

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Trust

declining in regional Australia

Experts point to deeper pressures behind regional distrust

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 11:39 pm 57 words · 17 sec read

Social division in regional Australia is being linked to migrants, according to a report from SBS News. Specialists who study the issue say the real causes lie elsewhere, pointing to deeper pressures that are fuelling declining trust. The coverage examines why one group has become the focus of blame while trust in regional communities continues to fall.

Kempsey councillor resigns over offensive online comment

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 10:38 pm 51 words · 15 sec read

A Kempsey Shire councillor has stepped down, 15 days after his fellow councillors asked him to quit. He was found to have made an offensive comment to a woman online. The comment was about domestic violence. The resignation follows an inquiry into his remark, and it ends the matter for the council.

Woman jailed for five years over partner’s death in WA

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 10:38 pm 54 words · 16 sec read

A woman in Western Australia has been sent to prison for five years after she fatally stabbed her partner. The killing happened during an argument, and the matter was dealt with by a court in the state’s Midwest region. The sentence marks the outcome of the case, which involved the death of her partner.

Adelaide council cuts funding for Christmas street event

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 9:40 pm 60 words · 18 sec read

An Adelaide council has withdrawn its funding for a Christmas street celebration, and the decision has caused anger among local residents. Sources describe the event as beloved. The council’s move has drawn strong objections from people in the area. No further details about the amount of funding, the location or the council’s reasons were available at the time of writing.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday SA

National

Orange

Colour of Hobart tap water

Hobart woman’s washing comes out orange-stained

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 8:50 pm 56 words · 17 sec read

Hobart resident Emma Thornley was surprised on Tuesday morning when a load of whites came out of her washing machine marked with dark-orange stains. According to ABC News, she was later told the thick, orange water was safe to drink. The sources do not say what caused the discolouration or how many other households were affected.

Education research agency’s review kept under wraps for almost a year

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 8:45 pm 54 words · 16 sec read

An evaluation of how the Australian Education Research Organisation is performing has not been made public for close to a year. Reporting from Nine’s metro mastheads describes the secret document as exposing a divide between academics and teachers. The sources do not detail the review’s findings, and the organisation’s response has not been reported.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday

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Youth detention centres closed to the UN visit

Queensland and NT block UN visits to youth detention centres

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 3:30 pm 56 words · 17 sec read

The Queensland and Northern Territory governments have refused to let UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous rights Albert Barume tour youth detention centres in Townsville and Darwin. The UN said both governments declined to engage with his mandate, so visits to Cleveland and Holtze were scrapped. Queensland gave no reason. Prisoner advocate Debbie Kilroy condemned the decision.

Five charged over $235m fraud probe across NDIA and Centrelink

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 pm 56 words · 17 sec read

The AFP has charged five people after raids at 26 sites in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, the NSW Central Coast and rural Queensland. Investigators found $235 million in actual or potential fraud against the NDIA, Services Australia, Veterans’ Affairs and Education. Alleged schemes include billing for services never delivered, fake invoices and a phishing scam that redirected Centrelink payments.

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