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Gliders 'in greater peril' from logging changes
Search rules for endangered greater gliders have been changed after the Forestry Corporation raised concerns about the wood supply in...
Flow Australia
May 26, 20242 min read


Playing until the cows came home key to Harry's success
Harry Macpherson is one of a handful of rural musicians in the Australian Youth Orchestra. The prestigious ensemble is urging more...
Flow Australia
May 26, 20242 min read


Australia bids to be battery powerhouse
The federal government is steaming ahead with its plan to foster new clean industries and has unveiled a new strategy to kickstart...
Flow Australia
May 23, 20243 min read


School knew boy was a weak swimmer before camp drowning
A judge has repeatedly questioned a primary school's failure to disclose an eight-year-old boy's swimming ability to an aquatic centre...
Flow Australia
May 23, 20243 min read


Australians still intending to retire between 65 and 66
Australians are still intending to retire, on average, between their 65th and 66th birthdays, according to data released today by the...
Flow Australia
May 23, 20242 min read


Wear Orange Wednesday acknowledged on Flow FM
Wednesday, May 22nd was a date pencilled into so many diaries this year. It's a day when volunteer emergency workers are recognised...
Ellis Gelios
May 23, 20241 min read


Country towns banking on branch closure inquiry report
After a year of hearing from regional communities, farmers and the banking sector, the inquiry into rural bank closures is due to hand...
Flow Australia
May 21, 20242 min read


Splash some orange to say #ThankYouSES
Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day) - a national day to thank all State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers - will be celebrated across the...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20242 min read


Project delays, mothballing worsen energy reliability
As coal plants continue to close, delays to battery and other energy transmission projects have increased the risk of blackouts during...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20242 min read


'Obnoxious' social media faces state push for youth ban
Three state premiers have called for legislated age limits on social media users, which could mean children under 16 are barred from...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20243 min read


'New energy economy' cooking with gas as bosses gather
An annual gathering of gas executives and investors gets underway amid federal government support for Australian production to 2050, and...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20242 min read


Nurses continue action after rejecting renewed pay deal
A renewed pay offer from the state government has been knocked back by Victorian nurses as the dispute heads to more industrial action in...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20242 min read


Parliamentary inquiry into full voter turnout
Almost 800,000 people in NSW did not see their vote count in the 2023 NSW election. The NSW Government has asked Parliament to conduct an...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20242 min read


Plane near-miss prompts new rule for regional airport
An inquiry has found the pilots of two aircraft had no idea they were on intersecting runways at a Victorian airport as they took off,...
Flow Australia
May 14, 20242 min read


Making our roads safer: NHVR shines a light on heavy vehicle safety this National Road Safety Week
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and the Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group are reminding drivers to prioritise...
Flow Australia
May 14, 20242 min read


Better monthly regional labour market data now available
New labour market data offering a better picture of regional employment and unemployment is now available every month from the Australian...
Flow Australia
May 14, 20242 min read


New data shows half of Australians unaware of major risk factor for heart disease
Concerning finding vindicates Heart Foundation call for Federal Government to support a National Screening Program for cardiovascular...
Flow Australia
May 14, 20243 min read


Govt probes brumby rehoming on illegal knackery claims
The NSW government has been forced to suspend its brumby rehoming program after the discovery of an illegal horse slaughter site in the...
Flow Australia
May 14, 20242 min read


Australians benefit from new lifechanging medicines added to the PBS
Women with endometrial cancer and people with itching associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will benefit from new lifechanging...
Flow Australia
May 14, 20242 min read


Fake patients in waiting room, ambulance for ruse
Health workers posed as patients in a waiting room, arrived by ambulance and lay on a trolley in a corridor feigning illness during a...
Flow Australia
May 13, 20243 min read
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