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- Agriculture Farming Rural, Education Training
- 04/02/2026
- 10:06
Applications called for 2026 Rabobank Business Programs – open to top farmers in Australia and New Zealand
Applications for the 2026 intake of Rabobank’s Business Management Programs – the Executive Development Program and the Farm Managers Program – are now open.…
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- 04/02/2026
- 10:00
New data highlights the shocking impact of costly and ineffective of tough on crime policies on First Nations peoples
Key Facts: First Nations imprisonment increased 42% since 2017-18 while non-First Nations decreased 5%, highlighting disproportionate impact Deaths from unnatural causes in prison rose from 21 in 2015-16 to 26, with First Nations deaths increasing 66% Prisoners spend only 8.9 hours outside cells daily, with educational course completion dropping from 34% to under 25% since 2015-16 National prison spending increased from $3.6 billion to $5.4 billion since 2015-16, with Victoria's youth detention costs almost tripling to $323 million Report calls for greater focus on early intervention and diversion initiatives, particularly for First Nations people and youth offenders New data released…
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- Culturally and linguistically diverse, General News
- 04/02/2026
- 10:00
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the Australian National Maritime Museum
This February, the Australian National Maritime Museum, in partnership with the China Cultural Centre and Tianjin Regional Department of Culture and Tourism, will present a full day of cultural performances and family-friendly creative workshops to celebrate Lunar New Year. Join in an array of art-making activities including traditional knot making, calligraphy and fan painting, enjoy tea tasting, Mandarin language tours, treasure trails, face painting, roving performances and so much more, as we celebrate the Year of the Horse. The celebrations will take place on February 22, see some of the highlights below. View the full program at: https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/events/lunar-sea -- Tianjin…
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- Manufacturing, Oil Mining Resources
- 04/02/2026
- 09:58
Iondrive (ASX:ION) Demonstrates Strong Early Silver Recovery Results from IONSolv(TM) Platform
4 February 2026 – Adelaide, Australia | Iondrive Limited (ASX:ION) has reported encouraging early laboratory results from its proprietary IONSolv™ metal extraction platform, achieving greater than 85% silver extraction efficiency in initial bench-scale testing and marking a key step forward in the Company’s solar panel recycling initiative. The early-stage laboratory program was designed to establish a performance baseline for IONSolv™ under controlled conditions and to support further optimisation ahead of application to end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) materials. Testing to date has been conducted as discrete batch experiments using small laboratory aliquots of metallic silver, with results providing confidence to progress the…
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- Entertainment, General News
- 04/02/2026
- 09:48
Get dirty, get loved: Valentine’s & Galentine’s adventures with a twist, and a hump!
Get dirty, get loved: Valentine’s & Galentine’s adventures with a twist, and a hump! Couples, besties, and situationships – there’s something here for all…
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- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 04/02/2026
- 09:37
Diablo Resources expands Star Range footprint as North Star silver-antimony trend extends to district scale
Diablo Resources (ASX:DBO) has expanded the footprint of its Star Range Critical Minerals Project in southwestern Utah, securing additional ground along the interpreted northerly extension of its highest-priority drill target, the North Star Prospect. The Company has staked 52 new unpatented lode claims, increasing the Star Range Project from 186 to 238 claims and expanding the total project area to approximately 4,596 acres (18.5 km²) on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. The newly acquired ground covers a continuation of the North Star mineralised trend, where high-grade surface samples of silver, antimony and copper coincide with priority geophysical targets. Recent…
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- Environment
- 04/02/2026
- 09:00
Hunter mines meet dust suppression standards
Hunter mines are suppressing dust and minimising impacts on local air quality, according to the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)’s recent Bust the Dust campaign. Launched on 1 September 2025, the NSW EPA’s annual campaign involved 34 surprise inspections of the region’s 12 open cut mines to assess compliance with dust mitigation requirements. NSW EPA Director of Operations David Gathercole said the results were a good outcome for mines and the community. “We know people in the Hunter are concerned about the potential impacts of particulate pollution, and we take these issues seriously,” Mr Gathercole said. “That’s why we ramped…
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- Art, Music
- 04/02/2026
- 09:00
Music Australia co-invests $1.7 million with Australian record labels to drive the breakthrough of Australian recording artists
Music Australia has announced the recipients of the Record Label Development Scheme, and the inaugural Marketing & Manufacturing Grants, matched-funding initiatives designed to boost the development and advancement of Australian recorded music. The $1,770,543 investment will support 36 record labels for the creation of new professional recordings, digital content and artwork, marketing and promotional campaigns, production, manufacturing and freight, and artist development. As part of the initiative, Music Australia is incentivising record labels to manufacture physical products using environmentally sustainable materials. Where labels can demonstrate they have been guided by Green Music Australia's Sound Country: A Green Guide on Physical…
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- Indigenous, Medical Health Aged Care
- 04/02/2026
- 09:00
First Nations Australians dying at far higher rates from blood cancer, research reveals gaps in care and support
This World Cancer Day (4 February), the Leukaemia Foundation has revealed world-first new research proving First Nations Australians are dying at significantly higher rates…
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