*** MEDIA ALERT ***
Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith
What: A media conference responding to the outcome of a ministerial meeting on banning engineered stone
When: Wednesday December 13, 5pm
Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
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Australia’s not-for-profit private healthcare sector has backed the government’s proposal for a new funding mechanism that puts private hospitals on a sustainable footing, removes complexity, and focuses on delivering quality care to patients. The Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) has joined Catholic Health Australia (CHA) in supporting the Private National Efficient Price (PNEP) as a “nation-strengthening step”. CHA represents Australia’s largest non-government group of not-for-profit health, community and aged-care providers, while AHSA is Australia’s largest aggregated contract negotiator and purchasing group for not-for-profit private health funds. “For too long, we’ve had a system where private hospitals, especially not-for-profit providers, have…
eSafety remains concerned about the use of the generative AI system Grok on X to generate content that may sexualise or exploit people, particularly children. While the number of reports eSafety has received remains small, eSafety has seen a recent increase from almost none to several reports over the past couple of weeks relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised or exploitative imagery. eSafety will use its powers, including removal notices, where appropriate and where material meets the relevant thresholds defined in the Online Safety Act. X, Grok, and a wide range of other services are also subject…
8 January 2026 MEDIA RELEASE - For immediate release The Zionist Federation of Australia welcomes the Government’s decision to establish a Royal Commission into antisemitism and the 14 December Bondi terrorist attack, and acknowledges the breadth of the terms of reference. This decision reflects the clear and consistent calls of the Australian Jewish community, alongside a broad cross-section of Australian society, that the scale and severity of antisemitism confronting our country demands a serious national response. We welcome the opportunity this Royal Commission provides to examine how antisemitic hatred was able to grow and become normalised, and to ensure that…
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