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- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 04/02/2026
- 11:01
Higher interest rates may not tame consumer spending
Comments attributable to e61 Institute Research Director Dr Gianni La Cava: “The RBA has cited growth in household spending as a factor prompting it to raise interest rates to combat inflation. But our research has shown that raising rates may not have a large impact on consumer spending in the near term. “Using aggregated, consented and de-identified bank data, we found that when the RBA hiked rates by 4.25 percentage points over 2022 and 2023, people with variable mortgages barely changed their spending habits despite payments rising by $14,000 a year on average. “This was because they could mostly finance…
- Business Company News, Information Technology
- 04/02/2026
- 11:00
Data#3 named 11:11 Systems 2025 Partner of the Year, APAC
February 4, 2026; Brisbane, Australia: Leading Australian technology services and solutions provider, Data#3, is proud to announce that it has been named 2025 Partner of the Year, APAC by 11:11 Systems, a leading managed infrastructure solutions provide. This award is recognition of Data#3’s exceptional commitment to helping its customers modernise, protect and manage their mission-critical applications and data. Data#3 Chief Customer Officer, John Tan, said, this award represents the strong working rhythm Data#3 has built with 11:11 Systems for over a decade. “We’re honoured to be named 11:11 Partner of the Year in APAC. It reflects the way our infrastructure…
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- Technology Innovation
- 04/02/2026
- 10:13
MEX Launches MEX v16 in Australia, Advancing Its Maintenance Platform for Modern Operations
BRISBANE, Australia–BUSINESS WIRE– MEX Maintenance Software, Australia’s leading maintenance management software provider, today announced the release of MEX v16, a major evolution of its…
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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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- General News
- 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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