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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 08/12/2025
- 17:10
Galderma Welcomes Increased Equity Investment From L’Oréal
L’Oréal to acquire an additional 10% stake in Galderma recognizing its scientific leadership in dermatology and long-term growth potential Ad hoc announcement pursuant to…
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- Art, Local Government
- 08/12/2025
- 16:48
Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate: 2025 winners announced
Willoughby City Council is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate Art Competition, unveiled following an official awards ceremony held…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 08/12/2025
- 16:14
Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania team up with Melbourne North Police for annual Christmas Toy Drive
Saturday 13th December 2025 MEDIA ALERT Melbourne North Police to host toy drive for Ronald McDonald HouseParkville families this Saturday ThisSaturday 13 December 2025,Families…
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- Crime, General News
- 08/12/2025
- 16:12
Review into the listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism
TheParliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security(PJCIS) has commenced a review of the listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism under theCriminal Code. This follows ASIO’s assessment that the IRGC orchestrated cowardly attacks against Australia’s Jewish community – including the fires at Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney in October 2024 and the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024. These attacks were designed to intimidate, sow fear and undermine Australia’s multicultural society. Legislation enabling the listing of state sponsors of terrorism commenced on 8 November 2025 through theCriminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors…
- Technology Innovation
- 08/12/2025
- 14:41
Ant International Wins Champion of NeurIPS Competition of Fairness in AI Face Detection
The Challenge: Deepfakes undermine both the accuracy and fairness of AI face detection due to variations in human features. The Technology: Ant International’s AI…
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- Banking, Finance Investment
- 08/12/2025
- 14:40
Money names Best Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Manager of the Year
The 2026 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Manager of the Year has been awarded to BlackRock as part of the annual Best of the Best Awards by Money magazine. Of the three major ETF categories, BlackRock also won the Best Australian Shares ETF for the iShares S&P/ASX 20 ETF (ILC), which has achieved a 12.5% return in the five years to 30 June 2025. “The ETF Manager of the Year is awarded to the investment manager who shows the most consistency in terms of their products achieving strong performance and delivering value with low fees, across all categories,” said Michelle Baltazar,…
- Insurance
- 08/12/2025
- 14:33
CGC drives improvements in industry use of external experts
The General Insurance Code Governance Committee (CGC) has highlighted improvements in how insurers oversee and engage external experts, with better measures to strengthen accountability and quality assurance. A report released todayrevealshow the CGC’s recommendations from its August 2024 inquiry into oversight of external expertshave led tochangesin the way insurers use experts inassessingclaims. The CGC expects the changes to improve transparency and consistency, setting higher standards for fairness in how customer claims are assessed. Chair of the CGC, Veronique Ingram, was pleased to see action in response to the Committee’s inquiries into industry use of external experts. “It is encouraging to…
- Finance Investment, General News
- 08/12/2025
- 14:29
Credit cards and digital wallets under inquiry spotlight
The practices of credit card companies and digital wallets are set to become the focus of a new parliamentary inquiry. The announcement comes as shoppers gear up for both Christmas and Boxing Day sales. Last year, Australians spent nearly $70bn online,a new record. Year on year this spend has been growing by about 12 percent - and is supported significantly by credit card use. Today the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics adopted the inquiry’sterms of reference. Both card based payment schemes and digital wallets will come under the inquiry spotlight. The inquiry will give the publicthe chanceto have…
- Transport Automotive
- 08/12/2025
- 13:40
Cochin Shipyard to build next-generation electric TRAnsverse tugs for Svitzer
Cochin, India and Copenhagen, Denmark – 8 December 2025. Svitzer, a leading global towage provider, and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India’s largest public sector shipyard, have signed a shipbuilding agreement for four 26-metre electric TRAnsverse (“TRAnsverse2600e”) tugs to be constructed in India for Svitzer’s global fleet renewal and growth plans. The agreement confirms a Letter of Intent signed in October 2025 at India Maritime Week and marks the move from intent to a contracted new build agreement. Under the agreement, CSL will build a minimum of four battery-electric TRAnsverse 2600e tugs for Svitzer, with an option for up to four additional vessels.…
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