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- Business Company News
- 28/11/2024
- 16:49
Skilled workforce recession requires apprenticeships boost
The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is desperately concerned at the 38 per cent decline in apprenticeship andtraineeship commencements in a four-month period across 2024-25 compared to the same period in 2023-24. As a leading Apprentice Connect Provider, the Chamber has seen that the drop in new apprenticeship commencements is most pronounced in carpentry and plumbing. These areas that are essential in building a skilled workforce, transitioning to net zero and meeting housing targets. Additionally, there has been a significant drop in commercial cookery, retail, hospitality, hairdressing and engineering fabrication apprenticeship and traineeship commencements. Apprenticeships and traineeships remain one…
- General News, Legal
- 28/11/2024
- 16:42
Vale Tom Hughes AO KC
Thursday, 28 November 2024 Statement Brett McGrath – President, Law Society of NSW Vale Tom Hughes AO KC The solicitors of the NSW express their sorrow at the passing of the Hon Thomas Eyre Forrest Hughes AO KC, one of the most formidable, talented and courteous lawyers to grace our system of justice. The Law Society of NSW joins with the Chief Justice of NSW Andrew Bell, and the NSW Bar Association in paying tribute to an advocate whose extraordinary abilities and acumen led him to become Australia’s first law officer, serving as Attorney General from 1969 – 1971. Tom…
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- Energy, Government Federal
- 28/11/2024
- 16:36
ACOSS applauds $500 million investment to retrofit social housing and cut power bills
ACOSS applauds the Federal Government’s deal with the Greens to invest in an additional $500 million to retrofit another 50,000 social housing properties with energy-efficient, electric and solar upgrades. “This is an important investment that will improve the lives of thousands of people living in social housing who are struggling with extremely hot conditions and skyrocketing energy costs,” said Dr Cassandra Goldie, ACOSS CEO. “Home energy upgrades mean permanent and significant cuts to energy bills, healthier living conditions, and a significant reduction in carbon emissions. “Recent ACOSS research shows that people experiencing financial stress are struggling to cool their homes…
- Government VIC, Union
- 28/11/2024
- 16:31
Forest Fire Management Victoria members begin industrial action
Today across Victoria AWU members working for Forest Fire Management Victoria(FFMV) employed by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action(DEECA) begin protected industrial action. This action is being taken in order tohave the ability to bargain for fair wages and conditions, which under the VictorianGovernment’s wage policy is not possible. This morning saw up to 800 forest firefighters begin protected industrial action.Along with a 30-minute work stoppage the firefighters have also begun protectedactions that will see some non-emergency paperwork not completed, meal breakstaken at the depot, interruptions in work to speak to the public about theenterprise negotiations and the…
- Energy, Government Federal
- 28/11/2024
- 15:36
Rewiring Australia welcomes $500 million boost for social housing electrification
Rewiring Australia applauds the Australian Government for agreeing to an additional transformative $500 million investment by the Commonwealth to electrify and retrofit 50,000 social homes. This will deliver life-changing energy efficiency upgrades that will lower household bills, reduce emissions and improve health. “Electrification is already smashing energy bills for millions of Australian consumers and this announcement will share that benefit to 50,000 households who most need it,” said Rewiring Australia Executive Director Dan Cass. “Electrifying and retrofitting social housing tackles rising energy costs, reduces emissions and improves quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Australians. “In 2023 Rewiring Australia…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 28/11/2024
- 15:33
Hundreds of St Vincent’s Private Hospitals nurses and midwives stop work for safe staffing
Nurses and midwives are standing together, putting quality and safety for patients first and seeking solutions to the current understaffing and high patient workloads at St Vincent’s Private Hospitals. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has been negotiating nurses’ and midwives’ wages and conditions for members at St Vincent’s Private Hospitals in Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Werribee and Kew. While there have been some improvements to pay and conditions offered, St Vincent’s Private management continue to refuse to address ANMF’s claim for improved patient safety, addressing understaffing and high patient workloads by introducing mandated, minimum nurse/midwife patient ratios across…
- Community, National News Current Affairs
- 28/11/2024
- 15:30
Deadly DIY: Asbestos Awareness Day Honours Victims & Sparks Urgent Awareness
MEDIA ALERT: 29 NOVEMBER 2024 Deadly DIY: Asbestos Awareness Day Honours Victims & Sparks Urgent Awareness National Asbestos Awareness Day is Friday 29 November…
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- Indigenous, Political
- 28/11/2024
- 15:22
Education union condemns repeal of Path to Treaty
The union representing 17,000 teachers and support staff in Queensland and Northern Territory non-government schools has condemned today’s move by the new Queensland government to repeal the Path to Treaty process. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry Burke said repealing the process was a disgraceful move. “Today is a shameful day in our state’s history,” Mr Burke said. “TheCrisafulli government has continued to show its absolute disrespect to Queensland’s First Nations Peoples and communities in using the first day in Parliament to repeal this important process. “For the vote to repeal the treaty and…
- Energy, General News
- 28/11/2024
- 14:46
Talent alert: Latrobe Valley locals speak out on nuclear risks as political inquiry comes to town
Thursday, November 28 A political hearing in Traralgon next week will hear from Latrobe Valley locals on their opposition to building nuclear reactors in the region. The federal Parliament’s select committee on nuclear energy is looking into a scheme from the Coalition to build nuclear reactors at sites around the country, including in the Latrobe Valley. Local doctors, former coal workers, and other members of the community are speaking out against the scheme, saying that the community wants investment in safe and reliable renewable power, not this proposal to put risky nuclear reactors in the region. They are concerned about…
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