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- Entertainment, General News
- 08/05/2026
- 16:14
Before It Breaks with Gabriella Pomare releases Second Episode: Is Space Saving Your Relationship or Softly Ending It?
Key Facts: Australian family lawyer Gabriella Pomare launches second episode of relationship podcast Before It Breaks, focusing on couples creating physical and emotional distance…
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- Building Construction
- 08/05/2026
- 15:58
Future Form Rejects Media Speculation and awaits Kimber SC Final Report
Leading Australian formwork specialist, Future Form Civil (‘Company’), today wishes to clarify media reports of allegations of wrong-doing on the Western Sydney International Airport Metro Station site. Future Form is surprised by today’s premature release of the Kimber Report. As far as Future Form is aware, Sydney Metro or We Build have yet to receive the final Kimber Report and is therefore unable to respond to specific allegations. The media speculation and indeed all commentaries on the Kimber investigation are premature. Future Form also wishes to clarify that the Kimber SC investigation has been a process whereby different matters are…
- Agriculture Farming Rural, Animal Animal WelfareRights
- 08/05/2026
- 15:53
New embryo sexing technology in Australia’s egg industry a welcome step toward ending cruel killing of 12 million male chicks per year
SYDNEY (May8, 2026)—Humane World for Animals Australiawelcomesnewsthat for the first time everembryo (in-ovo)sexing technologyis being introduced intheAustralian egg industryto avoidthemasskilling of male chicks. The…
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- General News
- 08/05/2026
- 15:26
Public hearing for the inquiry into the standing orders relating to petitions
On Monday 11 May 2026, theStandingCommittee on Petitions will hear evidence as part of itsinquiry into the standing orders relating to petitions. The Chair ofthe CommitteeMs Jodie Belyea MP, stated that the Committee was looking forward to hearing from a variety of witnesses with different experiences of petitions and the petitions process. ‘The rights of Australians to petition the House is a key part of our democracy and something that must be safeguarded. The hearing allows evidence to be received about the practical and procedural impacts of the standing orders, and how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the…
- Government NT
- 08/05/2026
- 14:55
Punishment prioritised by cuts to mental health and sexual violence services
The2026-27Northern Territory Budget includes welcomed investments in infrastructure,but concerningly shows a commitment to prioritising punishment over prevention, says Jesuit Social Services. “The Honourable Bill Yan, NT Treasurerwas right when hesaid,‘reducing crime is not just about policing’ andare committed to ‘investingin programs that tackle the root cause of crime’.No one could argue that experiences of family and sexual violence, mental illness and trauma are over-represented in our justice system,” says Jesuit Social Services CEO Julie Edwards. “So why is that we have seen cuts to mental health and sexual violence services, and a record amount spent on increasing prison capacity, prisonercampsand policing? “The cuts to mental health funding (from $135 million to $130 million)…
- Political
- 08/05/2026
- 14:10
Shelton to fight for Inland Rail restoration
Family First NSW Legislative Council candidate Lyle Shelton has vowed to fight for the full restoration of the Inland Rail project if elected at…
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- Environment
- 08/05/2026
- 13:41
Greenpeace statement on Browse project’s federal assessment timeline
SYDNEY, Friday 8 May 2026 — In response toreports that the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will this year make a recommendation onWoodside’s Browse gas project, the following statement can be attributed to Hannah Schuch, senior campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific: “Woodside’s plan to drill for gas on the doorstep of Scott Reef is reckless and dangerous. The WA Environmental Protection Authority already made an initial finding that Woodside’s plan to drill at least 50 wells near Scott Reef, home to nesting sea turtles, endangered pygmy blue whales and other endangered species, posed unacceptable risks to…
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- Defence, Mental Health
- 08/05/2026
- 12:15
Acting Commissioner visits Tasmania to hear directly from veteran community
Key Facts: The Acting Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner is visiting Tasmania (11-13 May) to hear first-hand issues affecting 18,500 local veterans, serving ADF…
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- Finance Investment, Political
- 08/05/2026
- 11:54
Performance test coverage must protect all Australians from Shield and First Guardian style collapses
The Super Members Council welcomes the Government’s consultation paper to strengthen the superannuation performance test, urging it to expand test coverage to include all platform products so that every Australian with super has the same strong protections and performance transparency. The Council supports a strong, system‑wide performance test as a critical consumer protection and warns major gaps in current test coverage are leaving millions of Australians exposed to underperformance. “The fact that tens of thousands of Australians have been exposed to products like the collapsed Shield and First Guardian schemes — which weren’t subject to the performance test despite being…
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