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- Government Federal
- 10/09/2026
- 10:00
Accounting profession contributes $82 billion to the Australian economy but faces looming workforce gap, despite advances in AI
10 September 2026 Australia will be short almost 18,000 accounting, audit and finance professionals by 2035, new independent research from Oxford Economics Australia has found. The shortage will be most acute among junior external auditors, where projected supply will meet less than half the anticipated demand. Commissioned by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), the research also quantifies the profession's economic weight for the first time at this scale. Accounting generates more than $82.4 billion in economic activity each year, equivalent to around three per cent of GDP, and supports more than 365,000 jobs. If treated as a…
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- Entertainment
- 10/09/2026
- 09:49
Melbourne’s Most Pawsome Weekend of the Year Returns!
Key Facts: The Cat Lovers Festival and Dog Lovers Festival will be co-located at Melbourne Showgrounds on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026,…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Mental Health
- 10/09/2026
- 09:48
THE WOOLOOMA CLASSIC ADVENTURE RUN
Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Upper Hunter Valley, runners will tackle one of Australia's toughest rural adventureruns this weekend while supporting children and families impacted by trauma, injury, burns and disabling health conditions. The Woolooma Classic Adventure Run, held on private property near Belltrees, NSW, will see participants take on a gruelling30.9km trail course featuring more than 1,400 metres of elevation gain and some of the most spectacular and rugged terrainin regional Australia. This year's event proudly supports KIDS Foundation, helping raise awareness and funds for children, young people and familiesnavigating recovery following life-altering injury, trauma and complex health…
- Political
- 10/09/2026
- 09:33
Moira Deeming joins Family First as Western Metro lead candidate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 September 2026 Moira Deeming joins Family First as Western Metro lead candidate Family First National Director Lyle Shelton today announced…
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- General News, Local Government
- 10/09/2026
- 09:09
Local government funding inquiry to hear from council bodies in Victoria and Northern Australia
The House of RepresentativesStanding Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transportwill hear from council representative bodies in Victoria and Northern Australia as part of its inquiry into local government funding. The Committee is interested in learning more about the financial sustainability of local governmentfromthe Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), the Greater South East Melbourne (GSEM), the Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance (TCICA) and the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT). This includes how local governments are responding to challenges in their regions or cities such as workforce shortages, rising infrastructure costs, climate change, and managing environmental, heritage,energy and…
- General News, Travel Tourism
- 10/09/2026
- 08:45
Tourism revenue at Tumut holiday park rises 18% as Reflections works alongside community
Key Facts: Media Images:Click here Tourism revenue in the picturesque village of Tumut in the Riverina Murray district of New South Wales has risen…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 10/09/2026
- 08:19
R U OK? starts the conversation – your GP can help with what comes next
TheRACGP is using R U OK? Day to remind Australians that asking someone how they are feeling can be an important first step – and their GP can help with what comes next. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright said people do not need to be mental health experts to check in with someone, backing R U OK?’s message that a simple conversation can change a life. “Sometimes the most important thing you can do is ask the question, listen and let someone know you’re there,” he said. “But if someone tells you that they are struggling, you don’t have to…
- Books Literature
- 10/09/2026
- 08:08
Melbourne printer FolioFox partners with Tellwell Publishing to help emerging authors demystify small press publishing at National Writers’ Conference this weekend
FolioFox, a Melbourne-based commercial book printer, will co-sponsor a panel on small press publishing and host a stall at this year’s National Writers’ Conference (NWC), the centrepiece event of the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), running Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne’s CBD. Presented in partnership with Australian publishing company Tellwell Publishing, the panel Submit, Sign or Start a Small Press, will run from 11.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 12 September. It brings together four industry voices to explore small press publishing and assisted self-publishing as pathways for authors to bring their work to life:…
- Technology Innovation
- 10/09/2026
- 08:07
New Avetta Research Reveals Widespread Readiness Gap Across Australia’s High-Risk Industries
Only 15% of organisations can verify in real-time that a worker is “ready to work,” while 42% say workers often or sometimes start before…
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