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- Animal Animal WelfareRights
- 23/12/2024
- 18:26
Advocacy group sounds alarm over cattle boarding ship in scorching heat
Not-for-profit organisation Stop Live Exports has condemned the loading of scores of cattle onto a ship off Perth’s coast during a scorching hot summer day. On Monday, cattle were witnessed being loaded onto the Gudali Express at Fremantle Port where temperatures nearby soared into the high 30s to low 40s. The Gudali Express is a live export vessel that has the capacity to transport thousands of cattle. Stop Live Exports spokesperson Ruth Gourley said: “It’s absolutely outrageous and intolerable that cattle are being loaded onto a ship at Fremantle Port on such an unbearably hot day. "Moving cattle onto a…
- Political
- 23/12/2024
- 16:23
Health Workers Union placed into interim administration
The Health Workers Union (HWU) has been placed into interim administration after the Health Services Union (HSU) secured a major Federal Court victory. Former National Union of Workers General Secretary Charlie Donnelly has been appointed as the interim administrator. The latest decision comes 10 days after the Federal Court restrained HWU Secretary Diana Asmar from carrying out any duties of branch secretary, effectively standing her aside from the position. HSU National Secretary Lloyd Williams said the union’s strong action to deal with the allegations was vindicated. “This outcome is a big win for HWU members and justifies the resolve of…
- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 23/12/2024
- 15:38
Boxing Day Tsunami 20 years on: Plan International Australia remembers global solidarity
Twenty years on from the devastating Boxing Day tsunami, Plan International Australia remembers the global solidarity that emerged from tragedy. December 26 marks 20 years since the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which claimed the lives of 230,000 people and left 1.7 million homeless on Boxing Day 2004. The earthquake struck 150km off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia. It was the most powerful the world had seen in a generation. Plan International raised US$47.3 million to assist affected people and communities focusing on childcare, education, healthcare, housing, water, sanitation, psychosocial support, livelihoods, and child protection. During this time, Plan and…
- Property Real Estate
- 23/12/2024
- 14:24
Ricky Agent Joins Highland Gold Coast Following Recent Merger with Hanan Cawley, leading Highland into the West Side Gold Coast Market
Highland continues its growth as a market leader into 2025, welcoming high-profile agent Ricky Agent to the Gold Coast team following the recent merger…
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- Community, Entertainment
- 23/12/2024
- 14:21
Sydney New Year’s Eve media call at Glebe Island
WHAT: City of Sydney New Year’s Eve media call – loading of the fireworks barges at the Glebe Island site WHEN: Friday 27 December Arrive from 9.30am for a compulsory safety induction at 9.45am ahead of a 10am start WHERE: Glebe Island, James Craig Road, Rozelle WHO: New Year’s Eve Fireworks Director, Fortunato Foti Foti Family Stephen Gilby, Executive Producer, City of Sydney SAFETY - For site entry all personnel must wear fully enclosed flat shoes (no RULES: heels, sandals or ballet flats) - For access to fireworks barges all personnel must wear high cotton content clothing including long pants…
- Business Company News, Property Real Estate
- 23/12/2024
- 13:43
New Year, New Lease? Resolutions for Small Business
The New Year is a time for fresh starts, for setting goals and envisioning a brighter future. For many small business owners, this period…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/12/2024
- 12:57
RACGP: Look after your mental health this holiday season
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has urged Australians to look after themselves and their loved ones this holiday season. College President, Dr Michael Wright, said that reaching out and helping others can make all the difference. “The holiday season can be a challenging time for many Australians,” he said. “Many of us can have family and relationship pressures, financial pressures may become more obvious, and isolation and loneliness can be at their worst this time of year too. So, during this festive season please try to look after yourself and the people in your life. It can be…
- Education Training
- 23/12/2024
- 12:46
Surf safety focus as parents hit the waves
Parents fromHomebush West Public School were taught to be safe in the surf ahead of the summer holidays. When the father of a student…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 23/12/2024
- 11:01
Just twelve trucks distribute food and water in North Gaza Governorate in 2.5 months
Barefoot children forced to search through rubbish for food scraps across Gaza Of the meagre 34 trucks of food and water given permission to enter the North Gaza Governorate over the last 2.5 months, deliberate delays and systematic obstructions by the Israeli military meant that just twelve managed to distribute aid to starving Palestinian civilians. For three of these, once the food and water had been delivered to the school where people were sheltering, it was then cleared and shelled within hours. Oxfam and other international humanitarian agencies have been continually prevented from delivering lifesaving aid in the North Gaza…
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