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- Community, Government Federal
- 11/02/2026
- 13:17
Homelessness Australia welcomes reinstatement of peak funding
Homelessness Australia has welcomed Commonwealth funding of $3.4 million over three years for the national homelessness peak body, saying it provides much-needed capacity at a time of unprecedented demand for homelessness services. KateColvin, CEO of Homelessness Australia, said the funding helps ensure there is a strong national voice on homelessness and the experiences of people doing it toughest and the services that support them are not overlooked. “This funding gives us the capacity to deliver research and insights from the front line to inform government policy and build a homelessness impact evidence base to supportfrontline services under record pressure,” Ms…
- Sport Recreation, Travel Tourism
- 11/02/2026
- 13:14
Maritimo 100 marks 100th entry as Hamilton Island Race Week 2026 builds momentum
Hamilton Island Race Week has passed the 100-boat milestone well ahead of schedule, with entries continuing to build toward its 41st edition from 15–22…
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- Finance Investment, Political
- 11/02/2026
- 12:56
SMC backs new super law that gives 1.3 million low-income Aussies a big boost for retirement
The Super Members Council welcomes legislation introduced to Parliament today that will boost the super of 1.3 million of the nation’s lowest-paid workers, who are mostly women. The Government’s Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System Bill would unfreeze the Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO) for the first time in 13 years. This historic reform will powerfully lift the retirement incomes of the very lowest paid workers across Australia. For a woman who earns the minimum wage across her whole working life, it could deliver up to $60,000 more in her super by retirement – dramatically lifting her income. The…
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- Energy
- 11/02/2026
- 12:56
Business banned from Victorian Energy Upgrades program over false claims, doctored photos
The Essential Services Commission has cancelled the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) accreditation of Planetwise Solutions Pty Ltd for allegedly using doctored photos as evidence…
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- Childcare, Education Training
- 11/02/2026
- 12:50
Urgent reform crucial to solving serious safety issues in early childhood settings
11 February 2026 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in NSW and the ACT hascalled for urgent action to address the staffing crisis in the sector as new data reveals ongoing childsafety issues. A Productivity Commission report shows there were 9430 serious incidents at early childhood services inNSW in 2024-25, a rate of 154 incidents reported per 100 centres. A serious incident is one that has a grave impact on the health, safety or wellbeing of a child. It also revealsNSW's use of staffing waivers, which allow services a temporary exemption from some quality regulations,…
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- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 11/02/2026
- 12:37
Diablo identifies silver-antimony drill targets in Utah as copper mineralisation confirmed at Phoenix Project
11 February 2026 | West Perth, Australia Diablo Resources Limited (ASX: DBO) has identified priority drill targets at its Star Range Silver–Antimony Project in Utah, USA, and confirmed shallow copper mineralisation at its 100%-owned Phoenix Copper Project, also in Utah. The Company has secured Arizona-based TMC Geophysics to undertake a ground-based Dipole-Dipole Induced Polarisation (DDIP) survey over the high-priority STAR-01 magnetic anomaly at the North Star Prospect. The survey is scheduled to commence in February and is designed to refine drill collar locations ahead of maiden drilling. Recent rock sampling at North Star returned high-grade silver, antimony, copper and gold…
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- Finance Investment, General News
- 11/02/2026
- 12:26
Home Affairs and National Emergency Management Agency to front local government funding inquiry
The House of RepresentativesStanding Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport’s inquiry into local government funding will hear from the Department of Home Affairs and also the National Emergency Management Agency. TheCommittee wants to better understand how NEMA and the Department manage their important roles in the financial sustainability of local governments in Australia during times of natural disaster and in supporting social cohesion. Committee Chair,Mrs Fiona Phillips, said "the Committee will be particularly interested in the oversight ofDisaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA)and the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) relating to their use and usefulness to local governments." The DRFA is…
- Energy
- 11/02/2026
- 12:14
Business banned from Victorian Energy Upgrades program over false claims, doctored photos
The Essential Services Commission has cancelled the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) accreditation of Planetwise Solutions Pty Ltd for allegedly using doctored photos as evidence…
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- Books Literature
- 11/02/2026
- 12:00
ANDY GRIFFITHS ANNOUNCED AS THE 2026 – 2027 AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S LAUREATE
Media release: Embargoed until 12:00pm AEDT, Tuesday 10 February ANDY GRIFFITHS ANNOUNCED AS THE 2026 – 2027 CHILDREN’S LAUREATE The Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation…
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