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- Community, Government NSW
- 17/03/2026
- 06:00
120 NSW organisations call for a Human Rights Act
Key Facts: Many people in NSW assume their human rights are already protected by other laws – but this is not always the case. The absence of a Human Rights Act in NSW leaves residents with some of the weakest legal protection of their human rights anywhere in the Western democratic world. An alliance of more than 120 legal and community organisations, religious bodies and trade unions is calling on the NSW Government to seize on the opportunity this week to strengthen human rights protections by establishing a public inquiry into the introduction of a Human Rights Act for New…
- Government NSW, Legal
- 17/03/2026
- 05:41
A public inquiry into a NSW Human Rights Act
Media Release Tuesday, 17 March 2026 A public inquiry into a NSW Human Rights Act NSW’s peak representative bodies for solicitors and barristers have…
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- Environment, Science
- 17/03/2026
- 05:10
New report: La Niña failed to cool Victoria’s summer with record heat and fires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 17 2026 A new Climate Council report finds record global levels of coal, oil and gas pollution is overtaking natural climate drivers likeEl Niño and La Niña – accelerating the “climate whiplash” phenomenon that pushes communities rapidly from one disaster to the next. The report Breakneck Speed: Summer of Climate Whiplash warns that even a cooling La Niña couldn’t prevent record heat and catastrophic fires in Victoria this past summer. A Victorian summer of heat and floods (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026) DespiteLa Niña conditions, Walpeup and Hopetoun recorded 48.9°C on January 27, 2026 - breaking…
- Environment, Science
- 17/03/2026
- 05:00
New report: Aussies flung from summer fires to floods in breakneck climate whiplash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 17 2026 A new Climate Council reportout todayfinds record global levels of coal, oil and gas pollution are overtaking natural climate drivers like El Niño and La Niña – accelerating the “climate whiplash” phenomenon that flings communities rapidly from one disaster to the next. The report Breakneck Speed: Summer of Climate Whiplash warns that even a cooling La Niña couldn’t prevent record heat and catastrophic fires across Australia this past summer. Key Climate Whiplash Events (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026) Victoria – A week after catastrophic fire weather warnings, communities along the Great Ocean Road…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Environment
- 17/03/2026
- 04:00
Salvos Stores opens an Australian-first Textile Recovery Facility in Queensland
17th March 2026 Salvos Stores opens an Australian-first Textile Recovery Facility in Queensland Salvos Stores, in partnership with the Queensland government, has opened its Textile Recovery Facility in Brisbane, the first of its kind in Australia. The facility offers an automatic textile sorting and decommissioning service, allowing Salvos Stores to unlock recyclable textile feedstock, and creating opportunities to turn today’s waste into tomorrow’s products. The facility will begin to pilot and scale textile recovery solutions in Brisbane and plans to process up to 5,000 tonnes of textiles per year, enabling the materials to stay in circulation and generating additional revenue…
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- Building Construction
- 17/03/2026
- 00:11
Victoria Lake Joins Cushman & Wakefield as Chief Financial Officer, APAC & EMEA
LONDON–BUSINESS WIRE– Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, has appointed Victoria Lake as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), APAC…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural
- 16/03/2026
- 23:40
Alcoa Schedules First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
PITTSBURGH–BUSINESS WIRE– Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA; ASX: AAI) plans to announce its first quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, April 16, 2026, after the…
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- Finance Investment
- 16/03/2026
- 23:40
Bitdeer Launches SEALMINER DL1 Air: Achieving 149 J/GH Power Efficiency and 25 GH/s for Scrypt Mining
SINGAPORE, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) (“Bitdeer” or the “Company”), a world-leading technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, today announced the launch of its latest self-developed mining machine, the SEALMINER DL1 Air. Optimized for the Scrypt algorithm, the DL1 Air provides a robust, industrial-grade solution for professional operators, supporting a range of coins headlined by Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE).By leveraging Bitdeer’s proprietary ASIC technology, the DL1 Air focuses on long-term operational stability and advanced power management to meet the growing demand for high-efficiency mining hardware.Key Specifications of the SEALMINER DL1 Air*:Hash…
- Technology Innovation
- 16/03/2026
- 23:11
GCE® Launches Gascontrol.com Website Showcasing Its Complete Gas Control Portfolio for Speciality, Medical, and Industrial Applications
ZUG, Switzerland–BUSINESS WIRE– GCE®, a global market leader for gas control equipment, has launched gascontrol.com, a new website designed to better serve customers across…
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