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- Indigenous, Oil Mining Resources
- 06/03/2026
- 10:11
Critical minerals: have your say
TheHouse of Representatives Standing Committee on Primary Industriesis conducting an inquiry into factors shaping social licence and economic development outcomes for critical minerals projects across Australia and is seeking written submissions to guide the inquiry’s findings. The inquiry has already received over fifty submissions from a range of stakeholders, but the Committee is keen to hear from more individuals and organisations, especially those operating directly in the critical minerals field and communities with an interest in or who are impacted by critical mineral developments. Committee Chair,Meryl Swanson, said: ‘We have heard from miners, farmers, local governments, community organisations, Indigenous organisations…
- Government Federal, Legal
- 06/03/2026
- 10:00
Joint statement on advancing the human rights of older persons in Australia
Friday 6 March 2026 This week, the Human Rights As We Age Network released a joint statement endorsed by over 20 organisations and individual advocates. Formed in 2025, the Network is a coalition of key civil society organisations and individuals committed to working collaboratively to advance the human rights of older persons in Australia and internationally. The statement: ‘Advancing the human rights of older persons in Australia: a national Human Rights Act for older persons in Australia’ calls for the introduction of a national Human Rights Act (HRA) as a key mechanism to advance and protect the rights of older persons in Australia. Robert Fitzgerald AM, Network Co-Chair and…
- General News, Youth
- 06/03/2026
- 09:27
Speaker takes Parliament to Riverina
Today, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,the Honourable Milton Dick MPis in regional New South Wales with the Member for Riverina,the Honourable Michael McCormack MP, as part of his schools program to encourage civic engagement. Through the Parliament in Schools Program, students will learn about federation, democracy and theAustralian Parliament, as well as hear first-hand from the Speaker and their local member on what a typical day looks like in their electorate and when they are in Parliament House for sitting weeks. The students will then participate in the Australian Parliament House (APH) Flag Roadshow, where they will learn…
- Agriculture Farming Rural
- 06/03/2026
- 09:11
Rare Element Resources Announces Results of Oversubscribed Rights Offering of Common Shares
FIRESTONE, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “RER”) (OTCQB: REEMF) is pleased to report that its previously announced rights offering of common shares was oversubscribed and generated approximately US$30.9 million in gross proceeds. Because the rights offering, which expired on March 4, 2026, was oversubscribed, the shares available for issuance will be allocated proportionately among shareholders who properly exercised their oversubscription privileges based on the number of shares each shareholder subscribed for under its basic subscription privilege. Any excess subscription payments received by the subscription agent will be returned by the subscription agent to investors, without interest or…
- Manufacturing
- 06/03/2026
- 08:11
2PointZero Group Completes Majority Acquisition in Italy-Based ISEM Packaging Group for AED 704 Million
Transaction results in 60.8% ownership by 2PointZero Packaging becomes the sixth consumer-focused vertical with ISEM as an anchor ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–BUSINESS WIRE–…
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- Community, Legal
- 06/03/2026
- 07:30
NSW solicitors honour a Western Sydney justice pioneer
Media Release Friday, 6 March 2026 NSW solicitors honour a Western Sydney justice pioneer A Western Sydney solicitor whose work has supported the Macarthur…
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- Finance Investment, Women
- 06/03/2026
- 06:00
Women’s Index: Australia’s Gender Equality Progress Hits Two-Year Low on economic uncertainty
Key Facts: • Financial gender equality reversed in 2025, wiping out previous gainsto finish at its lowest point since December 2023. • The Financy…
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- Government Federal, Medical Health Aged Care
- 06/03/2026
- 06:00
HSU urges federal government to make reproductive health leave a national employment standard
HSU urges federal government to make reproductive health leave a national employment standard The Health Services Union has used its submission to the Inquiry into the operation and adequacy of the National Employment Standard to argue for universal reproductive health leave. HSU, along with other unions, has been campaigning for 12 days of paid leave for reproductive health issues. The leave would cover speciality appointments and treatments relating to reproductive organs, including screenings for breast and prostate cancer, or the management of symptoms related to reproductive health, including periods, perimenopause, PCOS, endometriosis, vasectomy and hysterectomy, miscarriage and medical pregnancy terminations…
- Government NSW, Union
- 06/03/2026
- 06:00
Dicing with death: survey reveals 40 per cent of young workers get no safety training
A new survey of young workers reveals almost four in ten respondents (39.8%) received no safety training when they started a new job while more than half (50.2%) never had their work health and safety (WHS) rights explained to them. Unions NSW, which conducted the survey, said it revealed a dangerously lax attitude to safety among employers. “Parents, employers, and policymakers should be concerned. But most importantly, young workers need to hear this message: if your boss is not giving you safety training or explaining your rights, they are dicing with death,” said Unions NSW Campaigns Officer, Caitlin Marlor. “We…
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