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- Community, Entertainment
- 22/01/2025
- 08:00
Beary Special Memories Await at Rippon Lea Estate
Gather the family, bring your picnic, and don’t forget your favourite teddy bear for the 35th Annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Rippon Lea Estate.…
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- Government Federal, Property Real Estate
- 22/01/2025
- 07:00
Government urged to embrace plan to save renters thousands
Renters should only have to pay bond once in their lifetime and could be earning thousands of dollars in interest, under a new proposal the McKell Institute is urging the federal government to consider. A National Portable Bond Scheme, recommended by the McKell Institute in its new Rewarding Renters report, would allow renters to transfer their bond between leases rather than scrambling to come up with a second deposit before their previous one is refunded. Under the National Portable Bond Scheme, renters would also earn interest on their bond which would potentially build a small financial safety net over time.…
- Education Training, Medical Health Aged Care
- 22/01/2025
- 06:01
Investment in Nursing will improve healthcare access for all Australians
ACN Pre-Budget Submission 2025-26 Strategic and significant investment in nurses and nursing will improve healthcare access for all Australians and ensure that government health funding delivers appropriate and affordable care to people when they need it and where they need it. Nurses and midwives make up 54 per cent of Australia’s health workforce. Nursing is the most geographically dispersed health profession in the country. The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Pre-Budget Submission 2025-26 sets out practical and affordable solutions to build the nursing workforce needed to address the care needs of Australia’s growing and ageing population, with more people living…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 22/01/2025
- 06:00
Investigating trends in alcohol and other drugs in injured and fatal road crashes over a decade: study
Methylamphetamine is the most common illicit drug found in injured and fatal car drivers and motorcyclists in Victoria from 2010 to 2019, Monash University-led research has found. Published in the journal Injury Prevention, the largest study of its kind conducted in Australia examined substances present in 19,843 injured drivers and 1,596 fatally injured drivers and found methylamphetamine had the highest prevalence, found in 12.3 per cent of fatalities and 9.1 per cent of injured drivers, demonstrating an increase over time. This cross-sectional analysis explored the trends of alcohol, methylamphetamine, MDMA and cannabis (THC) in road crashes and used data from…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 22/01/2025
- 06:00
GP training recovers in the ACT, but Canberra remains worst capital for GP access
New GP training numbers show general practice is recovering slightly in the ACT, but a lack of investment means the state is still underperforming compared to the rest of the country, the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) says. In 2025, 23 future specialist GPs are commencing training in the RACGP’s Murrumbidgee and ACT region out of 52 funded training spots – a 44% fill rate. Currently, there are 23% fewer GPsper person in Canberra than Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane. Both Darwin and Hobart have more, making Canberra the Australian capital with the fewest GPs per person. RACGP NSW&ACT Chair…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 22/01/2025
- 06:00
More than 50% growth in GPs training with RACGP in Tasmania
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has grown the number of specialist GPs training in Tasmania in 2025 by 57%, securing a significant boost to Tasmania’s GP workforce with the support of the State and Federal governments. In 2025, 47 general practice registrars will commence training throughout Tasmania, up from 30 in 2024. This is well ahead of a national 19.8% growth in junior doctors training as GPs, supported by a Tasmanian Government commitment to pay for up to $100,000 of the student debt of up to 40 GPs who train and work in rural and regional areas. RACGP…
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- Education Training, Medical Health Aged Care
- 22/01/2025
- 05:45
Children’s Panadol and the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation raise awareness of the links between literacy and better everyday health
Wednesday 22 January 2025, Sydney, Australia: In the lead up to the back-to-school season, Children’s Panadol is joining forces with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) for the inaugural Building Brighter Futures campaign, which will help kids develop important literacy and numeracy skills and raise awareness of the links between literacy and lifelong health. Nearly 44% of Australian adults today do not have the functional literacy skills they need to cope with the demands of everyday life, including challenges related to health and wellbeing.1 This means nearly half of Australian adults struggle reading the directions on medication labels, filling…
- General News
- 22/01/2025
- 05:38
Linshu Wickerwork Revitalizes Ancient Craft for Global Markets
LINYI, China, Jan. 21, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– “Chinese wickerwork surpasses other countries and regions, Shandong wickerwork surpasses other provinces, and Linshu wickerwork surpasses all.” Linshu…
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- Federal Budget, Federal Election
- 22/01/2025
- 05:30
Vasey RSL Care Secures $142,439 Grant to Support Veteran Empowerment
Vasey RSL Care is proud to announce it has been awarded $142,439 under the Federal Government’s Veteran Wellbeing Grant 2023-24 round. The funding will…
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