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- Oil Mining Resources
- 17/02/2026
- 14:23
“The Everything Bull Market”: Canaccord Calls Start of Multi-Commodity Supercycle
A powerful new commodity bull market may already be underway, according to Canaccord Genuity Head of Mining Research Reg Spencer, who delivered the call…
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- Finance Investment
- 17/02/2026
- 12:30
Challenger partners with OPEX to scale the Informed Financial Future (iff) platform
Partnership supports adviser efficiency, integration-ready advice technology, and long-term investment. MELBOURNE, Australia - 17 February 2026 OPEX Consulting Pty Ltd (OPEX) today announced a strategic partnership with Challenger to support the continued development and growth of the Informed Financial Future (iff) financial advice platform, designed to help advisers generate comprehensive advice strategies faster and scale advice delivery more efficiently. The partnership with Challenger will also deliver modelling of lifetime income strategies for advisers supporting clients approaching or in retirement. The partnership reflects a broader shift underway in advice technology: tightly integrated, productivity-focused platforms that reduce delivery time, improve consistency, and…
- Education Training, Employment Relations
- 17/02/2026
- 11:48
Universities must act to stamp out shocking racism against staff
A landmark study into racism at Australian universities has exposed appalling levels of discrimination in university workplaces, with the vast majority of staff who complained about racism dissatisfied with how universities handled their concerns. The Australian Human Rights Commission's Respect at Uni study - the first comprehensive national investigation of its kind - found that one in five academic staff experienced direct racism at their workplace, with racism most commonly occurring in work meetings and shared staff spaces. National Tertiary Education Union President Dr Alison Barnes said the findings were deeply disturbing for staff and students. "This report shines a…
- Indigenous, Medical Health Aged Care
- 17/02/2026
- 11:19
Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service Appoints Justine Williams as Deputy Chief Executive Officer
The board of the Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (BACHS) has announced the appointment of Justine Williams as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Justine is…
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- Education Training, Government Federal
- 17/02/2026
- 11:00
Landmark study finds racism is widespread and systemic at Australian universities
Findings from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark nationalRacism@Uni Study highlight that racism is deeply embedded across Australian universities and has profound impacts on students and staff. More than 76,000 students and staff from 42 universities across the country participated in the Study. The Study findings reveal particularly high rates of racism are experienced by students and staff from First Nations, African, Asian, Jewish, Māori, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Palestinian and Pasifika backgrounds. The findings also show high rates of racism experienced by international students. Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman said the findings of the Racism@Uni Study are deeply troubling and…
- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 17/02/2026
- 10:53
Resolution Minerals Expands Golden Gate Discovery with Broad Gold and Significant Tungsten Intercepts
Adelaide, Australia – 17 February 2026 Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX: RML) has confirmed further broad gold mineralisation and identified significant tungsten mineralisation from final assays of its 2025 drilling program at the Golden Gate North and Golden Gate South prospects within the Horse Heaven Project, Idaho, USA. All holes completed in the 2025 campaign intersected gold mineralisation, with drilling confirming near surface continuity and open ended extensions along strike and at depth. The results further strengthen Golden Gate as an emerging district scale gold discovery with associated tungsten potential. Key Highlights • 99.1m at 0.38g/t Au from surface in RC…
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- Disability, Food Beverages
- 17/02/2026
- 10:11
STEPS launches Pathways to Plate, empowering students through food, education and community
Young adults living with a disability and autism are turning fresh produce and homemade preserves into opportunity through Pathways to Plate, a new initiative…
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- General News
- 17/02/2026
- 10:00
PRIME MINISTER MUST REVISIT TOBACCO EXCISE AS NEW REPORT SHOWS LEGAL MARKET COULD COLLAPSE BY 2029
The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has called on the Prime Minister to urgently review tobacco excise settings following reporting in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald on the Oxford Economics report – Addressing Australia’s Illicit Tobacco market. AACS CEO Theo Foukkare said the report reinforced warnings that current policy settings were driving a rapid shift away from the legal tobacco market and towards illegal supply controlled by organised crime. “The modelling confirms what retailers are seeing on the ground - the legal market is being replaced by an illegal one,” Mr Foukkare said. “Going by this report,…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 17/02/2026
- 10:00
Innovative diabetes research grants will prioritise lived experiences and improve lives
Innovative research projects that leverage AI technology, reduce diabetes complications, and seek to preserve and restore beta cell function are set for a $2 million investment in 2026 through the Diabetes Australia Research Trust. This funding will support 19 cutting edge projects across fundamental, clinical, health systems and public health research, as part of Diabetes Australia’s commitment to invest $40 million over 10 years alongside the 2025-2030 Diabetes Australia Research Strategy. A further two scholarships will support PhD postgraduate research in diabetes, in partnership with the National Health and Medical Research Council. Guided by the Research Strategy, this funding supports…
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