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- Business Company News
- 21/10/2024
- 14:11
Thiess delivers first zero-hour rebuilt trucks
Global mining services provider Thiess successfully exported its first fleet of rebuilt trucks – five Cat 789s trucks – from Batam Island in Indonesia…
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- Political, Women
- 21/10/2024
- 13:50
EMBARGOED: Report shows gender bias continues in news reporting
EMBARGOED UNTIL 12pm OCTOBER 23, 2024 Australia’s largest media study tracking gender bias in news reporting reveals a mixed report card for newsrooms. The report by the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia (WLIA) shows business news continues to be dominated by male reporters and experts, but the gender balance in political reporting has improved since the last study in 2021. Led by La Trobe University Professor of Political Communication Andrea Carson, the sixth edition in the Women for Media series, An Unfinished Story: Understanding Gender Bias in Australian Newsrooms, analysed more than 200,000 articles to track the gender of bylines and…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 21/10/2024
- 13:47
RACGP urges incoming ACT Government to prioritise supporting access to GPs for Canberrans
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has congratulated the Barr Government on its historic election win and called on it to prioritise its election commitments to support access to GP care, including for ADHD diagnosis and treatment, and payroll tax changes. On Saturday, ACT Labor secured an historic seventh consecutive term of government. RACGP NSW&ACT Chair Dr Rebekah Hoffman said: “I congratulate ACT Labor on winning another four years in office and call on the party to prioritise implementing its commitments to support access to essential GP care for Canberrans. “There’s no substitute for the quality care you get…
- Fashion
- 21/10/2024
- 13:46
Fossil: Mastering the art of gift giving begins here – with timeless keepsakes for special someones.
Dear Editor, Sharing the new Fossil Holiday Seasonal Newness with you! Mastering the art of gift-giving begins here – with timeless keepsakes for special…
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- Environment, General News
- 21/10/2024
- 13:04
Habitat rafts help Australia’s threatened Olive Perchlet return home
Habitat rafts help Australia’s threatened Olive Perchlet return home With the extinction crisis capturing headlines around the country, innovative habitat rafts – and a…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 21/10/2024
- 12:56
Interview opportunity for Work Safe Month: Australia’s noisiest industries and the hearing health of workers
With October being National Work Safe Month, we are reaching out with an exclusive interview opportunity to highlight Australia’s noisiest industries and how hearing loss impacts workers. In Australia, around 3.6 million people have some level of hearing loss, and noise exposure is one of the biggest causes of preventable hearing loss[1]. Hearing loss not only impacts an individual’s day-to-day life but can also reduce their participation in the workforce[2]. Listening to sounds of up to 85 decibels for more than 8 hours can cause hearing loss[3] and puts people working in noisy industries at risk, including major Australian industries…
- Art, Indigenous
- 21/10/2024
- 12:44
Redfern Terrace to become a living museum
The City of Sydney is looking for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to transform a narrowterrace in Redfern into a living museum. The…
- Contains:
- Energy, Engineering
- 21/10/2024
- 12:33
Researchers spinning fibres to help the Territory and beyond
Researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) are using a state-of-the-art nanofiber fabrication facility located at the Casuarina Campus to create fibres that are 10…
- Contains:
- Education Training, Union
- 21/10/2024
- 12:32
University of Canberra’s plan to scrap 200 jobs latest governance failure
The National Tertiary Education Union has called for a federal parliamentary inquiry into university governance after the University of Canberra announced 200 job losses. UC's Interim Vice Chancellor Stephen Parker announced a plan to scrap 200 roles on Monday. This announcement follows the very public governance crisis at UC, which has attracted significant public interest in recent times. Former Vice Chancellor, Paddy Nixon resigned suddenly after revelations he received a whopping $1.8 million remuneration in 2023. There have also been course cuts, unit cuts, a $10 million budget blowout (following an $9.5 million increase in spending on consultants), the replacement…
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