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- General News
- 01/04/2026
- 19:20
UNSW experts on the Iran war’s ripple effects
UNSW experts are available to comment on the cascading impacts of the Iran conflict, including fuel supply pressures, economic and supply chain disruptions, and how governments, industries and households respond to emerging constraints. Dr Timothy Neal (Scientia Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney; UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response) can explain how shocks propagate through interconnected economic systems, with a focus on panic buying and demand surges under uncertainty. Drawing on COVID-19 research, he can discuss how expectations and policy signals can strain just-in-time supply chains (systems designed to minimise inventory). Professor BenNewell (UNSW Psychology; Director, UNSW Institute for…
- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 01/04/2026
- 18:21
25 Years. 25,000 Rescues. A New Era for Destiny Rescue
Key Facts: 25 years of Destiny Recue 25,000 rescues New CEO, Destiny Rescue Australia – Greg Bradley Destiny Rescue, an Australia-founded international child rescue…
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- Entertainment, Food Beverages
- 01/04/2026
- 18:00
FROM MILK CHOCOLATE TO HOT CROSS BUNS: NEW DATA REVEALS AUSTRALIA’S EASTER CRAVINGS
Sydney, Australia, 1 April, 2026 –More than 6 in 10 (61%) Australians surveyed are planning to eat chocolate or Easter treats this Easter long weekend, according to new research from global nutrition and food tracking app, MyFitnessPal. A recent poll of over a thousand Australians revealed that when it comes to the most popular type of chocolate or seasonal treats Aussies will be enjoying over Easter, milk chocolate is the clear favourite, followed by dark chocolate, hot cross buns and white chocolate. Meanwhile, MyFitnessPal's logged food data reveals that Aussie’s taste of hot cross buns is also varied. While plain…
- Medical Health Aged Care, National News Current Affairs
- 01/04/2026
- 17:50
WA delivers world-first protection for spring and summer-born babies
WA delivers world-first protection for spring and summer-born babies Western Australia doubles down on infant RSV immunisations ahead of winter In a world first,…
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- Education Training, Employment Relations
- 01/04/2026
- 17:33
Higher Education Sector – Gender- based violence initiative
The higher education sector is positioning itself to be a leader in addressing gender-based violence. The peak body for the sector, in industrial relations, the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) has been invited by the Gender Based Violence Directorate to have input into implementation of the Gender Based Violence Code (Code). “The sector regards this is a highly important matter and is involved in a range of initiatives to improve knowledge and responses to gender-based violence (GBV),” the Executive Director ofAHEIA, Craig Laughton, said. AHEIA has produced a GBV guide for its 34 university members that will provide practical…
- Employment Relations, Union
- 01/04/2026
- 17:01
HSU calls for targeted relief for essential workers as fuel crisis bites
The Health Services Union is calling on governments and employers to deliver immediate, targeted relief for health, aged care and disability workers during Australia's worsening fuel crisis. HSU National Secretary Lloyd Williams said the union's members were bearing a disproportionate share of the crisis, with no option to work from home. "These workers kept this country going through a pandemic, and they are doing it again now. They will turn up regardless. That’s the nature of the work," Mr Williams said. "But turning up is getting harder and more expensive by the day, and the people who depend on them…
- International News
- 01/04/2026
- 17:00
TOKYO SKYTREE to Host First Collaboration with “BLUE LOCK” from April 9 to July 6, 2026
TOKYO, Apr. 1, 2026 /Kyodo JBN/ -- TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co., Ltd., operator of TOKYO SKYTREE, is holding "BLUE LOCK EPISODE SKY in TOKYO SKYTREE (R)," in the first collaboration between the tower and a popular TV anime featuring soccer, "BLUE LOCK," written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. The event will be held from Thursday, April 9, to Monday, July 6, 2026. Image of key visual: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M108036/202603266385/_prw_PI2fl_BzC3TLKp.jpg Special website: https://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/event/special/bluelock/ The 450-meter-high Tembo Galleria has an exhibition featuring the event's key visuals. Limited-edition goods that are only available at the event and special cafe menu items are…
- Crime, Information Technology
- 01/04/2026
- 16:49
Proposed Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission reforms to be reviewed
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) reform package, consisting of theAustralian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026and theAustralian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026. The bills, which were introduced into the Parliament on 25 March 2026, would establish the ACIC under a new Act, aiming to clarify its role and enhance its ability to obtain, analyse, evaluate and communicate intelligence relevant to serious and organised crime. The bills are intended to give effect to the Australian Government’s response to the 2024Independent Review of the…
- Finance Investment, General News
- 01/04/2026
- 16:16
Proposed new powers to combat money laundering and terrorist financing to be reviewed
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of theAnti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026. The Bill, which was introduced into the Parliament on 12 March 2026, would enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) to restrict or prohibit reporting entities from using high-risk mechanisms to provide designated services; amend the meaning of financing of terrorism to reference new offences for financing a state sponsor of terrorism; and make technical amendments.. Chair of the PJCIS,Senator Raff Ciccone, said: “Transnational serious and organised crime networks continue to…
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