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- Travel Tourism
- 23/10/2024
- 16:19
APT Unveils New Zealand 2025/26 with Stunning New Tour
APT, Australia’s leading luxury travel company, has launched its expertly curated New Zealand holidays for the 2025/2026 season, highlighted by a brand-new itinerary exploring the stunning South Island. The new 12-daySouth Island Odysseytour showcases the region's breathtaking landscapes and unique wildlife, offering a privately chartered cruise to encounter KaikÅura’s dusky dolphins, a luxurious stay at Te Waonui Forest Retreat in Franz Josef/Waiau, and a wine tasting at Allan Scott Family Winemakers in Marlborough. Prices start from AUD$6,995per person, with savings of up to $1,600 per couple for early bookings. The program also features a range of other expertly crafted land…
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- Banking, Government Federal
- 23/10/2024
- 16:18
House Economics Committee to hear from APRA and ASIC
The House of RepresentativesStanding Committee on Economicswill hold public hearings by videoconference on Friday, 25 October 2024 with representatives of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The hearings are for the committee’s reviews of theAPRA Annual Report 2023andASIC Annual Report 2023. The public hearings will be broadcast live ataph.gov.au/live. The committee’s Chair,Dr Daniel Mulino MP, said that both regulators had given valuable evidence to the committee’s recent inquiries into flood insurance and economic dynamism, and the committee looked forward to exploring other important areas of their work. “ASIC and APRA have crucial…
- Agriculture Farming Rural, Employment Relations
- 23/10/2024
- 16:13
GrainCorp workers to down tools
Grain handlers atGrainCorp sites across NSW have voted to stop work as part of protected industrial action, said the Australian Workers’ Union which represents the workers. The 200+ workers will commence their action with a month of random 1 hour stoppages at grain handling sites throughout the state beginning next Tuesday the 29th. Grain handlers move and store wheat, canola, barley, oats and other grains. Freshly harvested grains are trucked from rural properties to bunker silos for storage before being loaded onto trains for transport to the coast and then shipped to market overseas. Harvesting of winter crops has already…
- Environment
- 23/10/2024
- 16:11
Energy Dome Signs First U.S. Contract with Alliant Energy for Commercial-Scale Deployment of its CO2 Battery
A Signed Supply Contract Cements the Role of Energy Dome’s Technology in the U.S. Energy Storage Market MADISON, Wis.–BUSINESS WIRE– Energy Dome, a leader…
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- Finance Investment
- 23/10/2024
- 15:10
Cbus Super statement regarding IMF report – Attacks on preservation a threat to market stability and worker savings
Cbus Super has welcomed the increasing recognition from the RBA and IMF of superannuation’s systemic role in the Australian economy, and the reminder of the risks to workers’ savings and national productivity posed by radical policy change. Having a local pool of patient capital has been a significant national advantage during times of economic stress and crisis. Super funds have helped recapitalise businesses during the GFC and Covid-19 pandemic. Cbus Chair Wayne Swan said the recent IMF statements on liquidity highlights the risks of cracking the system open and how workers and the economy benefit if the preservation principle remains…
- Government TAS, Union
- 23/10/2024
- 14:44
LAUNCESTON BUS DRIVERS TO STOP WORK FOR ONE HOUR TOMORROW
Bus drivers will step up their industrial actions on the Metro Tasmania network from tomorrow, with a one-hour work stoppage to affect services in Launceston TOMORROW (Thursday 24 October). Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Tasmania Secretary Byron Cubit said Launceston bus drivers would stop work for one hour between 1.03pm and 2.03pm, bringing lunch time services to a halt. “Bus drivers are frustrated with the offer from Metro that’s on the table, which is effectively an 18-month pay freeze before the next pay rise kicks in,” Mr Cubit said. “It is disappointing that drivers feel they need to escalate…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/10/2024
- 14:43
Dementia Australia supports Bridgetown & Nannup
Are you concerned about your memory or worried that someone you know may have dementia? Dementia Australia is offering support in Bridgetown and Nannup between 6 and 8 November. It is estimated there are more than 40,500 people living with all forms of dementia in Western Australia. Without a medical breakthrough this number is expected to increase to almost 87,000 people living with dementia by 2054. These Dementia Australia sessions are an opportunity for people living with dementia, their carers, family, and friends to attend free education to better understand dementia and to discuss the support and services Dementia Australia…
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- Government VIC, Local Government
- 23/10/2024
- 13:59
Surge in candidate pledges shows “Better Buses” a key issue in Melbourne’s local council elections
In a rare show of major cross-party solidarity, Over 90 candidates in Melbourne’s council elections have pledged their support for the “Better Buses” campaign, demonstrating that better buses are a key issue for voters. In a survey sent out by the Sustainable Cities collective, who have been campaigning for better buses in the west for the past 3 years, a Labor candidate for Melton City Council (unendorsed), spoke to their experience of “Having had to pay up for Ubers because buses are running too infrequently, walking long distances to get to the closest bus stop and being turned away because…
- Transport Automotive
- 23/10/2024
- 13:57
Australian rail industry moves towards national standards
The rail industry has released important research outlining the case for consistent national standards which could save billions of dollars by supporting a more efficient, safer and productive industry. The Harmonisation of Rail Standards Research Report outlines several initiatives to streamline standards, technologies and processes for operating the rail network. The report was jointly funded by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), National Transport Commission (NTC), Office of National Rail Industry Coordination (ONRIC) and the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) and prepared by GHD Advisory. It proposes a national body to oversee the development of a National Rail Standards…
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