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- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 19/09/2024
- 11:33
Eating disorder experts from Australia and around the world unite in Melbourne for first-of-its-kind event
On 25 September, eating disorder experts and advocates from around the world will gather in Melbourne for the launch of the Consortium for Research…
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- Environment
- 19/09/2024
- 11:28
EPA INVESTS OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A CIRCULAR FUTURE
Over the last decade, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has awarded more than half a billion dollars in grants helping industry, councils, businesses, universities and community groups deliver more than 3,000 projects. The funding has been invested in a diverse range of projects to restore, protect and enhance the NSW environment. NSW EPA Acting CEO, StephenBeaman said over the last decade we’ve supported more than 960 organisations, delivering thousands of projects to help drive better environmental outcomes and a circular economy. “The investments we’ve made over the past decade have been critical to driving NSW towards a circular economy…
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- Disability, Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/09/2024
- 11:20
Disability Sector Outrage – Victorian Government and Labor Refuse Support for Victoria’s Largest Disability Event in History Next Month at the MCEC
“As a person living with disability (PWD) with over 30 years of experience working in the disability sector, I created, shape and deliver with…
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- Gambling, Games Gaming
- 19/09/2024
- 10:46
New gaming app, 4D Lotto is on track to reach 150,000 players in the first quarter
4D Lotto, a new form of gaming entertainment in Australia, was launched in July 2024. The game has quickly gained traction in the market,…
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- Government Federal
- 19/09/2024
- 10:33
MEDIA RELEASE: PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION’S EARLY CHILDHOOD REPORT SIGNALS A HUGE STEP FORWARD FOR AUSTRALIA
The Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) welcomes the Productivity Commission’s Early Childhood Education and Care inquiry final report. The report is a huge step forward for Australia. If implemented, the recommendations would benefit the children, households and communities BSL works with every day – many of whom experience disadvantage and/or intergenerational poverty. Importantly, the Productivity Commission recognises the value of early childhood development for all children, whatever their background, and that our investment in children has benefits that multiply across their lifetimes and across generations. This is economic and social reform of the highest order. As a country, we have…
- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 19/09/2024
- 10:19
UN Security Council failing people living in conflict: Oxfam report
UN Security Council casts nearly all vetoes on Syria, Palestine and Ukraine in last decade, blocking progress toward peace The UN Security Council (UNSC) is failing people living in conflict, with Russia and the United States particularly responsible for abusing their veto power which is blocking progress toward peace in Ukraine, Syria, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel. A new Oxfam report, Vetoing Humanity, studied 23 of the world’s most protracted conflicts over the past decade, including Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Libya, Niger, the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen, and found…
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- Building Construction, Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/09/2024
- 10:09
Engineered stone importation ban welcome but real-time dust monitoring needed to protect Australian workers
Yesterday’s announcement that Australia will lead the world in banning the importation of engineered stone is another positive move in the fight to protect workers from silicosis, but research shows more needs to be done. Glyn Pierce-Jones, CEO of leading workplace safety technology company, Trolex, said “many Australian workers still face serious health risks, even with the much-welcomed banning of engineered stone”. “Even with engineered stone out of the picture and strong workplace safety regulations - as strong as any in the world - Australian worksites still carry risks that can only be reduced if real-time dust monitoring is introduced,”…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Sport Recreation
- 19/09/2024
- 10:07
AUSTRALIA’S TOUGHEST TEAM ENDURANCE EVENT RETURNS TO LAKE MACQUARIE
The Kokoda Challenge, annual charity event that honours the legacy of the Australian Diggers who fought in the Kokoda Campaign of 1942, will return…
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- Art
- 19/09/2024
- 09:54
Creative Australia invests in career defining commissions for visual artists
Fifteen artists will receive investment through the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Framework (VADF, formerly VACS) Major Commissioning Projects program, which supports the creation of new large scale ambitious works for national and international audiences. The investment will support the production of compelling works that will be showcased at a variety of venues ranging from regional galleries in Australia to major international biennales. Among the outcomes, it will support Trawlwoolway and Laremairremener artist Mandy Quadrio for a significant solo show at the Institute of Modern Art and Megan Cope, a Quandamookaartist, who will present at the Sharjah Biennial 2025 in…
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