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- Aviation, Industrial Relations
- 29/09/2024
- 12:10
Qantas engineers to stage nationwide walk-outs in escalation of wage dispute, impact to Monday’s peak-hour flights likely
More than a thousand Qantas engineers, fed up with management’s refusal to negotiate reasonable wages, are set to escalate the impact of their ongoing industrial action with line maintenance engineers – whose duties include the towing and marshalling of aircraft – to walk off the job during peak-hour flights on Monday morning. Flights between 7am AEST/ 7am ACST/ 7am AWST to 9am AEST/ 9am ACST/ 9am AWST on Monday morning at major airports in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth will be affected as workers participate in stoppages. Qantas engineers commenced industrial action on Thursday, with engines and components…
- Government Federal, Youth
- 29/09/2024
- 11:00
Social media inquiry holds further public hearings
The Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society will hold further public hearings next week as part of its inquiry into the influence and impacts of social media on Australian society. Building on previous hearings where the committee heard from social media platforms and media organisations, the committee will hear from a broad range of stakeholders with experience of the harm caused by social media. This includes representatives from women’s safety groups, parents, mental health practitioners, and government departments amongst others. The committee will also take evidence from technical experts on the use of age verification measures to…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 29/09/2024
- 10:22
Queensland Opposition’s payroll tax pledge a win for patients and doctors
Media Release 29 September 2024 Queensland Opposition’s payroll tax pledge a win for patients and doctors The Primary Care Business Council (PCBC) has welcomed the Queensland Opposition’s commitment to exempt GPs from payroll tax in a win for patients and doctors across the state. PCBC President Dr Ged Foley said the pledge by the Opposition would give GPs and clinic operators the certainty they need. “As the representative body for more than 40% of general practice consultations across Australia, the Primary Care Business Council has advocated for a sensible approach to payroll tax nationwide, and we commend the Queensland Opposition…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 29/09/2024
- 08:47
RACGP applauds LNP commitment to stop Patient Tax
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has applauded the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) for committing to exempt GPs from payroll tax and is urging other parties to match the election commitment. The Sunday Mail today reported that the LNP has committed to exempt GPs from payroll tax if elected. RACGP Queensland immediate past Chair Dr Bruce Willett said: “I applaud this commitment from the LNP – it recognises the critical importance of access to affordable general practice care for all Queenslanders. “There is no substitute for the quality care you get from a GP who knows you.…
- Agriculture Farming Rural, Government NSW
- 29/09/2024
- 06:14
Fisheries Officers take industrial action over safety concerns
Fisheries Officers across NSW have begun industrial action over safety concerns after a number of violent incidents where they were shot at, threatened with knives and baseball bats and had cars driven at them. The Officers are demanding they’re issued with protective equipment like stab-proof vests and capsicum spray. Fisheries Officers are now avoiding certain areas and individuals at the very time fears have emerged that crooks, poachers and organised criminals like outlaw bikie gangs have taken over the state’s rivers, oceans and estuaries and are now plundering valuable species like abalone and rock lobster. Without direct Police assistance on…
- Results Statistics
- 28/09/2024
- 20:26
Saturday Lotto draw no. 4507, Super 66 draw no. 4507
Official Results Saturday Lotto draw no. 4507 Draw Date: Saturday, 28 September 2024 Drawn Numbers Winning Numbers (drawn order)[34] [40] [29] [15] [19] [37] Supplementary Numbers (drawn order)[6] [44] Division One Prize Pool $5,204,443.72 Total Prize Pool $17,348,145.74 Super 66 draw no. 4507 Drawn Numbers Winning Numbers (drawn order)[6] [2] [5] [6] [5] [0] Division One Prize Pool $121,059.05 Total Prize Pool $327,959.03 Lotto Strike draw no. 5515 Drawn Numbers Winning Numbers (drawn order)[34] [40] [29] [15] Division One Prize Pool (estimated) $940,034.69
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- Crime, Industrial Relations
- 28/09/2024
- 12:19
Critical shortage of AFP officers a grave concern
The critical shortage of police officers across Australia, as reported today, is a particularly acute problem in the Australian Federal Police, where officers are relatively underpaid compared to other jurisdictions. AFP Association President Alex Caruana: “AFP officers are overworked and under-resourced and the situation has reached a tipping point. It’s now at a point where it is endangering public safety andjeopardizing the welfare of AFP officers. “The pressures on our officers have never been greater, and today’s reports of police shortages only confirm what we know. The AFP is being stretched to breaking point. Officers are exhausted, and the current…
- Environment, General News
- 28/09/2024
- 09:00
Build a ‘fish hotel’ and restore habitat at Reflections Copeton Waters in the school holidays
THE chance to build a ‘fish hotel’ and learn about sustainable fishing will be open to youngsters and their families in the September school…
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- Food Beverages
- 28/09/2024
- 04:25
Innovation Beverage Group Limited Announces Closing of $5.4 Million Initial Public Offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market Under Symbol “IBG”
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / September 27, 2024 / Innovation Beverage Group Limited ("IBG" or the "Company"), a developer, manufacturer, marketer, exporter and retailer of a growing beverage portfolio of 60 formulations across 13 alcoholic and non-alcoholic brands with a focus on premium and super premium brands, today announced the closing of its initial public offering (the "Offering") of 1,350,000 ordinary shares, at a public offering price of $4.00 per share for total gross proceeds to the Company of $5.4 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. In addition, the Company has granted a 30-day option to the underwriters…
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