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- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 16/04/2025
- 09:34
Turning off protein may help prevent liver cancer
New research from the Centenary Institute has found that switching off a specific protein in liver cells may help prevent the early development of…
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- Entertainment, Travel Tourism
- 16/04/2025
- 08:30
Victorian Stories Unearthed at Australia’s Largest Heritage Festival
Victoria’s biggest celebration of heritage returns on Friday, 18 April, with the launch of the Australian Heritage Festival (Victoria) – presented by the National…
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- Information Technology, Legal
- 16/04/2025
- 08:00
Hear me out: What if AI could help solve your legal problems?
If you are facing an injustice and don't know where to turn, a new AI assistant trained by lawyers on NSW legal protections empowers you to take action. An innovative partnership between UNSW Kaldor Centre Director Professor Daniel Ghezelbash and the National Justice Project has created a simple way to exercise your rights:Hear Me Out, a free online platform that helps you to understand and lodge a formal complaint. “The complaints process can be daunting at best and inaccessible at worst, but the power lies in being aware of your rights,” says Prof. Ghezelbash. Lodging a formal complaint involves reporting…
- Finance Investment, Political
- 16/04/2025
- 07:09
Plug the $100 million a week unpaid super drain: Pass payday super laws in the first 100 days of Parliament
Landmark laws to require super to be paid to workers on paydays – not just four times a year – must be prioritised and passed urgently to end shocking losses of $100 million a week in unpaid super. Ahead of the federal election, the Super Members Council has pressed all parties and candidates to clearly pledge to pass the payday super legislation in the first 100 days of the new Parliament. These laws will be a gamechanger to ensure 2.8 million Australians are paid the super they are legally owed, on time and in full. Unpaid super costs workers $5…
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- Disability, Medical Health Aged Care
- 16/04/2025
- 07:00
It works! GeneEQUAL is improving health care for people with intellectual disability
Targeted clinician education is making genetic care more inclusive, says a new study. A toolkit co-produced by people with intellectual disability is helping to…
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- Federal Election
- 16/04/2025
- 06:07
DOCTORS SUPPORT LABORS MEDICARE BULK BILLING INCENTIVE
The Australian Doctors Reform Society today supported the Labor governments Medicare Bulk Billing incentive proposals because they believe it will help doctors Bulk Bill patients and keep health costs down. "I have been a GP for over 48 years and I believe Labors increased Medicare Bulk Billing incentive will help many GPs to bulk bill their patients and treat their patients without any up front cost"said Dr Robert Marr OAM spokeman for the Australian Doctors Reform Society "Many GPs stopped Bulk Billing all theirpatients as a result of the previous Liberal governments freezing of Medicare rebates"said Dr Marr "Labors target…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Sport Recreation
- 16/04/2025
- 06:01
Exercise before bed is linked with disrupted sleep: study
Exercise too close to bedtime may affect sleep duration, timing and quality, new research led by Monash University has found. More strenuous workouts closer…
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- Energy
- 16/04/2025
- 06:00
MEDIA ALERT: Community groups to stage pop up stunt calling for Local Energy Hub in the heart of Wollongong
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Media are invited to attend an event in Wollongong today at 11.30am, Wednesday April 16, as grassroots groups, including local group Good for the Gong, call for a Local Energy Hub for the Illawarra at an empty shop front on the Crown Street Mall. Supported by Community Power Agency, RE-Alliance and Yes2Renewables, the pop-up event will offer a glimpse of what a Local Energy Hub could mean for the region: a face-to-face resource centre providing trusted, accurate information for those living in renewable energy regions like theIllawarra. Good for the Gong is an independent, non-partisan group…
- Environment, Government VIC
- 16/04/2025
- 06:00
Cuts to Victorian fisheries officers unites conservationists and fishers
Victoria’s leading conservation, recreational and commercial fishing organisations have united to oppose the State Government’s plan to axe fisheries officers. They are asking for an immediate reconsideration, warning that if they go ahead, the cuts pose significant threats to marine health, sustainable fish stocks and public safety on Victorian waters. The Victorian National Parks Association (VNPA), Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body (VRFish), Seafood Industry Victoria and the Abalone Council Victoria anticipate devastating consequences if enforcement officers are reduced by two-thirds in areas like Port Phillip Bay and replaced with ‘engagement officers’. “It’s unprecedented for our groups to come together, but…
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