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- General News, Medical Health Aged Care
- 11/10/2024
- 07:00
Celebrating half a century of nursing excellence
This year marks an important milestone for one of Australia's oldest tertiary nursing schools. La Trobe University’s Bundoora and Bendigo campuses are celebrating 50 years of nursing education, defined by teaching innovations, impactful research and major investment in state-of-the-art infrastructure. La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor Theo Farrell said the University had a proud history of educating passionate and dedicated nurses. "In 1974, La Trobe adopted the first nursing pre-registration diploma program in Australia from the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, which was formerly introduced by the Royal College of Nursing. Fifty years later, we continue to prepare the next generation of…
- Government QLD, Industrial Relations
- 11/10/2024
- 06:29
Union and industry unite in call to extend workers’ comp to gig workers
The Transport Workers' Union (TWU) and the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) have today announced their official support for extending workers' compensation to all gig workers across Queensland.The case for extending workers' compensation to gig workers is laid out in the latest report from the McKell Institute Queensland, Gig Work and Reform of Workers' Compensation in Queensland, which was released today. The report highlights the vulnerabilities faced by gig workers, particularly in the transport and delivery sectors and calls for extending WorkCover protections to ensure that all gig workers receive adequate compensation and rehabilitation support, regardless of their employment status"For too…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 11/10/2024
- 06:05
Workforce incentive relief ‘good news for rural communities’
A government review recommending workforce incentive funding for GPs remains for at least three years is good news, especially for rural communities, says the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). The Government released the final reports of several reviews, including the Review of General Practice Incentives, the Review of After-Hours Primary Care Programs and Policy, and the Working Better for Medicare Review, after the launch of the RACGP’s Health of the Nation report. RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins said: “I’m pleased the review panel listened to the RACGP and recommended maintaining Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) provider funding to consider the…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Entertainment
- 11/10/2024
- 06:00
“Visibility means possibility”: Plan International Australia, Phoebe Tonkin and Stan celebrate girls’ infinite potential this International Day of the Girl
Friday 11 October: For immediate release Press release “Visibility means possibility”: Plan International Australia, Phoebe Tonkin and Stan celebrate girls’ infinite potential this International Day of the Girl From child and forced marriage to being denied an education, all around the world, girls are still subjected to exclusion, inequality and human rights abuses every single day. And while remarkable progress has been made on gender equality, too many barriers remain that hold girls back from reaching their full potential. To mark International Day of the Girl today on October 11th, humanitarian and girls’ rights charity Plan International Australia – together…
- Defence
- 11/10/2024
- 04:12
Pacific Defense Unveils Industry’s First 3U OpenVPX Plug-In Card with Silvus Technologies StreamCaster MN-MIMO MANET Radios
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– Pacific Defense, a leading provider of modular open systems approach (MOSA) products and mission solutions, today announced the release of…
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- Insurance
- 11/10/2024
- 02:40
Duck Creek Technologies Acquires Risk Control Technologies to Deliver Comprehensive Risk Management and Mitigation Solutions
Risk Control’s Platform Will be Fully Integrated into Duck Creek’s Comprehensive Suite of SaaS Solutions for P&C and General InsurersBOSTON, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) insurance, today announced it has acquired Risk Control Technologies, Inc. (“RCT”), a Toronto-based provider of risk management and loss control solutions. This strategic investment is set to transform how insurance carriers prevent loss and manage risk, enabling deployment of advanced AI and machine learning capabilities at the forefront.“As the world faces increasing risks—whether from climate change, cyber threats, or other…
- Information Technology
- 11/10/2024
- 02:25
Zoom named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant(TM) for UCaaS, Worldwide
Zoom Celebrates its Fifth Consecutive Time Being Placed in the Leaders QuadrantSAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), today announced that Gartner has named Zoom a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide for the fifth time in a row. The UCaaS report evaluated 11 companies in the unified communications space, and Zoom has been recognized as a Leader in this. Zoom includes enterprise-grade solutions like Zoom AI Companion, Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Phone, Zoom Meetings, and Workvivo.“We believe being named…
- Technology Innovation
- 11/10/2024
- 01:26
Cognite Launches “Cognite Embedded” to Accelerate Innovation for Equipment Manufacturers and Industrial Software Builders
Offering empowers OEM’s and ISV’s to develop products up to 3X faster and reduce costs of ownership by 80% AUSTIN, Texas & OSLO, Norway–BUSINESS…
- Technology Innovation
- 11/10/2024
- 01:14
KAGA FEI Develops Ultra-small Bluetooth Low Energy Module Compatible with Bluetooth 6.0
YOKOHAMA, Japan–BUSINESS WIRE– KAGA FEI Co., Ltd., a global provider of leading short distance wireless modules, announced today the ES4L15BA1 Bluetooth Low Energy module.…
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