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- Industrial Relations, Oil Mining Resources
- 25/03/2026
- 15:01
Glencore pushes Mangoola workers to vote on deal that would cut contractor pay by up to $36,000 a year
Workers at Glencore’s Mangoola coal mine in the Hunter Valley will vote from 31 March to 1 April on a hotly contested proposed enterprise agreement that would introduce tiered pay structures, cut contractor earnings and embed a cheaper workforce on site. Labour-hire workers at Mangoola secured a Fair Work Commission order in 2025 lifting their pay to match permanent employees doing the same job. That pay is linked to the minimum rates in the site’s agreement. If the agreement introduces lower pay tiers for those jobs, the protected rate moves with it. In other words, once a cheaper rate exists…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Community
- 25/03/2026
- 14:50
HIDDEN HARDSHIP IN SYDNEY’S AFFLUENT INNER CITY DRIVES NEW CRISIS-RELIEF SERVICE
Key Facts: Thread Together is expanding its Mobile Wardrobe crisis-relief service to Rushcutters Bay and Kings Cross The service will operate from St Canice's Kitchen, which currently serves around 150 people daily with meals, laundry facilities and community services The expansion is supported by the PAYCE Foundation, which donated $190,000 to Thread Together's mobile van service last year The initiative aims to address hidden hardship, including an ageing, socially isolated population in Sydney's inner city The Mobile Wardrobe service will also extend to Mount Druitt, Parramatta, Campbelltown, and Newtown as cost-of-living pressures increase 25 March 2026 HIDDEN HARDSHIP IN SYDNEY’S…
- Music, Travel Tourism
- 25/03/2026
- 13:41
Stay. Play. Hear. Taste: AFCM strikes a new chord with luxury Cairns escapes
Australian Festival of Chamber Music partners with Crystalbrook Collection Cairns for exclusive rates and dining experiences Attention Australia – this year swap winter coats…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Entertainment
- 25/03/2026
- 13:35
Hundreds of Canberrans Are Lacing Up for a Cancer-Free Future This Weekend
Key Facts: The 27th annual Relay For Life will take place on 28-29 March 2026 at the AIS Track and Field Centre in Canberra,…
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- Foreign Affairs Trade, Women
- 25/03/2026
- 13:00
Public hearings commence for inquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperative
TheJoint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Tradethrough its Human Rights Subcommittee will hold its first public hearing for itsinquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperativeon Friday 27 March 2026. Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee,Mr Tony Zappia MP, said, ‘Australia is a global champion of gender equality. Today the Subcommittee will hear from government departments responsible for Australia’s foreign policy, defence and national security, to understand how the Australian government is promoting gender equality in this period of shifting global norms.’ ‘The Department of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade is the whole-of-government lead…
- General News, Sport Recreation
- 25/03/2026
- 12:29
Treaties Committee recommends ratification of Pacific Resilience Facility Agreement and Manipulation of Sports Competitions Convention
The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of theAgreement to Establish the Pacific Resilience Facilityand theCouncil of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions. The report also contains the minor treaty action2025 Amendments to Annex I of the International Convention against Doping in Sport. The Agreement to Establish the Pacific Resilience Facility establishes the Pacific Resilience Facility as an international funding organisation. The organisation will fund projects and grants aimed at strengthening the region’s capacity to address the accelerating impacts of climate change. The Committee found that the Agreement aligns with Australia’s…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/03/2026
- 11:46
The photos on our phones could hold the key to saving a child’s eyesight, with new AI tool from 1001 Optometry
Key Facts: 1001 Optometry launches Magnif-eye,afree AI tool that scans family photos for early signs of childhood myopia (short-sightedness). The initiative addresses the rising rates of childhood myopia, a global health issue projected to affect 50per centof the population by 2050. Designed as a simple tool that gives parents an accessible way to check for potential signs they might otherwise miss. SYDNEY, Australia – 25th March, 2026 – That camera roll of beloved family photos could be holding a vital secret about your child’s health. Today, leadingAustralianoptometry brand,1001 Optometry,has launchedMagnif-eye, afree,innovative AI-powered tool designed to help Australian parentsspot potential indicators ofchildhood myopia.Myopia,…
- Media
- 25/03/2026
- 11:37
Journalists embrace AI despite rising concerns and threat to jobs, report reveals
Key Facts: Medianet revealed its latest Australian Media Landscape Report based on a survey of 803 journalists. 54% of journalists now use AI tools…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, National News Current Affairs
- 25/03/2026
- 11:21
What the manosphere debate is really about: the systems we built and the children inside them
ICMEC Australia responds to Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere and calls for child safety to be centred in technology, lawenforcement,and government SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA:Louis Theroux'sInside the Manospherehas millions of Australians askinghard questionsabout what young peopleencounteronline. At ICMEC Australia,those questions are ones we live with every day, and the answers point to something bigger than any single platform or influencer. WhenInside the Manospherelanded on Netflix earlier this month, it did what good documentary filmmaking does. It took something specialists have been watching with alarm for years and made it visible to everyone. Parents,educatorsand policymakers who had never heard the term 'manosphere' are…
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