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- Technology Innovation
- 22/11/2024
- 07:11
H2O.ai Unveils Agentic AI that Converges Generative and Predictive AI with Purpose-built SLMs
The industry’s first multi-agent Generative AI platform to bring together the strengths of Generative AI and Predictive AI with airgapped, on-premise deployment options. Building…
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- Manufacturing
- 22/11/2024
- 07:01
Weld Australia’s 2024 Awards Showcase the Exceptional Talents of West Australian Welders
Skill, quality, and professionalism took centre stage last night as the winners of the 2024 Western Australia Welding Excellence Awards were announced in Perth. Hosted by Weld Australia, the Excellence Awards are the most prestigious event on the welding industry calendar. These awards honour and highlight the exceptional work of local welders, fabricators, and educators contributing to the industry’s growth. This year’s ceremony was held at Burswood on Swan in Perth, drawing together the brightest talents from the Western Australia welding sector. The event celebrated the outstanding achievements and workmanship demonstrated over the past year. Geoff Crittenden (CEO of Weld…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Seniors Interest
- 22/11/2024
- 07:00
Older Australians and carers call for Government-backed smart tech to support ageing at home
MEDIA RELEASEAn Australian-first survey of older Australians, their families and carers’ attitudes has found older Australians are happy to accept government-funded technology in their home if it means they can continue to age at home. While most participants think smart-sensor technologies should be funded via home care packages or other types of government assistance, just over half of the 1000 respondents were also happy to contribute a small amount each month to the technology.The survey results also show the most valued technology to the population is technology which can detect or alert a carer or family member about an emergency,…
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- Animal Animal WelfareRights, Science
- 22/11/2024
- 06:30
Oldies but goodies: Study shows why elderly animals offer crucial scientific insights
A new study on ageing in the animal kingdom has highlighted how urgently Earth’s oldest and wises creatures must be protected, with knowledge and…
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- Business Company News, General News
- 22/11/2024
- 06:04
Multi-Million-Dollar Collapsed Sporting Goods Auction From $1
T&R Sports, once one of the nation’s leading suppliers of recreational and sporting equipment, has entered liquidation, sparking a massive multi-million-dollar national auction event.…
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- Political, Property Real Estate
- 22/11/2024
- 06:03
Melbourne second most affordable city despite plummeting rental affordability
Rental affordability has continued to plummet with previously ‘affordable’ areas across Melbourne vanishing, with low income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today. The Index shows rental affordability in Melbourne is still declining, dropping a further six per cent in the year to 2024, after plummeting 10 per cent in the previous year. The trend of improving affordability between 2017 and 2021 has reversed, offsetting all gains made during the pandemic. The average rental property in Melbourne costs 25 per cent of the average household…
- Government QLD
- 22/11/2024
- 06:03
Rental affordability plunges to record lows across Australia
Rental affordability has plunged to record lows in almost every capital city and region, with low income renters bearing the harshest brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and PlanningRental Affordability Indexreleased today. The Index highlights an increasingly dire situation. For single JobSeekers and part-time workers receiving a parenting payment, every city and rest of state area is now classed as severely unaffordable or worse. There is also nowhere affordable for pensioners and only regional South Australia is affordable for a single hospitality worker. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide all recorded their worst affordability…
- Political, Property Real Estate
- 22/11/2024
- 06:02
Above-average income households struggle as Adelaide’s rental affordability hits record low
Low-income earners are bearing the brunt of Adelaide’s rental affordability crisis, which has hit a record-low, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index. Released today, the Index revealed low-income earners in Adelaide are facing increasing hardship as rental affordability continues to decline. People who are single and on JobSeeker are facing ‘critically unaffordable’ rents, while those on the Age Pension or working as a single parent are met with ‘severely unaffordable’ rents. The city has hit a record low RAI score of 101, showing that people on low incomes simply cannot afford to rent…
- Political, Property Real Estate
- 22/11/2024
- 06:02
Rental affordability in regional Victoria hits ‘historic’ low
Rental affordability across regional Victoria is continuing to rapidly decline, hitting a historic low in 2024 with low income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today. The average rental household in regional Victoria is now paying 28 per cent of the gross income of $84,203 if renting at the median rate. Renting in the region is now classed as ‘moderately unaffordable, with a score of 108. People on low incomes are suffering the most, with a single person on JobSeeker facing ‘extremely unaffordable’ rents, with…
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