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- Youth
- 29/11/2024
- 12:46
Monash expert: Social media ban passes
Children and teenagers under the age of 16 will be banned from social media after the government's world-first laws passed parliament late on the final sitting week of the year. Dr Mugdha Rai, Director of Master of Strategic Communications Management, Senior Lecturer in Monash’s School of Media, Film and JournalismContact: +61 3 9903 4840 or media@monash.edu Comments attributable to Dr Rai: “The premise of this legislation is well-intentioned and likely to be widely popular. “The devil, of course, is in the detail. As many have noted, this legislation has been pushed through in a very limited time frame. Regulating digital…
- Disability, General News
- 29/11/2024
- 12:42
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 exhibition to feature integrated accessibility resources for blind or partially sighted visitors
To mark the International Day of People with Disability on December 3, the Australian National Maritime Museum has announced it has made the Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition more accessible by including integrated audio description and additional accessibility resources within the exhibition, designed for blind or partially sighted visitors. This initiative includes audio description of the 12 winning images (produced by Popcorn Logistics), 8 tactile images and a large print and Braille guide of the exhibition (all created by Vision Australia). As a photographic exhibition, Ocean Photographer of the Year prioritises sightedness over other senses as a vehicle through…
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- Environment
- 29/11/2024
- 12:21
WASTE FACILITY AND DIRECTOR FINED OVER $330,000 FOR ILLEGALLY ACCEPTING WASTE
A Western Sydney-based waste storage facility and its sole director, Mr Michael Calleija, have been fined over $330,000 for failing to comply with two prevention notices by continuing to accept truckloads of waste after they were ordered to stop. The EPA issued Budget Waste Pty Ltd (Budget Waste) with a prevention notice on 25 May 2022 after an inspection of the Arndell Park premises revealed a range of potential licence breaches, including excessively large and tall waste stockpiles at the site. The prevention notices ordered the company to stop accepting waste on-site immediately and to survey the volume and height…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Government Federal
- 29/11/2024
- 12:03
Australia’s community services network welcomes the National Not-for-Profit Blueprint, calls for implementation
Australia’s network of Councils of Social Service (COSS Network) has welcomed the release of the Blueprint for the National Not-for-Profit Sector (the Blueprint) and called for the Federal Government to implement its recommendations. Facilitated by the Federal Government, the Blueprint has been developed by the NFP Sector as an independent, non-partisan, 10 year reform roadmap for a stronger and more sustainable sector. ACOSS was a member of the Blueprint Expert Reference Group (BERG). The Federal Government must now issue a detailed, written response to the Blueprint and each of its initiatives, including a proposed timeframe for implementation, by 31 March…
- Business Company News, Oil Mining Resources
- 29/11/2024
- 11:39
Titan Minerals Reports More High-Grade Gold in Extensional Areas at the Dynasty Gold Project
Perth, Australia – 29 November 2024 | Titan Minerals Limited (ASX:TTM) (“Titan” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the discovery of more high-grade gold mineralisation in extensional areas at its flagship Dynasty Gold Project in the south of Ecuador. The latest trenching results have confirmed the significant potential for resource growth beyond the current Mineral Resource with 3.1Moz gold and 22Moz silver. Highlights: New High-Grade Trench Results: Cerro Verde East and South: 2.1m @ 32.0 g/t Au & 7.4 g/t Ag in CVC24-056- Extensional/ New 2.0m @ 7.3 g/t Au & 6.1 g/t Ag in CVC24-072- Extensional/ New 6.0m…
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- Oil Mining Resources
- 29/11/2024
- 11:35
MTM Critical Metals (ASX:MTM) Transformational Collaboration with Major Gallium & Germanium Firm
MTM Critical Metals Limited (“MTM” or the “Company”) (ASX: MTM) is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Indium Corporation (“Indium”), one of the Western world’s leading suppliers of refined gallium, germanium, indium, and other specialty technology metals. This collaboration aims to create a U.S.-based processing solution usingMTM's innovative Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology to recover high-value metals - including gallium, germanium, indium, and tin - from various scrap sources. By establishing an onshore processing capability, the partnership addresses strategic vulnerabilities in the U.S. supply chain, reducing reliance on imports from China which currently dominates global supply and processing of…
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- Technology Innovation
- 29/11/2024
- 11:10
VeriSilicon Partners With LVGL to Enable Advanced GPU Acceleration for Wearable Devices and Beyond
LVGL adds VeriSilicon’s 3D and VGLite 2.5D GPUs support to its library for a wide range of embedded applications SHANGHAI–BUSINESS WIRE– VeriSilicon (688521.SH) today…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, General News
- 29/11/2024
- 11:10
A record Good for Good Community Grants Program announced for 2025
MAKING A DIFFERENCE ACROSS QUEENSLAND Queensland Country Bank has made 2025 look a whole lot brighter for 15 not-for-profit organisations across the state, announcing a record number of recipients for their extraordinary Good for Good Community Grants Program. This exceptional community program has been running since 2005 and has injected $3 million back into Queensland. It is open to eligible Queensland not-for-profit organisations, with grants available up to $30,000 to help deliver projects that will make a practical difference in communities. In 2025, a record 15 recipients will receive Good for Good Grants, to a total of $150,000 (full list…
- Books Literature
- 29/11/2024
- 11:04
2024 Books of the Year
MEDIA RELEASE: INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE This December,ABRasks thirty-seven of its contributors to nominate their favourite books of 2024. ABR’s Book of the Year feature is…
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