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- Government Federal, Government NSW
- 17/12/2024
- 07:34
AUTISM PEAK BODY WELCOMES GRANT FUNDING: FAMILIES NEED OUR SUPPORT NOW MORE THAN EVER
17 December 2024MEDIA RELEASE (Eds: CEO Nicole Rogerson available for interview) Chief executive Nicole Rogerson has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of the Peer Support Capacity grant for Autism Awareness Australia (AAA). “This commitment comes at a crucial time for the organisation as we support people with autism and their families, carers and educators,” she said. Ms Rogerson founded the organisation in 2007 which is now firmly established as the national peak body for autism families. She said the organisation aimed to create systemic change to improve the lives of all autistic Australians and their families by providing comprehensive support…
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- Business Finance
- 17/12/2024
- 07:11
Boyd Watterson Names Don Haisch as Global Chief Financial Officer
CLEVELAND–BUSINESS WIRE– Boyd Watterson Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Haisch as its new Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO), marking…
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- Environment, Property Real Estate
- 17/12/2024
- 07:00
Exposed: Critically endangered Hunter Valley bushland bulldozed for industrial estate
Potentially illegal bulldozing of critically endangered bushland for an industrial estate at Singleton in the NSW Hunter Valley has been exposed by an Australian Conservation Foundation crowdsourced investigation. Nine hectares of native bush that has been mapped as Central Hunter Valley eucalypt forest and woodland has already been destroyed for the McDougall Business Park. ACF has called on the land owner and property developer to protect a further 28 hectares of bush earmarked for the next stage of the project. Eight nationally listed threatened species – swift parrots, koalas, spotted-tailed quolls, gang-gang cockatoos, grey-headed flying foxes, painted honeyeaters, brown treecreepers…
- Environment
- 17/12/2024
- 06:11
The Colossal Foundation Makes First Donation of US $1M as Part of $3M Commitment to Combat Chytrid Fungus, Save Amphibians from Mass Extinction, and Protect Endangered Ecosystems
Novel scientific research could provide new path forward to protect and save amphibian species who play a critical role in stabilizing food chains and…
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- Environment, Insurance
- 17/12/2024
- 06:04
Wild weather damage soars in summer but holidaymakers would sooner leave their home clean, than safe
New research from NRMA Insurance has revealed that most of the 13.1 million Australians[1] who are planning a holiday this summer will prioritise a…
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- Energy, Government Federal
- 17/12/2024
- 05:34
MEDIA RELEASE: Western Australians firmly reject nuclear reactors
Tuesday 17 December 2024 Polling released today has found that Western Australians firmly reject the federal Coalition’s plan for nuclear reactors.* The polling results will be presented on Tuesday to the public hearing in Perth of the Federal Parliament’s Select Committee on Nuclear Energy. The federal Coalition is advocating for reactors at seven sites around Australia, including untested small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at WA’s regional centre Collie, half-way between Perth and Margaret River. The poll of 1007 Western Australians found that - 74% of Western Australians prefer wind and solar farms firmed with batteries and storage for WA over…
- Gambling, General News
- 17/12/2024
- 05:30
Record-breaking losses of $2.25b in just 92 days- NSW now losing over $1 million to poker machines every hour
Media release For immediate release 17 December 2024 Record-breaking losses of $2.25b in just 92 days- NSW now losing over $1 million to poker machines every hour The people of NSW are experiencing shocking levels of gambling harm, now losing an average of over $1 million to the state’s poker machines every single hour, or just over $24 million a day. This while the government considers the recommendations recently handed to it by the Executive of the NSW Independent Panel on Gambling Reform. Data released by the NSW Department of Liquor and Gaming has revealed that in total, $2.25 billion…
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- Environment
- 17/12/2024
- 05:11
SLB Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results Conference Call
HOUSTON–BUSINESS WIRE– SLB (NYSE: SLB) will hold a conference call on January 17, 2025 to discuss the results for the fourth quarter and full…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 17/12/2024
- 05:00
“This will likely be the hardest Christmas in the Salvos’ 140-year history” – 6.3 million Aussies unable to afford housing, 1 in 4 concerned their kids will miss out on presents and a further 2.5 million concerned their kids will miss out on food this
17 December 2024 “This will likely be the hardest Christmas in the Salvos’ 140-year history” 6.3 million Aussies unable to afford housing, 1 in 4 concerned their kids will miss out on presents and a further 2.5 million concerned their kids will miss out on food this Christmas, Salvation Army research finds The Salvation Army in Australia is gearing up for its biggest Christmas ever. New research shows 6.3 million Australians (29.9%) will struggle to pay their rent or mortgage this Christmas, and a shocking one in five (21%) being forced to forgo medical help to afford Christmas this year.…
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