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- Manufacturing
- 23/03/2026
- 06:13
Research explores safer, smarter human-robot teamwork in Industry 5.0
A new review published in the International Journal of Production Research explores how manufacturers can make human-robot collaboration safer, more adaptive and efficient by…
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- Food Beverages, Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/03/2026
- 06:00
When do parents’ drinking habits influence teens’ drinking the most?
New UNSW research following thousands of Australian families over 23 years shows parents’ drinking matters most when teenagers are 15 to 17 – and again when those teenagers grow up and become parents themselves. If you grew up in a house where winding down with a wine or two was just part of normal adult life, you might recognise those patterns in how you drink now. A new study from UNSW Sydney shows that’s no coincidence – but it also says the story is not as simple as “alcoholism runs in families”. What the study did In a study published…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/03/2026
- 06:00
AA’s “Chat Now” service connects thousands with support.
Alcoholics Anonymous Australia “Chat Now” Service Connects Thousands with Support Since its launch in 2024, the Chat Now service on the Alcoholics Anonymous Australia website (https://aa.org.au/contact-us/) has supported more than 50,000 people seeking information, reassurance, or connection with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Operating every day of the year from 10:00am to 10:00pm (AET), Chat Now enables visitors from around Australia and overseas to instantly connect with trained AA members who have personal experience with recovery. The service reflects the spirit of the AA responsibility statement “When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA to always be…
- Childcare, Government NSW
- 23/03/2026
- 05:30
MEDIA ALERT: Preschool staff and NSW government come face-to-face at Fair Work Commission
23 March 2026 MEDIA ALERT When Monday 23 March 2026 – 8.30am for 8.45am start Where Outside Fair Work Commission, 80 William Street, East Sydney What Press conference and photo opportunity Who Preschool teachers, IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Carol Matthews; Community Early Learning Australia CEO Michele Carnegie Preschool staff and NSW government come face-to-face at Fair Work Commission The union representing teachers and educators in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT is this morning at the Fair Work Commission (FWC) calling on the NSW government to provide better funding for community preschools. “The umpire has spoken,…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/03/2026
- 00:01
REGIONAL AUSTRALIANS BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE OBESITY CRISIS
A new national report has found Australians living in regional communities are disproportionately affected by the country’s obesity epidemic, highlighting a growing health and economic gap between the city and country. The report, A Preventable Crisis, released by the McKell Institute and the Menzies Research Centre, shows two in three Australian adults are now overweight or obese, while one in four children aged 5 to 17 falls into the same category. Regional communities are particularly exposed to the impacts of rising obesity rates due to differences in healthcare access, food availability and socioeconomic conditions. “Obesity disproportionately affects socioeconomically disadvantaged groups…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/03/2026
- 00:01
AUSTRALIA’S $90 BILLION OBESITY TIME BOMB
Australia’s obesity epidemic will cost the national economy nearly $90 billion a year within a decade without coordinated policy intervention to address the crisis, according to a bipartisan report released today. The report titled A Preventable Crisis by The McKell Institute and Menzies Research Centre warns that the economic cost of obesity will hit $87.7 billion a year by 2032 and $228 billion annually by 2060, with two-thirds of the costs linked to lost productivity, including absenteeism, reduced workplace performance and premature death. Obesity already costs the economy $39 billion annually and $320 million per year in unnecessary hospitalisations. Its…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/03/2026
- 00:01
AUSTRALIA’S $90 BILLION OBESITY TIME BOMB
Australia’s obesity epidemic will cost the national economy nearly $90 billion a year within a decade without coordinated policy intervention to address the crisis, according to a bipartisan report released today. The report titled A Preventable Crisis by The McKell Institute and Menzies Research Centre warns that the economic cost of obesity will hit $87.7 billion a year by 2032 and $228 billion annually by 2060, with two-thirds of the costs linked to lost productivity, including absenteeism, reduced workplace performance and premature death. Obesity already costs the economy $39 billion annually and $320 million per year in unnecessary hospitalisations. Its…
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- Finance Investment, Property Real Estate
- 22/03/2026
- 12:13
Beyond the Rate Hikes: How Australian Families Are Securing Lifestyle Assets via the ‘Copay’ Strategy
Key Facts: Macro environment:RBA cash rate at 4.10% in 2026, with borrowing capacity down and households facing a “Year of Limits” in credit and…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 22/03/2026
- 05:30
Join us today for the Illawarra Memory Walk & Jog
What: Dementia Australia’s Illawarra Memory Walk & Jog When: Sunday, 22 March from 7:30am Who: More than 600 locals participating on the day. People who have been impacted by dementia, their family, friends and carers. Special guests Tully Smyth. Where: Lang Park, Wollongong Dementia Australia spokespeople and local residents are available for interview. Photos and video of previous Memory Walk & Jog events for publication are available for use. For more information visit: https://www.memorywalk.com.au/event/illawarra/home Dementia Australia is the source of trusted information, education and services for the estimated more than 446,500 Australians living with dementia, and…
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