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New Audit highlights failed promises to protect threatened grassy habitats

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Key Facts: Grassland quality continues to decline with ongoing negative impacts on endangered wildlife, despite the Melbourne Strategic Assessment’s conservation goals. Only 25% of the planned 15,000 ha Western Grassland Reserve has been acquired, with no progress on the 1,200 ha Grassy Eucalypt Woodland purchase. Poor compliance with federal and state nature laws, including instances … Continued

SNOW HYDRO FINED FOR WATER POLLUTION INCIDENTS

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Snowy Hydro Limited has been fined $60,000 after sediment impacted water entered Talbingo Reservoir and the Yarrangobilly River in separate incidents in May and July 2025. For the May incident, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) found that water carrying sediment from stockpiles of tunnel boring material flowed into an unnamed waterway and Talbingo Reservoir after … Continued

Titan Minerals Delivers High-Grade Drilling Results Confirming Meaningful Resource Additions at the Dynasty Gold Project

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Titan Minerals Limited (ASX: TTM) has reported a strong suite of infill and extensional drilling results from the Dynasty Gold Project in southern Ecuador, confirming the continuity, scale and quality of mineralisation ahead of a major Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) update scheduled for Q1 2026. The results supported by extensive new drilling across the Brecha-Comanche … Continued

International VC launches fund for Australian deep-tech startups

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Key Facts: New fund targets to invest $55m in Australian deep-tech startups Fund is a multi-stage investor providing pre-seed through to Series B capital Pacific Channel fund will help Australian  startups scale faster and create more high-skilled jobs. The Hon Danny Pearson, Victoria’s Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, today [26 November] launched a fund … Continued

Patriot Resources Doubles Strike Length at Kitumba Target B1 Following High-Resolution Geophysics

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Patriot Resources Limited (ASX: PAT) has significantly expanded the scale potential of its Kitumba Project in Zambia, with new high-resolution ground magnetics and IP survey results doubling the strike length of Target B1 and identifying additional parallel structures. The survey, conducted across a 30-hectare block at Target B1, confirms a much larger and more complex … Continued

Media Alert: UNSW expert available to comment on value of public libraries against cost cutting measure seen in Victoria

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Key Facts: Recent research at Ranwick Public Library from UNSW Centre for Social Research in Health attached. Dr Ash Watson a sociologist at UNSW Sydney’s Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, studies the social and cultural impacts of digital technologies.   She has recently completed research at the Randwick Public Library and is currently involved … Continued

Building a legacy: CDU’s Vice-Chancellor renews contract for five years

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Scott Bowman will continue as the institution’s leader for the next five years.   Professor Bowman’s contract was due to expire in April 2026. When taking the helm in 2020, the university sector had been facing an existential threat due to the COVID19 restrictions that prevented business-as-usual … Continued

New research examining the effect of the housing crisis on older Victorians to be unveiled in Ballarat

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New research examining the effect of the housing crisis on older Victorians to be unveiled in Ballarat    New research that uncovers the extent of housing insecurity faced by older Australians will be unveiled at Victoria’s homelessness conference in Ballarat this week.    The study by the Swinburne University of Technology in collaboration with the … Continued

Summer DIY warning: Asbestos dangers still hiding in NSW homes

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A major statewide campaign is rolling out across New South Wales over summer to the end of April 2026 to sound the alarm on the serious and ongoing dangers of asbestos in homes and buildings. Timed to coincide with National Asbestos Awareness Week, held annually in late November, the campaign urges the community to stop, … Continued