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Major change to gas connection fees signals shift toward electrification Rewiring Australia has welcomed a major rule change which will soon require households across eastern Australia to pay upfront fees of more than $2,000 to connect to gas. The Australian Energy Market Commission made the decision which will apply to south-east Queensland, NSW, ACT … Continued
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Australia’s dairy sector saw some small increases in farmgate milk prices in recent months, but a softer global commodity market will likely limit further ‘upside’ for the rest of the season, Rabobank says in a recently-released report. However, Australian dairy farmers will avoid lower returns in the short term with guaranteed prices locked in … Continued
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LONDON–BUSINESS WIRE– Audiencerate, an international technology company specializing in data activation solutions and platforms within the AdTech and MarTech sectors, has been officially awarded by Google as a Customer Match Upload Partner. This certification is granted to a restricted number of global operators (https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7361372?hl=en) authorized to manage and onboard first-party data into the Google Ads … Continued
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Small steps taken but more must be done to protect children from domestic and family violence Barnardos Australia strongly welcomes the NSW Government’s landmark strategy to acknowledge children as victim-survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) in their own right, but more must be done to protect them. The NSW Government today released … Continued
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Thursday, 11 December 2025 Older people are being reminded of the government’s Financial Hardship Assistance program, amid concerns some people are finding the new Aged Care Act changes difficult to navigate and manage. The new Act includes a range of benefits, such as an enforceable Statement of Rights, which strengthens protections for older people. … Continued
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Despite facing some of the highest rates of chronic disease later in life, a new study has found remote First Nations Australians are born with a natural health advantage: a rich and diverse gut microbiome. The natural health advantage was uncovered through a study conducted by WEHI in collaboration with The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection … Continued
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Palliative Care Australia (PCA), the peak body for palliative care in Australia, has injected new ideas into the debate on how to relieve “bed block” in public hospitals in its 2026 Federal Budget Submission. PCA CEO Camilla Rowland said palliative care is a practical, compassionate way to free up hospital beds while giving people the care they need at … Continued
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LONDON–BUSINESS WIRE– On 8 September 2025, the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group convened a high-level meeting in the City of London with representatives from 37 nations, including all G7 members, alongside the European Commission, NATO, European Parliament, Global Banks, and Ratings Agencies to discuss the DSRB. A number of countries have now … Continued
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Australia’s social safety net is becoming less targeted towards households with the lowest financial means, new research by the e61 Institute has found. The research found that government’s social protection spending is increasingly composed of in-kind transfers, which are often universal, while heavily means-tested cash payments are shrinking. Between 2000 and 2024, in-kind … Continued
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Key Facts: Australian Reef Builder project awarded UN World Restoration Flagship status, becoming the first Australian initiative to receive this honour Project has established native oyster and mussel reefs at 21 sites around Australia since 2021, restoring 64 hectares of shellfish reefs Initiative aims to rebuild 60 reefs across Australia by 2030, targeting 30% of … Continued
