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Australia’s big four banks are likely to be drastically underreporting the emissions from the deforestation they finance, as they all fail to track, manage or disclose the extent of deforestation occurring in their loan portfolios. New analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation estimates emissions from land clearing events on 77 agricultural properties financed by ANZ … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia (CHA) said the Government’s proposal to introduce a Private National Efficient Price (PNEP) for private hospital funding is a long-overdue reform that has the potential to deliver fair, transparent and sustainable funding for essential care. CHA Interim CEO Kathy Hilyard said decisive action on the PNEP would address long-standing problems in … Continued
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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education will hear from teachers, school associations, and community language educators on Monday 8 December 2025 as part of its inquiry into building Asia capability in Australia through the education system and beyond. Committee Chair, Hon Tim Watts MP, said ‘Teachers and lecturers are at the heart of building Australia’s Asia capability. … Continued
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Open letter to the Victorian Premier, Treasurer, and Health Minister (Issued by the Public Health Association of Australia on the authors’ behalf). 8 December 2025 As five former Chairs of VicHealth, representing a broad political spectrum and different eras of VicHealth’s work, we write to ask you to reconsider your Government’s decision to … Continued
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A daily fish oil supplement has been shown to significantly reduce serious cardiovascular events in people receiving dialysis for kidney failure. The findings come from a major international clinical trial co-led in Australia by Monash Health and the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. The PISCES trial involved 1,228 participants across 26 dialysis sites … Continued
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Media release For immediate release 8 December 2025 All-time high poker machine losses a new all-time low for the NSW community – $2.45 billion lost in just 92 days Latest figures from NSW Liquor and Gaming for Q3 2025 show poker machine losses have soared to the highest level ever in NSW history, a … Continued
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Key Facts: UNSW researchers are turning what was once waste into a protective film that could help extend the expiry date of some of Australia’s favourite summer fruits. Ever splurged on a punnet (or few) of blueberries only to find them a wrinkled, grey-flecked disappointment in your fridge a few days later? You’re not alone. … Continued
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Key Facts: Life expectancy for Australians living with DMD have increased from 18 for those borne before 1970, to around 30 today. As adult care remains fragmented and inconsistent between hospitals and States, the Symposium will develop global multi-disciplinary care recommendations. MEDIA RELEASE A world-first International Symposium dedicated to improving multi-disciplinary clinical care for adults living … Continued
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VIENNA–BUSINESS WIRE– AOP Health continues to advance its clinical research program in myeloproliferative neoplasms, a special group of rare blood cancers. The company, specialized in rare diseases, presented the results of two scientific investigations at the 67th American Society of Hematology Association (ASH) Annual Meeting 2025 held in Orlando, FL, USA. The results provide new … Continued
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Summit debuts Mayors in Motion initiative and CoMotion Urban Visionary Distinction as Riyadh showcases its rise as global mobility testbed RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–BUSINESS WIRE– Riyadh is rapidly becoming one of the world’s most ambitious urban mobility laboratories, where next-generation technologies move from blueprint to real-world deployment on city streets at unprecedented scale. CoMotion GLOBAL 2025, … Continued
