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The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has announced its 2026 compliance priorities to provide greater transparency and clarity to the tax profession. By publishing these priorities for the first time, the TPB aims to promote integrity, support voluntary compliance, and strengthen community confidence in the tax profession. These priorities complement the TPB’s enduring focus areas, which … Continued
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A new international study, published in Osteoporosis International and led by Monash’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS), investigated the risks of a second hip fracture, subsequent fractures, and death in people prescribed two different classes of bone strengthening medications. The researchers conducted a series of parallel population-based cohort studies in Australia, Hong Kong, … Continued
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Key Facts: Australia's hospitality sector faces peak demand from November to March, driven by holidays and celebrations, creating high demand for skilled workers The Accommodation and Food Services industry employs over 966,000 people, with an 18,700 job growth (2%) in the past year Nearly half (45%) of hospitality workers are under 25, making it Australia's … Continued
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Key Facts: Cancer Council ACT's Relay For Life returns for its 27th year in 2026, aiming to raise $400,000 for local cancer initiatives The 24-hour community fundraising event supports cancer research, support services and prevention programmes in the ACT Nearly 1,000 participants took part in the 2025 event, each with personal motivations for participating All … Continued
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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
