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Sound Fair? New research provides vital snapshot of Australia’s art music commissioning landscape

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Music Australia has today released a new report examining the commissioning environment faced by Australian creators of art music, providing the sector’s first comprehensive snapshot in more than a decade. Sound Fair? An analysis of art music commissioning in Australia takes a comprehensive look at commissioning practices across the art music sector, which encompasses contemporary … Continued

Closing VicHealth is backward and will make more people sick

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The Public Health Association has today launched the Save VicHealth campaign after the VIC Government announced it will effectively shut the doors of the world’s first health promotion foundation, VicHealth. Closing VicHealth will prove a disaster for the health of the people of Victoria and must be reversed, the country’s peak body for public health … Continued

New research shows councils hold the key to ending abuse in kids’ sport

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New research from Monash University raises questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to stopping abuse and discrimination in children’s sport, and highlights how local councils could play a pivotal role in protecting children from harm.  The groundbreaking research will be presented at the Sport Management Association of  Australia and New Zealand today (Thursday 4 … Continued

Chariot Resources (ASX: CC9) High-Grade Assays at Fonlo and Iganna of up to 5.96% Li2O

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HIGHLIGHTS: • Rock chip assay results demonstrate the potential for high-grade lithium-bearing pegmatites at the Fonlo and Iganna lithium projects (results ranging from 2.66% to 5.96% Li₂O). • Pending confirmation through a forthcoming mineralogical analysis, the lithium minerals identified are believed to be spodumene at Fonlo and spodumene and lepidolite at Iganna. • Tantalum values … Continued

ACN welcomes ACT’s landmark nurse practitioner reforms and urges other jurisdictions to follow

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The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has welcomed the ACT Government’s introduction of pioneering legislation that will enable nurse practitioners to work to their full scope of practice, and is calling on other Australian jurisdictions to follow the Territory’s lead.   The Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 will give endorsed nurse practitioners the legal … Continued

TOMORROW IS INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY: Queensland Country Staff clock 1,500 hours of community volunteering

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INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY – TOMORROW, FRIDAY DECEMBER 5   The bank that gives back: Queensland Country Staff clock 1,500 hours of community volunteering   This Friday, Queensland Country Bank is celebrating International Volunteer Day by shining a light on the people who make communities stronger: its own staff.   From Townsville to Stanthorpe, Cairns to … Continued

Australia and Ireland deepen international cooperation on online harms

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The eSafety Commissioner has signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán to strengthen international cooperation on online safety and platform accountability.  The MOU reflects a shared commitment by both regulators to create a safer digital environment where safety, transparency and responsibility are built in from the start, consistent with Safety … Continued