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Govt funding welcome but more required in the fight against tuberculosis in our region

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As a ‘Progress Snapshot’ is unveiled at a parliamentary breakfast today to mark World Tuberculosis Day, there is renewed hope the deadly disease can be eliminated in the region with increased funding, according to Results International (Australia).  With progress getting back on track from COVID-19 setbacks, the snapshot analysis by Results International (Australia) reveals deaths … Continued

Govt funding welcome but more required in the fight against tuberculosis in our region

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As a ‘Progress Snapshot’ is unveiled at a parliamentary breakfast today to mark World Tuberculosis Day, there is renewed hope the deadly disease can be eliminated in the region with increased funding, according to Results International (Australia).    With progress getting back on track from COVID-19 setbacks, the snapshot analysis by Results International (Australia) reveals … Continued

THE “STATE ORGAN” THUMBS ITS NOSE AT JURISDICTIONAL LIMITATIONS

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  Aged & disability advocates are calling on the South Australian Civil & Administrative Appeals Tribunal (SACAT) to stop undermining the right of South Australians to access the protections of the Courts, including the Supreme Court.   Human Rights Advocate & Forensic Social Worker, Matilda Bawden, has raised the alarm after a highly educated, multi-lingual … Continued

Tackling the root of the problem: $5.2m of illicit tobacco destroyed

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with the support of the Australian Border Force led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) and Victoria Police’s VIPER Taskforce, has seized and destroyed more than 2,700 kgs of illicit tobacco at a property in Pentland Hills, Victoria. Through Operation Bonnybridge, officers attended the property this week and located four acres of … Continued

Constitutional complaint brought against Federal Court Judge for concealing pharma connections

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 22 March 2024: A complaint filed with the Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer today alleges that Federal Court judge, her Honour Justice Helen Rofe, concealed her connections to Pfizer and the pharmaceutical industry before dismissing a case, to Pfizer’s advantage. The complaint was filed by law firm PJ O’Brien … Continued

Tribeca Future Facing Metals Conference (Singapore next week) – FREE high quality editorial available & livestream offered

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Singapore will next week (26, 27, 28 March) be the host city for the annual Tribeca Future Facing Metals Conference, which brings together world leaders of EV and the critical minerals industry and global capital markets participants. Details on the conference can be found here: https://www.futurefacingcommodities.com/ The full spectrum of the supply chain will be represented, … Continued

Intelligence Committee supports passage of national security bill

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security today presented its Advisory Report on the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023. The Bill implements twelve recommendations of the 2020 Comprehensive Review of the Legal Framework of the National Intelligence Community conducted by Mr Dennis Richardson AC (Comprehensive Review). The Bill also makes important … Continued

Intelligence Committee tables report on citizenship loss

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today tabled its Advisory report on the amendments made by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023. This report also incorporates reporting on a review of Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (citizenship cessation determinations) as required by the Intelligence Services Act 2001, as … Continued

Specialist Online Marketplace Reaches Milestone: 2 Million Items Sold, Disrupting the Gemstone Industry

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2 MILLION ITEMS SOLD ONLINE LIVE PLATFORMS CONNECTS VERIFIED SELLERS AND BUYERS WORLDWIDE INDUSTRY LEADER DISRUPTS GEMSTONE AND JEWELRY INDUSTRIES POSITIVE ACTION FORCES INDUSTRY TO STEP UP GOLD COAST, Australia, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Live Platforms, a pioneering force in the online marketplace space for gemstones, Opal, jewelry and coins, is thrilled to … Continued

Remittance firm LemFi eyes global expansion with Visa Cross-Border Solutions deal

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    Visa Cross-Border Solutions and LemFi, the UK-headquartered international payments company, have signed a global expansion deal The deal will enable LemFi to extend its reach into several new markets around the world   Visa Cross-Border Solutions, a Visa (NYSE: V) division specialising in cross-border money movement, and LemFi, a leading international payments company, … Continued