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Design failures make smart cars a new weapon for violent partners

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Design failures make smart cars a new weapon for violent partners eSafety is urging Australians to understand how smart car features can be misused to monitor, track and intimidate women experiencing domestic and family violence. eSafety is raising the alarm of this emerging harm after receiving reports from frontline workers via its Technology-Facilitated Abuse Support … Continued

Media alert: 10am press conference with Minister Plibersek and Commissioners Inman Grant and Cronin

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Minister for Social Services, the Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, and Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin will deliver remarks on gender-based violence as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.   Minister Plibersek and Commissioners Inman Grant and Cronin will deliver brief remarks on Australia’s … Continued

UN visit sparks renewed calls for Australia to overhaul immigration detention

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Experts across the refugee sector urge UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to use its visit to Australia, starting today, to investigate harmful immigration detention policies that breach human rights.  A national coalition of legal, academic and advocacy organisations has today called for an urgent reform of Australia’s immigration and detention system, releasing a joint … Continued

Chinese smart manufacturing hub Qiantang District leverages AI to drive pharmaceutical innovation

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HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 28, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– As artificial intelligence (AI) has entered a fast track of application and implementation, east China’s Zhejiang Province has embraced the “AI Plus” initiative with a key focus on biomedical engineering, with its renowned smart manufacturing district of Qiantang rising to become a leading force in the field.   Hangzhou Biopharma Town in Qiantang District, the … Continued

Working out working standards: Inquiry launched to review the National Employment Standards

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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training has launched an inquiry into the operation and adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES) under the Fair Work Act, and is seeking written submissions to guide the inquiry’s findings. The inquiry – a commitment arising from the 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit – will consider whether the NES … Continued

Public Works Committee reviews proposed Attorney-General Department’s office fit-out

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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (the Committee) will conduct a public hearing on 1 December 2025 to review the Attorney-General Department’s (the Department) Proposed Fit-out of New Leased Premises at 3-5 National Circuit, Barton, Australia Capital Territory. The proposed works to consolidate the Department’s Canberra footprint from three buildings into one aims to achieve substantial Commonwealth … Continued

Pharmacists get ready to join Victoria’s growing prescribing workforce

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Patient access to statewide pharmacy prescribing services has been accelerated with the launch of Monash University’s postgraduate course for pharmacists ready to join the state’s prescribing workforce. Announced by Victorian Government Minister for Health, the Hon Mary-Anne Thomas, Monash’s Australian Pharmacy Council accredited Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing course will enable pharmacists to participate in … Continued

SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF: PEAK ACCOUNTING BODY CALLS FOR LONGER-TERM CERTAINTY AFTER $20,000 INSTANT ASSET WRITE-OFF EXTENSION

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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) welcomes the Senate’s passage of legislation extending the $20,000 instant asset write-off for small businesses for the current financial year, but has renewed its calls for it to be made permanent to provide certainty and reduce red tape.   “This extension is a positive step, but the … Continued

Chongqing’s Dazu District in Southwest China to Host Young Scholars for Innovative Grotto Conservation

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CHONGQING, China, Nov. 27, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The 2025 international academic exchange activity for young grotto researchers, part of the Asian Alliance for Cultural Heritage Conservation’s Youth Ambassador Program, is set to kick off on November 29 in Dazu District, home to the world heritage site of the Dazu Rock Carvings in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Over 100 young scholars … Continued