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Infinite Care tackles loneliness head on with initiative

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With research from Monash University revealing that Australians aged 65 and older often feel ‘abandoned’, ‘rejected’ and ‘left to die’, a leading aged care provider has launched an initiative ahead of Loneliness Awareness Week. Infinite Care is championing social wellbeing and combating loneliness with their Long Table events, an innovative, year-round concept that has already … Continued

Sci-fi grooves; zero-gravity moves; a 9-metre whale puppet; and Hollywood’s scientific siren Hedy Lamarr

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National Science Week entertainment related stories up for grabs now around Australia ‘We’re All Aliens, Baby’: science songs and astrophysicists at a live Planetarium concert – Brisbane Performance art in zero gravity; habitat beyond Earth; what is a space environmentalist? – Sydney Hedy Lamarr’s Hollywood glamour and scientific genius on stage – Canberra & Victorian … Continued

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8 August 2024 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Lisa Millar. ABC News Breakfast   Subject: 14 Steps to energise enterprise, tap-and-go merchant fees, digital platform disputes, small business owners getting older, regulatory burden on small business, making the ecosystem more supportive for small business   Lisa Millar Many … Continued

New report unveils growing food insecurity among young Victorians

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New unpublished findings from the Australian Youth Barometer reveal the extent of food insecurity experienced by young Victorians in 2024.  The report, Young Australians’ Experiences of Food Insecurity: A Spotlight on Victoria, outlines the struggles to access nutritious, culturally appropriate food by Victorians aged 18-24.  This report examines the drivers and impacts of food insecurity on … Continued

Australian researchers make breakthrough discovery on major global health threat: antibiotic resistance

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In a world first, scientists have published a study which uses advanced data science to describe and predict when resistance to antibiotics will emerge during treatment for a bacterial infection, based purely on the knowledge of pre-existing bacterial resistance mutations. The development of medicines to treat infections cannot keep up with the rise in antimicrobial … Continued

MOUNT ISA MINES RODEO FESTIVAL IS GO!

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THREE’S THE RODEO CHARM – MOUNT ISA MINES RODEO FESTIVAL IS GO!   The famous Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo Championships is happening today, before the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo starts tomorrow, and riders have come from all over Australia and New Zealand to compete, including first timer, 17 year old bullrider Ethan Williams …  … Continued

Decoding the ‘school-aged brain’; counting koalas; science careers in government; and inflatable DNA

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National Science Week Education stories up for grabs now around Australia Neurodiversity, teenage attention spans and the school-aged brain How do you count koalas? 200+ schools make fake blood Inflatable DNA: meet the molecular biologist-turned-balloon artist teaching kids what makes them unique – multiple locations, ACT You could have a science career in government – … Continued