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Australia should make speeding fines fair with proportional model: Report

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Making traffic fines proportional to drivers’ incomes, as is done in Finland, is a fairer system according to a new report from The Australia Institute, supported by Uniting Vic Tas and Financial Counselling Victoria. With cost of living already pushing many Australians into financial difficulties, traffic fines can force low-income people into choosing between essential spending and paying … Continued

HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION ANNOUNCES TOP 100 WINES, PRESENTED BY SENSE OF TASTE

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This morning, Halliday Wine Companion announced the highly anticipated release of its Top 100 Wines of 2024, proudly presented by Sense of Taste. The Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wines 2024 has been selected by the Halliday Tasting Team, including Dave Brookes, Jane Faulkner, Jeni Port, Marcus Ellis, Mike Bennie, Philip Rich, Shanteh Wale, and Toni Paterson MW. The wines are … Continued

Celebrating half a century of nursing excellence

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This year marks an important milestone for one of Australia’s oldest tertiary nursing schools. La Trobe University’s Bundoora and Bendigo campuses are celebrating 50 years of nursing education, defined by teaching innovations, impactful research and major investment in state-of-the-art infrastructure. La Trobe Vice-Chancellor Professor Theo Farrell said the University had a proud history of educating … Continued

Will interest rates be the Grinch that kills Christmas?

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The great Christmas decoration shopping tradition starts this weekend with traditional suburban pop-up Christmas stores opening for the 2024 season. Aussies have always embraced the decades old family outing to the local Christmas shop, but can household budgets handle Christmas this year? In fact, after a tough year, marked by rising living costs and financial … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: Multicultural Water Safety Day at City Beach tomorrow

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Multicultural Water Safety Day at City Beach tomorrow   What: The NSW Office of Sport in collaboration with Illawarra Multicultural Services, Multicultural Communities Council Illawarra, Surf Life Saving NSW, Royal Life Saving, Wollongong City Council, University of Wollongong, and other local stakeholders will host a free Multicultural Water Safety Day at Wollongong City Beach.   … Continued

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9 October 2024 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Nicole Overall. Radio 2CC Canberra   Subject: free cyber security programs to help small businesses, digital platform providers urged to do better for small business   Nicole Overall Unsurprisingly and sadly, more and more small businesses are falling victim to … Continued