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Social Media Companies Must Step Up to Protect Vulnerable People from Harm: Joint Select Committee into Social Media and Australian Society

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Yesterday, International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia presented evidence to the Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society about the need for social media companies to take stronger action to counter violent crimes that are facilitated on their platforms.   IJM Australia CEO David Braga stated, “Despite this harmful content being illegal, social media … Continued

South East mob to take first steps to career in surfing

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1 October 2024   South East mob to take first steps to career in surfing   What: First Nations surfers from the South East will take the first steps to becoming accredited surf coaches at Pambula Beach today.   In partnership with the NSW Office of Sport and Surfing with the Mob, Surfing NSW will … Continued

We’d miss our dogs more than our partners!

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Major survey reveals most Aussies wouldn’t even give up their beloved fur babies for $1 million! Australia is officially a country of canine obsessives, with TWICE as many people admitting that if their partner left them and took their pet dog, they’d be more devastated about losing the dog. The survey of 1,553 dog owners … Continued

Australia’s Student Housing Market Insights & Trends: amber launches Australia Student Accommodation Annual Report (2024-25)

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NEWARK, Del., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a dynamic landscape of global higher education, Australia continues to attract international students with its world-class universities and vibrant lifestyle. With 20 prestigious institutions ranked in the QS Top 300 for 2024, Australia has become a hub for academic excellence. In 2023, international students contributed A$48 … Continued

The China-ASEAN (Baise-Cao Bang) Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Cooperation and Innovative Development Conference Held in Nanning

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NANNING, China, Sept. 30, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ — On September 24, the China-ASEAN (Baise-Cao Bang) Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Cooperation and Innovative Development Conference, hosted by the CPC Baise Municipal Committee and Baise Municipal Government, took place in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Nearly 200 entrepreneurial representatives from the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, Guangdong-Hong … Continued

SHAVING TZAR HIGHLIGHTS GREAT AUSSIE RAZOR RIP-OFF

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An Aussie shaving entrepreneur is so incensed by the rising cost of razors he’s established an index to track and highlight what we’re paying for what some see as an everyday staple. Oscar de Vries, founder of men’s grooming brand OSCAR, says the already eye watering prices of razors have increased another 11 per cent … Continued

New advancement for development of hormone-free male contraceptive pill

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Melbourne-based scientists behind the development of a hormone-free, reversible male contraceptive pill have, for the first time, solved the molecular structure of the discovery program’s primary therapeutic target, significantly increasing the chance of the drug becoming a reality.  In previous studies the Monash University team have shown that male infertility can be genetically achieved by simultaneously … Continued

Should ChatGPT write your next cover letter?

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Have you ever written a cover letter from scratch? Many of us use the “Frankenstein approach”, blending cover letters from our close friends with those from strangers on the internet, and then tailoring them to our specific needs. Why can we do that? Because cover letters often follow a straightforward template. Typically, people begin their … Continued

ALERT: QANTAS ENGINEERS RALLYING THIS MORNING

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ALERT: QANTAS ENGINEERS RALLYING THIS MORNING More than a thousand Qantas engineers, fed up with management’s refusal to negotiate reasonable wages, are set to escalate the impact of their ongoing industrial action with line maintenance engineers – whose duties include the towing and marshalling of aircraft – to walk off the job during peak-hour flights … Continued