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Data Reveals Need to Rethink Workspaces to Combat Australia’s Leading Work-Related Injuries: Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Data Reveals Need to Rethink Workspaces to Combat Australia’s Leading Work-Related Injuries: Musculoskeletal Disorders WORKSPACE WEEK 21–27 OCTOBER 2024 – Work Well Everywhere WorkSpace Health is EveryBODY’s Business Today, the Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) launched National WorkSpace Week (21-27 October 2024) as part of National Safe Work Month aimed at reducing the occurrence and impact of … Continued

Australia’s low fertility is all good news

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  SPA responds to news on Australia’s fertility Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed news that Australia’s fertility has fallen to 1.5 children per woman, dismissing media claims it represents an economic crisis.”. Australian National University demographer Liz Allen said on ABC radio, “Once we hit this figure, we are basically staring down the barrel … Continued

Time to make a noise about workplace hearing damage as 11 per cent of Australians experience it, new Hearing Australia research reveals

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MEDIA RELEASE17 October 2024   Time to make a noise about workplace hearing damage as 11 per cent of Australians experience it, new Hearing Australia research reveals Almost 25 per cent of Australians know someone suffering workplace-related hearing damage but one-in-three give little thought to protecting their own hearing, new research¹ from Hearing Australia shows. … Continued

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16 October 2024 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with John Mackenzie. Radio 4CA Cairns   Subject: what small, family and farming businesses need to know about 3G shutdown   John Mackenzie This is an important message for a whole lot of people in business especially and it’s just arrived … Continued

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16 October 2024 TRANSCRIPT Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with David Penberthy and Will Goodings. Radio 5AA, Adelaide   Subject: payment surcharges and need for least-cost routing to cut payment fees   Will Goodings On yesterday’s program, during our seven o’clock news wrap, we talked about the Federal Government’s commitment, … Continued

Monash expert: What changes will the new Indonesian President bring?

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Indonesia will hold an inauguration ceremony for its eighth President, Prabowo Subianto, on Sunday 20 October. President-elect Prabowo has served as Defence Minister since 2019 and is expected to focus on strengthening and modernising the Indonesian military and taking an active approach to foreign policy. Available to comment: Associate Professor Sharyn Davies, Director of the Monash … Continued

Monash expert: What changes will the new Indonesian President bring?

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Indonesia will hold an inauguration ceremony for its eighth President, Prabowo Subianto, on Sunday 20 October. President-elect Prabowo has served as Defence Minister since 2019 and is expected to focus on strengthening and modernising the Indonesian military and taking an active approach to foreign policy. Available to comment: Associate Professor Sharyn Davies, Director of the Monash … Continued

SURGE IN SMALL BUSINESS DISPUTES WITH BIG TECH PLATFORMS

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The number of small business disputes with Big Tech platform providers is 86 per cent higher than the same time last year, according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson. Mr Billson said over the past two years, the number of small and family businesses who have suffered some sort of … Continued

National Careers Week 13-19 October: Continence Foundation of Australia Finds $5.6 Billion in Productivity Loss to the Economy for Informal Carers of Those Living With Incontinence

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DROPBOX LINK TO IMAGES & DELOITTE REPORT HERE CONTINENCE FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA FINDS $5.6 BILLION IN PRODUCTIVITY LOSS TO THE ECONOMY FOR INFORMAL CARERS OF THOSE LIVING WITH INCONTINENCE A recent report by Deloitte compiled for the Continence Foundation of Australia, sheds light on the significant economic and personal toll that caring for individuals with incontinence … Continued