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PALM visa conditions exploit Pacific partners working in lucrative Australian industries

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Media release | Thursday, 21 December 2023 New analysis from the Australia Institute has highlighted the extent to which temporary workers from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste are supporting essential agricultural and food processing industries, adding weight to calls for much needed improvements to working conditions for temporary visa holders participating in the Pacific Australia … Continued

Lack of homelessness outreach life or death this summer

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Media release | Thursday, 21 December 2023 Victoria’s peak body for homelessness advocacy is urging the state government to boost funding for outreach workers to identify and assist people sleeping rough with a horror bushfire season looming. Council to Homeless Persons CEO Deborah Di Natale says many parts of Victoria including Gippsland, the Central Highlands … Continued

End of productivity freefall no cause for complacency

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Australia’s labour productivity has halted its decline but mostly because people worked fewer hours in the 2023 September quarter, according to Productivity Commission research. For the first quarter since March 2022, labour productivity rose – increasing by 0.9% in the September quarter, although labour productivity was still down 2.1% through the 12 months to September. … Continued

How to get your home Bushfire ready

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With Australians being warned about one of the deadliest Bushfire seasons approaching, residents are being urged to get their homes bushfire ready now. Lyn Gunter is the former Mayor of Murrindindi Shire; she was Mayor at the time of the Black Saturday fires in Victoria when 173 people lost their lives. “Coming into this summer’s … Continued

Australia’s first hydrogen aircraft flight set for 2024 – in time to fly global leaders at COP2026 and 2032 Olympic Games

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December 20, 2023 iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre, in collaboration with Brisbane-based company Stralis Aircraft and QUT, has embarked on a pioneering research project which will develop a key building block required to integrate and retrofit Australia’s first hydrogen propulsion system into an aircraft. Scheduled for its maiden flight in 2024, this initiative marks a significant … Continued

Monash Experts: Summer holiday season

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Monash University experts are available for comment on a range of topics relating to festivities and the summer season, politics, climate and bushfires, health, energy, electrification, electric vehicles charging, cybersecurity, road safety, retail and spending, online safety, gambling and more.     LIFESTYLE   Jennifer Macklin, Research Fellow, BehaviorWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute  Contact: +61 … Continued

La Trobe experts – summer media alert

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  La Trobe University has academic experts available to talk to the media on a range of topics during the Christmas/summer period.  Media: please contact experts directly during this period. Some may not be available on all days. Availability is noted under their contact information.  SUMMER NEWS TOPICS HOW VICTORIANS WILL SPEND THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS  Dr … Continued

“Bundle of rights” named Worst Words of 2023

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Plain English Foundation has chosen “a bundle of contractual rights” as its worst words of 2023. This is the phrase Qantas came up with to avoid responsibility for selling cancelled flights. The airline argued it does not actually sell flights, just the right to fly … eventually. Every year, the Foundation gathers dozens of examples … Continued

Community Housing Industry Association endorses federal housing initiatives

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MEDIA RELEASE | Monday, 18 December 2023 The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) has strongly endorsed the Commonwealth’s latest steps to deliver new social and affordable homes across Australia with the announcement applications will soon open for funding under the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and the National Housing Accord. Wendy Hayhurst, Chief Executive of … Continued

DENTISTS LAUNCH A FESTIVE SURVIVAL KIT FOR MOUTHS THIS CHRISTMAS

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18.12.23 A FESTIVE SURVIVAL KIT FOR MOUTHS THIS CHRISTMAS Dentists love a party too – but urge moderation in the festive season RADIO GRABS ATTACHED FOR USE   DURING CHRISTMAS AND THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS health matters often take a back seat and sugar consumption skyrockets through those extra food treats and drinking alcohol. But as … Continued