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NSW Government’s Half-Term Report Card on gambling reform shows little real progress

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Thursday 13 March 2025 Embargoed until 0600 AEDT Media Release                                 NSW Government’s Half-Term Report Card on gambling reform shows little real progress   March 2025 marks the half-way point in the Minns’ Government’s four-year term in NSW. However, despite raft of minor gambling reforms introduced by the government, NSW is experiencing record poker machines … Continued

Noor Mosque Annual Ramadan Dinner

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Adelaide is holding it’s Annual Ramadan Iftar Dinner and Interfaith Symposium “Fasting in My Religion” at Noor Mosque in Adelaide’s Southern Suburbs on Sunday, 23 March 2025 at 6:00 PM. Various Faith leaders from across Adelaide will gather and speak on the topic of fasting from their religious practices. The keynote speaker … Continued

Rostering failures by NSW Ambulance leaves rural towns without crews

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Rostering failures by NSW Ambulance leaves rural towns without crews Invaluable Ambulance crews are being forced to plug gaps outside their communities because NSW Ambulance isn’t back-filling funded positions.  When some paramedics or crews can’t make their shift for whatever reason, they are not replaced because that position is being viewed as an extra.  “NSW … Continued

Australia can thrive through Trump’s tariffs with decisive action

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Australia’s steel and aluminium industries can not only survive but thrive in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs if the government acts decisively, according to the Australian Workers’ Union. The AWU has long been calling for a range of measures that could support Australia’s steel and aluminium sectors to manage headwinds, grow and develop into … Continued

Western Sydney paramedics being sent to wealthier suburbs to plug gaps, leaving patients at risk

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Western Sydney paramedics being sent to wealthier suburbs to plug gaps, leaving patients at risk Western Sydney communities are being put at risk, with paramedic response times being delayed because they are plugging gaps in other suburbs.  The Health Services Union is warning communities are being short-changed in a dangerous way, because of rostering failures.  … Continued

New breakthrough from CDU researchers could improve detection of potentially fatal sleep disorder

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Many Australians could be suffering from undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), with Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers developing a new technique to screen for the potentially fatal condition.  A pilot study conducted in the Northern Territory found the new General Practice Sleep Scale (GPSS) – OSA questionnaire performed “significantly better” than existing common screening tools for … Continued