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Victorian Government Funds WHISE’s “Nice Work If You Can Get It” Project to Address Gender Barriers in Energy and Manufacturing

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The barriers for women to work in energy and manufacturing are under the spotlight, thanks to a new Women’s Health in the South East (WHISE) project that is being funded by the Victorian Government. The project, “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” aims to create gender-equal apprenticeship pathways and employment opportunities by collaborating closely … Continued

2024 Blue Planet Prize: Announcement of Prize Laureates

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TOKYO–BUSINESS WIRE– This year marks the 33rd awarding of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation, chaired by Takuya Shimamura. Every year, the Foundation selects two recipients, individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions to the resolution of global environmental problems. The Board of Directors has selected … Continued

Women’s health focussed med-tech HeraMED Limited Announces Record Number of Active Users on HeraCARE Platform

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SYDNEY, Australia – 19 June 2024 – HeraMED Limited (ASX: HMD) (‘HeraMED’ or the ‘Company’), a leading medical data and technology company transforming maternity care, is thrilled to announce a significant milestone for its innovative HeraCARE platform. As of 15 June 2024, the platform has reached a record number of accumulated users, totaling 3,533 registered … Continued

CA ANZ Media Release: Australia needs more Accountants and Auditors

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19 June 2024 AUSTRALIA NEEDS MORE ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS  Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has found ongoing shortages across 11 accounting, audit and finance-related occupations in Australia and wants them urgently added to the Final Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).  “CA ANZ is calling for eleven occupations to be urgently added to … Continued

Monash expert: Young people left out of the NSW state budget

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A Monash University expert is available to comment on the New South Wales state budget, which was delivered by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Tuesday. Similar to the Victorian budget last month, young people have been shortchanged on key funding announcements. Professor Lucas Walsh, Director of the Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education PracticeContact details: … Continued

Australia’s tax system is being weaponised by perpetrators of domestic abuse – it must stop

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Academics from UNSW Sydney Business School and the UNSW Gendered Violence Research Network have developed a set of recommendations to assist the federal government with reforms to make Australia’s tax system less vulnerable to weaponisation by abusers. The Australian Tax Office is frequently being implicated in situations where abusive partners deliberately put company tax debts in … Continued

Swim with sharks in brand-new immersive puppetry experience at the Australian National Maritime Museum

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The Australian National Maritime Museum invites audiences to plunge into the mysterious underwater world of the sharks of Sydney Harbour in Guruwin, an unmissable new experience by world-renowned visual theatre makers and puppeteers, Erth Visual and Physical Inc. This unique, family-friendly experience allows audiences to encounter bull sharks, grey nurses, majestic great whites, and an array … Continued

LRN Launches Catalyst Engage.AI, Powerful AI-Driven Functionality to Transform the Learner Experience

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Part of its award-winning Catalyst platform, LRN unveils first iteration of new AI-driven learning functionality, to be deployed further in the coming months NEW YORK–BUSINESS WIRE– LRN Corporation, the leader in ethics and compliance (E&C) solutions that enable organizations to inspire principled performance, today unveiled Catalyst Engage.AI – a powerful new AI-driven functionality designed to … Continued

NSW budget of “must haves” should have had people with disability at its heart

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People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the NSW Government’s investment in housing and cost-of-living relief but is disappointed by the lack of funding for people with disabilities in today’s NSW Budget. The national cross-disability rights and representative organisation had expected more targeted investment to deliver the reform agenda laid out in the Disability Royal … Continued

Media Release – Minister Keogh and Minister Thistlethwaite – Families of Vietnam veterans awarded Long Tan Bursary

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OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   THE HON MATT THISTLETHWAITE MP Assistant Minister for Defence Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs  ASSISTANT MINISTER for the Republic   MEDIA RELEASE 18 JUNE 2024 Families of Vietnam Veterans awarded long tan bursary   More than half a century … Continued