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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a new checklist, giving employers a clear roadmap to prepare for Payday Super. Deputy Commissioner Emma Rosenzweig urged employers to make it their new year’s resolution to get ready for Payday Super. The new year brings a big change to the super system, with Payday Super taking effect … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY, 2026 The Climate Council warns the extreme heat conditions gripping large parts of Australia is a public health emergency, and climate pollution from burning coal, oil and gas is driving it. Climate Councillor Dr Kate Charlesworth said: “Heat is a silent killer. It has killed more Australians than all other … Continued
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As extreme heat grips much of the nation and bushfires continue to pose threats to life and land, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Adam Bandt has made a direct plea to his former colleagues in Parliament House ahead of its formal return for the 2026 year. “Coal and gas exports are destroying the great Australian summer,” ACF CEO Adam Bandt said. “This Parliament must protect Australians and save our summer by … Continued
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Monday, 26 January 2026 UN review urges Australia to raise age of criminal responsibility, adopt Human Rights Act NOTE: Audio grabs from Australian Human Rights Commission President Hugh de Kretser, recorded in Geneva, are attached. A major United Nations review of Australia’s human rights record has highlighted serious and persistent gaps in legal protection and outcomes, with countries … Continued
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Distinguished members of the nursing profession have been recognised for their contributions to healthcare, education, and community wellbeing in the Australia Day 2026 Honours List. The recipients span the breadth of nursing practice, from mental health and addiction services to academic leadership and medico-legal education. The Australian College of Nursing congratulates all those recognised for … Continued
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The International Olympic and Paralympic Committees must ban sports betting and forbid gambling companies taking up sponsorship and marketing opportunities around next month’s Winter Games. The Alliance has joined a global coalition of NGOs calling on these international committees to provide a gambling free zone around the 2026 Winter Games in the interests of … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE New $20M government-backed ‘Made Right Here’ campaign to support Aussie makers and growers Australian Made Campaign Ltd (AMCL) today unveiled its largest national advertising campaign encouraging Australians to support local manufacturers, job creation and the economy by buying Australian-made products. The ‘Made Right Here’ campaign has been made possible through a $20 million Australian … Continued
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National housing campaign Everybody’s Home is urging the federal government to make 2026 the year it significantly stumps up funding to plug the social housing shortfall, as an affordable housing scheme comes to an end. The National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), designed to provide affordable rentals to people earning low and middle incomes, has … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE – For immediate release Quotes attributable to Jeremy Leibler, President of the Zionist Federation of Australia “Hizb ut-Tahrir has spent years intentionally promoting extreme forms of antisemitic hatred, while carefully skirting the law. Extremism doesn’t begin with violence, it begins with normalising hatred.” On the Bill set to pass the Senate … Continued
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TUESDAY JANUARY 20 2026 Who: Charles Darwin University (CDU) forensic linguist and legal discourse analyst Dr Awni Etaywe, who has lodged a formal expert submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security as part of its inquiry into the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. Topics: Dr Etaywe’s submission, A Forensic … Continued
