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ALERT/RELEASE: APPRENTICE SPARKIES TAKE FIGHT TO PARLIAMENT

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Key Facts: Apprentice electricians taking fight for safety and suppor to parliament  Report recommends more training places in RTOs with best completion rates, review of publicly funded mentors and better repsonse to demand for skills  Follows research showing one in eight apprentices receives a shock at work  MEDIA ALERT  WHO  Electrical Trades Union National Secretary … Continued

Small clinics. Big damage: NDIA changes are choking regional access – NDIS at risk of a Robodebt 2.0 crisis

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Closing businesses, ballooning waitlists and workers leaving the sector in droves. Frontline allied Health workers say the NDIS is being gutted by short-sighted cost-cutting. Recent and proposed NDIA reforms are shutting down small allied‑health businesses; cutting off regional and remote clients, and forcing unsafe caseloads onto those workers who remain, according to Professionals Australia. Workers … Continued

Japan IT Week Autumn 2025: NIPA Expands South Korea’s Presence in Japan’s AI and Deep Tech Ecosystem

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50 South Korean ICT and Software Companies to Exhibit, Strengthening South Korea-Japan Digital Cooperation TOKYO, JP / ACCESS Newswire / October 23, 2025 / The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) of South Korea announced its full-scale engagement in the Japanese market through participation in Japan IT Week Autumn 2025, taking place from October 22 … Continued

Prioritise public patients in public hospitals: peak bodies

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PUBLIC hospital ramping is at record levels. Public hospital waiting lists are unmanageable. Yet, public hospitals across Australia are admitting massive and disproportionate numbers of private patients. It’s a perverse reality.   According to data from each state government, there are 284,987 public patients languishing on public hospital waiting lists across the country. More than … Continued

Cutting edge report calls for urgent action on neurotechnology and human rights

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The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its groundbreaking report, Peace of Mind: Navigating the Ethical Frontiers of Neurotechnology and Human Rights, urging government, industry, and civil society to ensure that the rapid development of neurotechnology is grounded in robust human rights protections. Neurotechnology—devices and systems that interact with the human nervous system—offers transformative potential for … Continued

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ANZ WELCOMES TAX OMBUDSMAN FINDINGS ON ATO PHONE LINE

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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) welcomes the Tax Ombudsman’s recommendations to improve the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) Registered Agent Phone Line (RAPL), following concerns raised by tax professionals about the quality of the service. “CA ANZ members using the ATO’s agent phone line have reported long wait times, difficulty accessing appropriately skilled … Continued