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EMBARGOED 12.01AM, SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024 Cleaner air, cheaper rides: Aussies want access to better cars A CLEAR MAJORITY of Australians want cleaner cars that are cheaper to run, to help cut climate pollution and the cost of living, new polling from the Climate Council shows. The national poll found an overwhelming … Continued
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MEDIA CONFERENCE 10am Saturday 16 March, Melbourne Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066 (Side entrance in Perry Street; up stairs) A multinational fossil fuel company has applied to the federal government to dump the majority of eight offshore oil platforms into Bass Strait close to the Gippsland coast … Continued
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The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for humanitarian and development organisations, welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement to reinstate the funding of the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA). “This decision is overdue given the urgency of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and UNRWA’s lifesaving support amongst a population currently on the … Continued
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A coalition of over 80 organisations, including peak bodies, homelessness services, housing providers, unions and others, has written to Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Minister Julie Collins seeking urgent action to ‘unlock Australia’s housing system’ for 16-24-year-olds who are homeless and unable to access housing. This follows an analysis of the most recent Specialist … Continued
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The #5by25 campaign seeks to address the growing social and environmental challenges we face domestically, as highlighted in the Impact Investing Taskforce Expert Panel’s Update and Review of Final Report (Dec 2022), which noted that 13.4% of Australians live below the poverty line, or abroad. With government resources stretched thin, the campaign emphasizes the critical … Continued
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The House Standing Committee on Economics has announced new public hearings as part of its inquiry into insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims. In March, the Committee will wrap up hearing from insurers and reinsurers. It will also hear from key departments and agencies, including Treasury, the National Emergency Management Agency and the Australian Competition and … Continued
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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today tabled its Advisory Report on the Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Bill 2023. The Committee’s unanimous report recommended that the Bill pass and made four recommendations for the Government’s consideration including: assessing the existing legislation and procedures and whether they sufficiently cover working or training for … Continued
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National Women’s Health Summit should focus on more than just big-ticket medical Discrimination and bias against women in health care occurs across the health sector not only in medical settings. Massage & Myotherapy Australia CEO Ann Davey, said that in the past, bias against women in complementary health has gone well under the radar and … Continued
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TOKYO, JAPAN / ACCESSWIRE / March 13, 2024 / The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is proud to announce the launch of Tokyo Innovation Base. Combining the facilities of the startup campus and business networking hub in the beating heart of Japanese commerce and culture, Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) seeks to supercharge the local startup scene and … Continued
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The Environment Centre NT welcomes the Federal Government’s new funding announcements for the Northern Territory, but urges the Prime Minister to dump its subsidy for the toxic Middle Arm gas and petrochemical hub. Late last year it was revealed that the true cost of the proposed Middle Arm gas hub had spiralled to over $3.5 … Continued
