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Healthscope nurses and midwives to hold stop-work rally

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WHAT: ANMF (Vic Branch) members’ four-hour stop-work and community rally for fair pay and conditions  WHEN: Thursday 20 November, 12.45pm – 4.15pm. Rally to start at 2.00pm.  WHERE:   Melbourne: outside Melbourne Private Hospital, Royal Parade, Parkville   Geelong: outside Geelong Clinic, 98 Townsend Road, St Albans Park   Healthscope nurses and midwives will for the first time stop work for up to four hours on Thursday 20 November to rally for fair pay … Continued

Liberal Party has forgotten Australians

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Liberal Party has forgotten Australians Fringe climate implosion will kill jobs, spook investors and damage Australia Energy transition jobs, projects and industries at risk     17 November 2025 – The Liberal Party’s decision to turn its back on climate action will kill jobs, repel capital, and relegate our nation to a backwater should it … Continued

ATO warns about barter credit tax scheme

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning the community to steer clear of an emerging tax scheme involving barter credits – a type of alternative currency used in some business networks. A tax scheme that involves artificially inflating deductions for donations of barter credits to deductible gift recipients (DGRs) is on the rise. While it may … Continued

Backing down from net zero puts people and communities at risk

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The Liberal Party’s decision to abandon the commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 puts people, communities and the environment at risk. This threat is most acute for people and communities experiencing disadvantage, who have least capacity to prepare, adapt and recover from extreme weather events, ACOSS says. “This withdrawal from the emissions commitment, as … Continued

Coalition’s climate sabotage will cost every Australian

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 2025 THE LIBERAL-NATIONAL COALITION’S reported plan to abandon Australia’s net zero target is a dangerous retreat from reality that would unleash more climate pollution and higher power bills if ever put into practice, says the Climate Council. Walking away from net zero aligns with more than 3°C of global heating … Continued

Liberal backflip on climate commitments fails Australian families

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DATE: Thursday November 13th  2025  Nic Seton, CEO for Parents for Climate says: “The decision by the Federal Liberal leadership to walk away from Australia’s climate commitments is a failure of responsibility to Australian families. Parents are already dealing with higher food prices, rising insurance costs, dangerous heat and smoke, and growing risks to their … Continued

Smarter Procurement and National Standards Key to Delivering Australia’s Infrastructure Pipeline

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Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed Infrastructure Australia’s 2025 Infrastructure Market Capacity Report, saying governments must now drive procurement reform and adopt nationally harmonised, performance-based standards to unlock the full potential of Australia’s construction materials sector. CCAA Chief Executive Michael Kilgariff said the report confirms a substantial five-year Major Public Infrastructure Pipeline increasing by … Continued