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Senate’s illicit tobacco inquiry misses the lethal elephant in the room

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Media release 27 November 2025 Australia’s peak body for public health is deeply concerned that the passage of the terms of reference for the Senate inquiry on illicit tobacco today missed a key question – the role of Big Tobacco and its allies.   The Public Health Association of Australia says the Senate inquiry must consider the role of the established multinational tobacco industry (Big Tobacco) and their Australian arm in;- the establishment and … Continued

CCAA Calls for Certainty as EPBC Reforms Progress Through Parliament

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Key Facts: CCAA emphasises the need for careful implementation to ensure the system is workable and complements existing state systems The reforms must provide clear, predictable environmental approvals whilst supporting essential construction materials supply Industry involvement is crucial in developing National Environmental Standards, definitions and guidance materials Clear guidance is needed on offsets, planning, emissions … Continued

Australia steps up to support Fiji response to HIV outbreak

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Pacific Friends of Global Health has commended the Australian Government’s World AIDS Day announcement of $48 million to support Pacific HIV responses as a demonstration of Australian commitment to health security and solidarity with our near neighbours. The Pacific initiative was announced by Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the World AIDS Day Breakfast in Canberra … Continued

New laws give forests and wildlife a fighting chance

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For the first time, Australia’s forests will be covered by national nature protection laws, with legislation going to the Senate today. “This new law means genuine progress for nature protection in Australia,” said Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O’Shanassy. “This will give our forests, which are home to unique Australian wildlife like the koala and … Continued

Nature protected in law, but climate liability for ALP remains

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 2025 THE CLIMATE COUNCIL congratulates Labor and the Greens for passing laws that strengthen protection for native forests and accelerate environmentally responsible renewable power. But the Council warns the Albanese Government is failing the climate test by giving new coal and gas projects a free pass on climate pollution. Climate … Continued

Reforms will give Australia’s nature a fighting chance

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WWF-Australia welcomes strengthened reforms to Australia’s nature laws that will give nature a fighting chance.   “We congratulate the government and the Greens for working together on substantial changes to ensure our nature laws do what they are supposed to do: protect nature,” said Dermot O’Gorman, WWF-Australia’s CEO.   “Nature now has a fighting chance.” … Continued

Tracked, profiled and targeted: New report reveals companies harvest intimate personal data on “industrial scale” to target marketing for harmful and addictive products

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Companies are using sophisticated data-driven marketing methods to track, profile and target Australians with harmful advertising at times of heightened susceptibility. The report by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and VicHealth found that companies marketing harmful and addictive products like alcohol and gambling are harvesting and drawing on data to push personalised digital … Continued

Helping parents set the ‘new normal’ for social media

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eSafety’s Parent Advisory Group held its first meeting today, bringing together a diverse range of parenting communities to help inform families and support digital literacy as Australia implements its world-leading Social Media Minimum age (SMMA). eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant delivered an opening address, marking the start of the group’s work and highlighting its critical … Continued

Operation Topaz raises $25 million in liabilities in Gatton region

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This is a joint media release from the ATO, Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and Department of Home Affairs. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and Department of Home Affairs have wrapped up Operation Topaz, a joint compliance blitz of the agriculture and labour hire industries in the Gatton region in Southeast Queensland. ATO … Continued