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Friday, 13 December 2024 The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has welcomed the appointment of Ms Liz Hefren-Webb as the new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner. OPAN CEO Craig Gear OAM said Ms Hefren-Webb will play an important role leading the country’s national regulator of aged care. “I congratulate Ms Hefren-Webb for being appointed … Continued
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13 December 2024 Solutions for Climate Australia today called out figures provided by Peter Dutton on the future cost of power from nuclear reactors as expensive and a failure to tackle climate pollution. “While we are waiting decades for Mr Dutton’s nuclear reactors, the Coalition proposes to pour money into propping up expensive, ageing … Continued
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13 December 2024 The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association of Australia (GAMAA) today expressed its disappointment that the Victorian Government has once again ignored feedback from industry regarding the real costs of its proposed bans on replacing or installing gas appliances in new and existing households and new commercial buildings. GAMAA president Ross Jamieson said: “Rather … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has welcomed the Government’s decision to support more flexible pricing to deliver high quality aged care services in the home as part of the Support at Home program which begins on 1 July 2025. “By using pricing benchmarks instead of pricing caps, the sector can focus on delivering high quality … Continued
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Thursday, December 12 Political hearings in Perth and Collie next week will hear from locals on their opposition to building nuclear reactors in the region. The federal Parliament’s select committee on nuclear energy is looking into a scheme from the Coalition to build nuclear reactors at sites around the country, including in Collie. … Continued
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12 December, 2024 Just 5% of people living in renewable energy zones would embrace living near nuclear power stations, polling released by RE-Alliance today has shown, while 53% outright reject it. 89 Degrees East polled 1,770 Australians living in renewable energy zones. RE-Alliance has been working in the space where the energy shift … Continued
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12 December 2024 – For immediate release Planet Ark applauds the Australian Government’s release of the nation’s inaugural National Circular Economy Framework as a historic turning point in the nation’s journey towards a more sustainable, resilient, and economically prosperous future. Featuring the country’s first national circular economy targets and an ambitious goal to … Continued
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Australia’s states and territories have laid the foundation for a more ambitious 2035 national climate target, a new report from Monash University’s Climateworks Centre reveals. The report shows that combined, Australian state and territory climate targets add up to an estimated 66–71 per cent reduction in Australia’s emissions by 2035. Kylie Turner, Climateworks Centre … Continued
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11 December 2024 New industrial disputes data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirms the need for a return of a building and construction industry watchdog, says Master Builders Australia. Over the September quarter, 59 per cent of total working days lost in the economy occurred in the building and construction industry. 27,500 working days … Continued
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WHERE: Cliftons, 60 Margaret St, Sydney WHEN: 8-9AM Thursday 12 December WHAT: Community leaders and grassroots organisations will gather outside the Parliamentary Inquiry into Nuclear Power Generation in Australia to make clear that New South Wales does not need or want nuclear reactors. We will have banners and signs to make sure we are seen … Continued
