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ATO app puts protection in your pocket

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As millions of Australians are preparing to lodge their tax returns, scammers are actively seeking new ways to exploit personal information. If successful, they can use stolen details not only to commit fraud against the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), but also carry out broader identity theft and financial crimes across the community.     The … Continued

Starfall, a Nonprofit, Seeks Help From U.S. Counterintelligence to Protect Children From Alleged Chinese Intellectual Property Hijacker

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BOULDER, Colo.–BUSINESS WIRE– Starfall Education Foundation, a publicly supported nonprofit, made a request today under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. ยง 552) to the U.S. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and other DOD agencies for Documents relating to the “inclusion of Tencent Holdings Limited on the Department of Defense List of Chinese Military … Continued

More SafeWork inspectors welcome, but workplace mental health requires meaningful reform

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More SafeWork inspectors welcome, but workplace mental health requires meaningful reform Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the New South Wales Government’s move to bolster its SafeWork NSW workforce with 51 news inspectors. The state government announced the new roles as part of its “Irreplaceable” safety campaign launch, with around half of those new recruits … Continued

Ideas and Society: The Australian Liberal Party: What has gone wrong and what can be done?

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Date: Tuesday, 22 July  Time: 5pm  Register to view: https://webinars.on24.com/latrobeuni/liberal?partnerref=media By general agreement, the performance of the Liberal Party in the May federal election was the worst in the party’s history.  Was the poor performance attributable to mistakes made in the campaign and the quality of the Party’s leadership or do the problems go deeper?  Was … Continued

Murrindindi Shire strengthens small business support with new Charter commitments

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Small businesses in Murrindindi Shire are set to benefit from enhanced support and simpler regulatory processes, as Council formally signs on to the Small Business Friendly Charter.  Victorian Small Business Commissioner Lynda McAlary-Smith, Murrindindi Shire Council CEO Livia Bonazzi and Mayor Damien Gallagher jointly signed the Small Business Friendly Charter in Council’s Alexandra Chambers today.   … Continued

Victorians deserve clarity over state’s energy future

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Victoria’s energy workers and wider population deserve a frank and realistic assessment of the future of state’s energy generation, the Mining and Energy Union has said today. The cancellation of Gippsland Dawn, BlueFloat Energy’s advanced offshore wind project, has raised fresh concerns about Victoria’s energy security against the scheduled closures of coal-fired power stations Yallourn … Continued

Housing crisis reaches breaking point as rents surge over decade

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Australia’s rental crisis has reached unprecedented levels with new data showing rents have increased by an average of 57 per cent across capital cities over the past decade.   The new report, titled Out of Reach, by national housing campaign Everybody’s Home has revealed that once-affordable cities have been hit the hardest.   It also … Continued

Rising rental stress prompts calls for action

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Renters are spending a greater percentage of their income on keeping a roof over their heads, prompting calls from Homelessness NSW for the urgent construction of more social housing.   New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that 28% of renters across the country are in rental stress, paying more than … Continued