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- Employment Relations, Human Resources
- 01/10/2024
- 08:43
Finalists Unveiled for Recalibrate – Gender Equity Awards 2024
Both influential organisations of all sizes and individuals ranging from CEO’s to Employees are in the running to win one of the coveted Gender…
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- General News, Government Federal
- 01/10/2024
- 08:41
Social Media Companies Must Step Up to Protect Vulnerable People from Harm: Joint Select Committee into Social Media and Australian Society
Yesterday, International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia presented evidence to the Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society about the need for social media companies to take stronger action to counter violent crimes that are facilitated on their platforms. IJM Australia CEO David Braga stated, “Despite this harmful content being illegal, social media companies are not doing everything in their power to detect and block livestreamed child sexual abuse, or to prevent fraudulent job ads that result in the trafficking of migrant workers into scam compounds.” In the 2023-24 financial year, the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation recorded…
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- National News Current Affairs, Women
- 01/10/2024
- 08:30
‘March Forward’: UN Women Australia Announces International Women’s Day 2025 Theme
[Sydney,1 October 2024] – UN Women Australia unveils ‘March Forward’ as the official theme for International Women's Day (IWD) 2025, commemorating 30 years since the United Nation’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for gender equality. Since 1995, women have broken barriers, reshaped policies, and ignited powerful movements worldwide. But despite these advances, millions of women and girls still face systemic inequalities, rising violence, and economic disparities that hold them back from reaching their full potential. Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, said, “Australia is committed to leading the charge on gender equality. As our Beijing+30 Gender Equality…
- Marketing Advertising, Media
- 01/10/2024
- 08:14
Medianet challenges the Australian media monitoring industry with a powerful new platform
The evolution of media monitoring has arrived at a new benchmark. Medianet – Australia’s trusted media intelligence company – is launching a full-service platform…
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- Biotechnology
- 01/10/2024
- 08:14
CARTHERICS RAISES OVER $15 MILLION IN OVERSUBSCRIBED PRIVATE FINANCING ROUND TO ADVANCE CELL THERAPY PROGRAMS
Financing round was significantly oversubscribed by existing investors and new private investors. Funding will enable the Company to progress clinical trials of its lead CAR-NK cell therapy product, CTH-401, in ovarian cancer and expand its pipeline to additional disease indications. Melbourne, Australia, 1 October 2024 – Cartherics Pty Ltd(“Cartherics” or “Company”), a biotechnology company developing immune cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised well over its target AU$15M in an oversubscribed financing round. This funding will support the initiation of the clinical trial for CTH-401, the Company’s lead cell…
- Information Technology, Mental Health
- 01/10/2024
- 08:00
Harnessing extended reality to drown the fear of water
Monash University human-computer interaction researchers have developed a playful water-inspired extended reality system using floatation tanks to help reduce aquaphobia. The study, presented at…
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- Government Federal, Taxation
- 01/10/2024
- 07:47
Time is running out to lodge your own tax return
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is reminding taxpayers that the due date for individuals who lodge their own income tax return (31October 2024) is fast approaching. As of 22September, the ATO had received over 7.9million income tax returns from individuals for the 2024 financial year. Over 4million individuals self-lodged their income tax return, while 3.8million chose to use a registered tax agent. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson has urged those who are yet to finalise their tax returns or engage with a registered tax agent to act now to avoid potential late lodgment penalties. ‘If you’re lodging your own tax…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 01/10/2024
- 07:15
First human vagus nerve recordings pinpoint cardiovascular signals
The team that first recorded vagus nerve signals in humans has isolated the electrical activity of individual neurones responsible for cardiovascular regulation. Published in The Journal of Physiology, the Monash University-led discovery paves the way for more research into how and why cardiovascular disease develops. Monash University’s Professor Vaughan Macefield was the first to record electrical signals from the vagus nerve in awake humans in 2020. Before that, our understanding of the physiology of this nerve – which supplies the heart, airways and other organs within the thorax and abdomen – came entirely from animal work. Now, in another first,…
- Community
- 01/10/2024
- 07:00
SYDNEY’S TRANSPORT HISTORY COMES TO LIFE AT CENTRAL THIS WEEKEND
Sydney’s Central Station will step back in time as the annual Transport Heritage Expo returns this October long weekend (5 – 7 October 2024). Visitors will have a wide range of experiences to choose from, with heritage train, bus, and steamboat rides operating across the city, along with unique offerings at Central Station, including tours of the iconic Central Station clock tower and tea aboard a 1960s dining carriage. “The Transport Heritage Expo is a rare and exciting opportunity for people to immerse themselves in our state’s rich transport history,” said Transport Heritage NSW CEO, Andrew Moritz. “Already over 6,000…
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