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- Business Company News, Transport Automotive
- 20/01/2026
- 10:56
CIMIC Group and Sojitz Corporation finalise strategic partnership for UGL Transport
CIMIC Group is pleased to announce the successful completion of its strategic partnership transaction with Sojitz Corporation, establishing a 50:50 joint ownership structure for…
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- Government NSW
- 20/01/2026
- 10:53
$60,000 PENALTY TO FORESTRY CORP NSW FOR MOGO STATE FOREST WATER POLLUTION
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued two penalty notices totalling $60,000 to Forestry Corp NSW (FCNSW) in response to continuing concerns about water pollution inMogo State Forest. In February 2025, EPA officers commenced a series of inspections at a crossing on Dooga Creek in Mogo State Forest used to move machinery between the eastern and western sides of a logging compartment within the forest. The inspections revealed that the crossing was not constructed in accordance with established best practice and sediment eroded from the crossing has moved into the Creek. NSW EPA Director of Operations Greg Sheehy said…
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- Energy, Oil Mining Resources
- 20/01/2026
- 10:43
Media Alert – Eraring extension welcome, call for certainty for Myuna workers
WHEN:1:00pm, today WHERE:Eraring Power Station – Main Car ParkLake Macquarie, NSW WHO:Robin WilliamsPresident, MEU Northern Mining & NSW Energy District DETAILS:Following Origin Energy’s announcement that Eraring Power Station will remain open until 2029, the Mining and Energy Union will speak on the importance of extending certainty beyond the power station gate. While the extension delivers welcome job security for Eraring workers, the MEU will call on Origin to urgently secure a long-term coal supply contract with neighbouring Myuna Colliery, which exists solely to supply the power station. The union says a fair and orderly energy transition must include workers across…
- Agriculture Farming Rural, General News
- 20/01/2026
- 10:36
CALLING FARMERS – Funky Food wants your surplus, your quirky and your imperfect picks
Funky Food calls on farmers for surplus, quirky and imperfect picks Brisbane-based, national produce rescue business Funky Food is calling on farmers across Queensland…
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- Finance Investment
- 20/01/2026
- 10:30
Monash expert: Productivity Commission circular economy report
The Productivity Commission has released a new report, Australia’s circular economy: unlocking the opportunities. In this inquiry, the commission examined Australia’s opportunities in the circular economy to improve materials productivity and efficiency in ways that benefit the economy and the environment. Its report identifies priority circular economy opportunities and advises on how best to measure progress and address barriers. It also incorporated somesuggestions by Monash University experts. Available to comment: Associate Professor Martin Geissdoerfer, Associate Professor, Sustainable Transitions Lab, Monash Business SchoolContact: +61 3 9903 4840 or [email protected] Read more of Associate Professor Geissdoerfer’s commentary onMonash Lens Circular economy transitions…
- Government Federal, Political
- 20/01/2026
- 10:27
CDU EXPERT: Hate speech laws must be ‘robust’ and ‘restrained’, forensic linguist urges
TUESDAY JANUARY 20 2026 Who: Charles Darwin University (CDU) forensic linguist and legal discourse analyst Dr Awni Etaywe, who has lodged a formal expert submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security as part of its inquiry into the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. Topics: Dr Etaywe’s submission, A Forensic and Legal Linguistic Perspective: Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation – Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, examines how key terms in the Bill, such as fear, hatred, and leadership operate linguistically and legally in shaping criminal liability. The submission focuses on the Bill’s…
- Art
- 20/01/2026
- 10:20
Adnate and Oxfam unveil powerful Fitzroy mural challenging extreme wealth and power
Celebrated street artist Matt Adnate, in collaboration with Oxfam Australia and Juddy Roller have today proudly unveiled a powerful new mural in Fitzroy that…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural, Environment
- 20/01/2026
- 10:12
Potential for satellites and AI to help tackle critical invasive species problem
Satellite imagery and artificial intelligence can detect with high accuracy two invasive weed species in Australia, posing a new opportunity for defense against these…
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- Energy, Industrial Relations
- 20/01/2026
- 10:03
Eraring extension welcome news for power station workers — Myuna coal miners need certainty too
Origin Energy’s announcement that it will extend the operation of Eraring Power Station until 2029 is welcome news for the workforce, delivering two additional years of employment at a time when future jobs remain uncertain, the Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said today. MEU Northern Mining and NSW Energy District President Robin Williams said rumours of a possible extension had been circulating for some time, creating unnecessary anxiety for workers and their families about how best to prepare for closure. “This decision finally provides some certainty for the employees at Eraring,” Mr Williams said. “But it must also provide certainty…
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