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- Political
- 11/05/2026
- 11:31
Family First rejects Katy Gallagher’s coercive childcare push
Family First National Director and NSW Legislative Council candidate Lyle Shelton has rejected comments by Finance Minister Katy Gallagher claiming “the sooner you get…
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- Government Federal, Government TAS
- 11/05/2026
- 11:26
Liberty Bell Bay workers take fight to Canberra as unions demand certainty beyond $3 million lifeline
Workers from Liberty Bell Bay have travelled to Canberra today to meet with Federal Ministers and MPs, calling on governments to move beyond short-term stopgaps and deliver long-term certainty for the future of Australia’s only manganese smelter. Delegates representing workers at the Bell Bay site are meeting with key decision-makers as unions continue pressing for urgent support to secure wages, maintain operations, and protect hundreds of Tasmanian jobs while the sale process continues. The visit follows the announcement by the Tasmanian and Federal Governments of a jointly funded $3 million loan package to keep workers paid until 19 May in…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 11/05/2026
- 11:20
Dementia Australia supports Broken Hill
Dementia Australia supports Broken Hill Are you concerned about your memory or worried that someone you know may have dementia? Dementia Australia is offering support in Broken Hill, New South Wales, between 19-21 May, 2026. It is estimated there are 145,700 people living with dementia in New South Wales. Without a medical breakthrough this number is expected to increase to more than 252,800 people living with dementia by 2054. The Dementia Australia sessions are an opportunity for people living with dementia, their carers, family, and friends to attend free education to better understand dementia and to discuss the support and…
- Legal
- 11/05/2026
- 11:16
Know your rights: Free webinars on e-bike laws, wills and scam recovery
A series of free webinars will help people understand e‑bike and e‑scooter laws, how to prepare a will, and what to do ifthey’reimpactedby ascam. The‘Lunch and the Law’ webinars run by Legal Aid NSWand the State Libraryfrom 18 to 22 Maywill mark Law Week 2026,an annual festival celebrating greater access to justice for Australians. “Legal problems often arise from common situations, and having the right information early can make a real difference,” said solicitor Natalie Neumann.“Theselunchtime webinars are designed to give people clear, practical legal guidance they can use straight away.” E‑bikesand e-scootersareincreasinglybecoming part of everyday transport, but many peoplearen’tsure…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 11/05/2026
- 10:29
Patients and GPs to benefit from record investment in general practice research
The philanthropic and research arm of the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP),the Australian General Practice Research Foundation,hasannounced$1.1Min research grants designed to improve care for thenine in 10Australians who see a GP eachyear. Therecordinvestmenthas includedgrantsvalued upto$150,000anddemonstratesthe RACGP’s commitment to the future of general practice. Research is not only about understanding where general practice stands today,it’sabout equipping the profession to lead tomorrow, shape health policy, drive clinical innovation, and ensure GPscan continue to produce better patient outcomes byremainingat the centre of Australia’s healthcare system for generations to come. The RACGP is investing in that future now. Applicationsfor thelarge and general roundare…
- Insurance
- 11/05/2026
- 10:27
Fewer customers impacted by breaches, but claims issues remain a focus for life insurers
The Life Insurance Code Compliance Committee (LifeCCC) has found fewer breaches reported by insurers, as well as the lowest number of customers affected by breaches since the Life Insurance Code of Practice was first released in 2016. In its 2024–25 Annual Industry Data and Compliance Report, the LifeCCC reports encouraging progress across the industry, with reductions in overall breaches affecting large numbers of customers. However, the report also found that delays in income protection payments increased over the past year, highlighting ongoing challenges insurers have in meeting important commitments. Chair of the LifeCCC, Jan McClelland AM, said the reduction in…
- Crime, Government SA
- 11/05/2026
- 10:05
Mali betrays correctional officers
Peter Malinauskas' decision late Friday to privatise the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC) is a betrayal of hard-working corrections officers across the country, says the Community and Public Sector Union. While Labor Governments around the country have been busily bringing prisons back into the public sector, most recently the Minns Government with Junee and Parklea prisons last year, Malinauskas has decided to continue Liberal Government policy. The ARC was privatised by the Marshall Liberal Government in 2019. The contract for the ARC expires in August and the Malinauskas Government was expected to return the prison to the public sector. The ARC…
- Agriculture Farming Rural, Education Training
- 11/05/2026
- 10:03
Rabobank and George the Farmer celebrate five years of connecting kids to agriculture through books
Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund has teamed up with the ‘edu-tainment’ brand ‘George the Farmer’ – for its fifth year – to celebrate Children’s Book…
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- Finance Investment, Political
- 11/05/2026
- 09:50
Everyday Australians strongly support a ban on clickbait super switching ads, new research finds
A compelling four in five Australians on social media say they want the Government to take strong action to ban predatory social media advertisements which entice people to move their super into riskier products. An Ideally survey of more than 1,000 people for the Super Members Council also found a shocking 45% of Australians surveyed said they had recently been exposed to these types of click bait ads on social media. Disturbingly, almost two in three survey respondents – or 63% - were not aware that these types of ads were used to switch Australians out of their super funds…
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