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- Education Training, General News
- 10/04/2026
- 14:43
From classrooms to careers: Public hearings on strengthening Australia’s Asia capability
TheHouse of Representatives Standing Committee on Educationwill hold two public hearings as a part of itsinquiry into building Asia capability in Australia through the education system and beyond. On Monday, 13 April 2026 the Committee will hear from community language organisations, language educators, and foreign policy experts to better understand how language and cultural learning builds long-term Asia capability in Australia. On Tuesday 14 April 2026, the public hearing will focus on perspectives from the business community, and examine the skills and capabilities needed to engage effectively with Asian economies. The Committee will hear from business leaders and graduates who…
- Environment, Government Federal
- 10/04/2026
- 14:39
Next phase of Savanna Fire Management method strengthens integrity and supports scale of Indigenous-led carbon projects
Savanna fire management in Australia has entered its next phase, with the approval of updated settings under the ACCU scheme strengthening the integrity and scalability of one of the country’s most established carbon project types. The update, following review by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water(DCCEEW), reinforces the role of SFM as a proven, landscape-scale approach to emissions reduction and land management across northern Australia. The revision introduces more rigorous baselining, updated modelling and carbon accounting aligned with the latest scientific understanding of fire in savanna landscapes, and strengthened risk management settings, including buffers and updated…
- Political
- 10/04/2026
- 13:52
Finland study prompts call for NSW inquiry into harms of gender-affirming care
Family First National Director and NSW Legislative Council candidate Lyle Shelton has today announced that, if elected, he will push for government funding to…
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- Youth
- 10/04/2026
- 13:49
It’s time to face the reality of Australia’s youth homelessness crisis
Key Facts: In 2024–25, 42,763 children and young people (under 25 years) presented on their own to a specialist homelessness service (SHS)* 10-24 year…
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- Energy, International News
- 10/04/2026
- 13:47
TALENT ALERT: Pacific nations running out of time and fuel: ministers unite to end fossil fuel dependency
APRIL 10, 2025 As Pacific nations scramble to secure fuel supplies — with Fiji hiking petrol prices, Tuvalu sending government workers home and the Marshall Islands declaring a 90-day economic emergency — ministers from across the region are convening in Vanuatu to do something about the fossil fuel dependency at the heart of the crisis. Pacific ministers, senior climate negotiators and international experts from the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative are available for interview ahead of Port Vila II — the third Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Ministerial Dialogue on the Global Just Transition, taking place in Vanuatu from April…
- Business Company News, Finance Investment
- 10/04/2026
- 12:30
Rainmaker Information press release template
Australia’s largest superannuation funds are rapidly expanding the scale of their internal investment teams. Internally managed assets have more than doubled in five years—rising from an estimated $227 billion in 2020 to $550 billion in 2025, according to Rainmaker Information’s analysis from the latestInstitutional Roundup Report. This shift is reshaping investment operating models across the sector and redefining how funds engage with external investment managers. Internalisation has accelerated, particularly among the biggest and fastest‑growing super funds “Many of the larger funds now possess the scale, governance structures and in‑house capabilities to manage significant portions of their aggregate portfolios directly,” said…
- Biotechnology, Medical Health Aged Care
- 10/04/2026
- 11:12
Aravax Strengthens Board with Appointments of Carsten Hellmann and Andrew Oxtoby
Aravax, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation, disease-modifyingimmunotherapies for food allergy, today announces two additions to its Board of Directors, former CEO of ALK-Abello A/S, Carsten Hellmann and former Chief Commercial Officer of Aimmune Therapeutics, Andrew Oxtoby. Collectively, Carsten and Andrew bring to Aravax exceptionally deep experience from the pharmaceutical industry and, specifically, the allergy therapeutics field. Andrew has deep pharmaceutical industry expertise spanning development, product launch, fundraising and exits from working with large and small companies in the U.S. and Europe. As Chief Commercial Officer he built the global commercial organisation for the approval and launch in the US…
- Building Construction
- 10/04/2026
- 11:11
The Empire State Building To Celebrate Its 95th Anniversary With a Sweet New Pop-Up Experience From Ghirardelli
ESB-exclusive Ghirardelli Kong Sundae available on the 86th Floor Observation Deck from April 10 through May 10 NEW YORK–BUSINESS WIRE– Something sweet comes to…
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- Science
- 10/04/2026
- 11:00
Scientists turn “mess” into breakthrough: chaotic design unlocks next-generation optical devices
Researchers from the Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy have flipped a long-held assumption in optics, showing that deliberately introducing controlled disorder into ultra-thin optical devices can dramatically increase their power and versatility, without making them bigger or more complex.Published in Nature Communications, the study reveals a new class of “disordered mosaic metasurfaces” nanostructured materials that manipulate light, capable of performing multiple optical functions simultaneously within a single device.At the centre of the breakthrough is a counterintuitive idea: instead of carefully arranging structures in perfect order, the team scattered them in a controlled, mosaic-like pattern, and found that performance…
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