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- Business Company News, Finance Investment
- 18/11/2025
- 15:00
Life and income protection premiums continue to fall
Direct life premiums fell by 7% since 2024. There was also a significant reduction in direct income protection premiums since 2024, with average premiums for waiting periods of 30 days and 90 days reducing by 12% and 13% respectively, according to the latestDirect Life Insurance Reportfrom Rainmaker Information. Conversely, direct trauma premiums increased by 7% since 2024, after remaining mostly constant in the prior two years. Price reductions were also experienced in the advised life insurance market, being products offered through a financial adviser. Advised life premiums decreased by 5% year-on-year, while income premiums also reduced by 7% and 5%…
- General News
- 18/11/2025
- 14:57
Visit by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, People’s Republic of China
The Presiding Officers of the Australian Parliament, President of the Senate, Senator the Honourable Sue Lines, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP, will welcome His Excellency Mr Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, as a Guest of the Australian Parliament from Saturday 22 November to Tuesday 25 November 2025. Chairman Zhao will visit both Brisbane and Canberra, and his program will includeengagements reflecting the importance of parliamentary exchanges in strengthening dialogue and deepening people-to-people links between Australia and China. This visit follows the October 2024 visit…
- Technology Innovation
- 18/11/2025
- 14:41
Over 30 Million Users Benefit From Ant International’s Bettr Credit Tech Solutions
Powering the Next Wave of MSME Growth with Digital Platforms in Emerging Markets There was a threefold year-on-year increase in eligible customers reached through…
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- Government TAS, Medical Health Aged Care
- 18/11/2025
- 14:28
‘Ever had a tattoo back in the day?’ – New campaign urges Tasmanians to ‘get tested and get cured’ of hepatitis C
MEDIA RELEASE Embargoed until 11:59PM – Tuesday 18 November ‘Ever had a tattoo back in the day?’ New campaign urges Australians to ‘get tested and get cured’ for hepatitis C Media release: Wednesday, 19 November 2025 Ever had a tattoo back in the day? Or had a medical or cosmetic procedure, or body piercing overseas? Ever injected steroids or drugs? Even just once? You could have hepatitis C and not even know it… With men twice as likely to be affected by hepatitis C compared with women, that’s the key messageHepatitis Australia, in partnership withTasCAHRD, is putting front and centre…
- Finance Investment, Transport Automotive
- 18/11/2025
- 14:15
Tough times for nation’s road warriors
Key Facts: Small and medium transport operators in Australia face financial pressure due to rising costs, tighter margins and increased creditor enforcement Industry insolvencies…
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- Technology Innovation
- 18/11/2025
- 14:12
Omdia: Southeast Asia smartphone shipments slip 1% in 3Q25 as vendors face mounting cost pressures
LONDON–BUSINESS WIRE– Latest research from Omdia shows that the Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined 1% in 3Q25, with shipments totaling 25.6 million units –…
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- Business Finance
- 18/11/2025
- 14:11
Ant International Deepens Participation in Project Ensemble as New Architecture Community Member
Ant International has been a participant in the Ensemble Sandbox since 2024 HONG KONG–BUSINESS WIRE– Ant International today announced it has joined Project Ensemble’s…
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- Fashion, Medical Health Aged Care
- 18/11/2025
- 14:02
Threads in Time: Designers and personalities step up for young Australians with cancer
Some of Australia’s best-known fashion brands and best-dressed personalities are uniting to raise vital funds for young cancer patients through Threads in Time — a new online fashion auction launched by the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF). The auction features exclusive garments and accessories donated by Julie Bishop, Bec Judd, Annabel Crabb, Allegra Spender, Jo Hall, Livinia Nixon, Zoë Foster Blake and Fiona Patten as well as leading fashion labels Aje, Leo Lin, Ford Millinery, Viceta Wang and Alin Le’Kal. Funds raised will support In Time — a national fertility preservation program delivered by The Royal Women’s Hospital, with support from…
- Telecommunication
- 18/11/2025
- 13:59
Media Release – Latest Triple Zero tragedy – consumers need answers
Peak communications consumer bodyACCAN is deeply saddened by reports that a person has died following failed attempts to reach Triple Zero while using a…
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