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- Medical Health Aged Care, Women
- 06/11/2025
- 17:15
BCNA available to comment on landmark Advanced Breast Cancer Global Decade Report
Key Facts: Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) is available to speak with media about it's role in the Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) Global Decade Report 2015–2025 launched today in Lisbon, Portugal. * A decade of significant progress in metastatic (treatable but incurable) breast cancer care. * Highlights critical gaps and inequalities in care around the world. President of the General Assembly is Breast Cancer Network Australia’s Director of Policy and Advocacy, Vicki Durston. Key findings: Five-year median overall survival for women with ABC has risen to 33%, up from 26% a decade ago 79% of patients report metastatic breast cancer…
- Aviation, Foreign Affairs Trade
- 06/11/2025
- 17:06
Treaties Committee recommends ratification of three Air Services Agreements
The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) has tabled a report recommending the ratification of three major treaty actions: theAgreement between the Government of Australia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia relating to Air Services, theAgreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Colombia relating to Air Servicesand theAgreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Peru relating to Air Services. These Agreements establish the first treaty-level air services relationships between Australia and the countries of Saudi Arabia, Colombia and Peru. Each Agreement will enable the development and operations of…
- Environment
- 06/11/2025
- 16:55
EPA TAKES REGULATORY ACTION AGAINST MANGROVE MOUNTAIN OPERATOR
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has taken regulatory action against Verde Terra Pty Ltd, operator of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, to ensure the licence is fit for purpose and the site is operating in an environmentally satisfactory manner. Actions this week include changes to the landfill’s Environment Protection Licence, following a statutory 5-year review, and an unrelated $30,000 penalty infringement notice for the alleged pollution of waters at the Mangrove Mountain landfill following an EPA investigation. EPA Director Operations David Gathercole said that changes to the licence’s operating conditions will support proper management of the site including: Increasing pollution…
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- Government TAS
- 06/11/2025
- 16:15
Tasmanians deserve answers – not ambush politics.
The Tasmanian Greyhound Racing Industry deserves an explanation from the Premier over his rushed attempt to legislate changes affecting an industry that supports Tasmanian families and communities. Breeders, trainers, track staff, volunteers, small businesses and regional communities remember clearly that just two days before the election, the Premier committed to supporting the industry. Three weeks later, he announced a ban. What changed? The Premier decided to kowtow to the Greens to save his premiership at the expense of Tasmanian jobs. And now he’s rushing to legislate that ban only months after announcing his intention to phase out greyhound racing by…
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- Environment
- 06/11/2025
- 15:41
World leaders must not lose sight of 1.5C target in critical COP30 climate talks
BELÉM, BRAZIL, Thursday 6 November 2025 – Ahead of the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on world leaders meeting at the Leaders Summit today to act with courage and keep the 1.5C target front and centre of negotiations. The COP30 UN climate conference commences in Belém, Brazil on Monday 10 November. It is expected to be the most significant meeting in recent years — the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement and the midpoint in the critical decade for climate action globally. The UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2025 released this week warned the world…
- General News, Women
- 06/11/2025
- 15:38
New inquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperative
TheJoint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade(JSCFADT) has adopted a newinquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperative. The Chair of the JSCFADT, theHon Shayne Neumann MP, said, “gender equality is important on so many fronts. We’ve talked about how important it is for productivity, but this inquiry is a great opportunity to have a broader conversation about the role it plays in Australia’s economic and national security, and international security as a whole.” The Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee,Mr Tony Zappia MP, said, “we know that when a crisis happens, whether conflict…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 06/11/2025
- 15:26
Standing together for equity in emergency care
TheAustralian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA),theAustralasian College for Emergency Medicine(ACEM) and theRoyal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)have united to make a stand for equity in…
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- Defence, General News
- 06/11/2025
- 15:24
Audit Committee Hearing into Defence Major Projects Report
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding a hearing on Friday for its inquiry into the 2023–24 Defence Major Projects Report. Date:Friday, 7 November 2025 Time:9.00am – 11.00am (AEDT) Venue:Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House Witnesses:Department of Defence; Australian National Audit Office The hearing will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website athttps://www.aph.gov.au/live. Details on the inquiry—including terms of reference and submissions—are available on theCommittee’s website. Media inquiries Kitty Middleton, Office of Josh Burns MP0429 044 218 For background information Committee Secretariat02 6277 [email protected] For more information about this Committee, you…
- Defence, General News
- 06/11/2025
- 15:06
New inquiry – The role of Australia’s international development program in preventing conflict
TheJoint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade(JSCFADT), through the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee, has commenced aninquiry intothe role of Australia's international development program in preventing conflict. The inquiry was referred by theMinister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wongwith the belowterms of reference. The Chair of the JSCFADT, the Hon Shayne Neumann MP, stated, ‘we are operating in a geopolitical context of change and uncertainty, and we are deeply concerned at how conflicts around the world are exacerbating existing humanitarian crises in many regions.’ The Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee, theHon Tim Watts…
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