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- Energy
- 30/03/2026
- 08:30
GBP Launches Integrated Cable Connection Solution for Utility-Scale Battery Storage
Key Facts: GBP launched an integrated cable connection solution for battery energy storage systems, covering component selection through to after-sales support The solution features…
- Contains:
- Mental Health, Political
- 30/03/2026
- 08:03
HIGH DEMAND FOR LIFELINE’S CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICE REFLECTS ONGOING FINANCIAL PRESSURES
Key Facts: • LIFELINE RECEIVES AROUND 500 CALLS A DAY RELATED TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.• FIGURES SHOW AN INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF MALE CALLERS CITING EMPLOYMENT STRESS.• LATEST ABS DATA SHOWS DISADVANTAGE IS CLOSELY LINKED TO INCREASED SUICIDE RISK.Fresh figures reveal financial distress continues to be a leading driver of demand for Lifeline's crisis support services, with hundreds of Australians reaching out over the phone every day for help in managing cost-of-living pressures and economic hardship. Lifeline receives an average of 3,000 calls a day via the organisation’s crisis support phone services. Since January 2025, figures show 15-18% of all…
- General News, Youth
- 30/03/2026
- 08:00
Reminder: Youth Members for the National Youth Parliament 2026 announced
The Department of the House of Representatives and Y Australia are pleased to announce that 150 secondary school students have been selected to participate in the National Youth Parliament 2026. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP, together with the CEO of Y Australia, Ms Alexandra Ash, will be joined by six of this year’s Youth Members for a public announcement on Monday 30 March. Please see details below of the formal media opportunity to announce that the program’s participants have been selected: Date: Monday 30 March Time: 11:00 am – 11.30 am, followed by…
- Medical Health Aged Care, National News Current Affairs
- 30/03/2026
- 08:00
24/7 glucose monitoring now more affordable for type 2 diabetes
Key Facts: Around 1.2 million Australians live with type 2 diabetes, yet there is no government subsidy for CGMs, despite this being well-established for those with type 1 diabetes (and a recent parliamentary enquiry recommending an expansion of the scheme to high priority patients with type 2 diabetes) Even with medication, 71% of Australians with type 2 diabetes have blood glucose levels considered too high according to new research. International clinical guidelines have recently been updated calling for the use of CGM to manage with type 2 diabetes, and Australia’s peak diabetes advocacy and doctor groups are united in their…
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- Energy, National News Current Affairs
- 30/03/2026
- 08:00
Monash experts: Petrol prices, power bills and EVs – are we ready for the surge?
Monash experts are available to comment on the increased demand for EVs and electrifying households during the fuel crisis, contending with associated cost-of-living pressures, and whether Australia’s electricity grid is ready for the potential surge in power usage. Professor Yolande Strengers, Director (Research) Monash Energy Institute and Associate Director (Energy Futures) at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Faculty of Information Technology Contact via: +61 450 501 248 or [email protected] Read more of Yolande’s commentary. Household energy trends in response to the fuel crisis Energy hardship and social outcomes Home strategies in times of crisis The following can be attributed to…
- Community
- 30/03/2026
- 07:17
AUSTRALIANS WANT MORE DONE TO REDUCE POVERTY
At a time often characterised by division, Australia is united in caring about those doing it tough. More than 9 in 10 people want…
- Contains:
- Employment Relations, Human Resources
- 30/03/2026
- 07:00
Gender Equity Awards Open as Organisations Hold the Line on Progress
Key Facts: WGEA PAY GAP UPDATE As of March 2026, theWGEAreports the average total remuneration gender pay gap for the private sector is 21.1%,…
- Contains:
- Business Company News, Energy
- 30/03/2026
- 07:00
MSI launches easter EV charger deal as petrol crisis drives Australians toward electric
Key Facts: 252 EV chargers — Australia’s largest EV-enabled apartment building, 2nd largest in the world. MSI supplied the commercial charging hardware, integrated with…
- Contains:
- Community, Crime
- 30/03/2026
- 06:59
BOCSAR evaluation of the NSW Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) shows we really need a better EDDI
Media Release 30th March 2026 BOCSAR evaluation of the NSW Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) shows we really need a better EDDI The first official evaluation of the Early Drug Diversion Initiative (EDDI) in NSW by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has revealed NSW Police are only using diversion powers for less than 25% of people eligible for the scheme and those experiencing disadvantage are more likely to receive a court notice rather than a diversion. EDDI came into effect on the 29th February 2024 with the aim to address some of the harms caused by…
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