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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Government NSW
- 11/12/2025
- 08:56
Small steps taken but more must be done to protect children from domestic and family violence
Small steps taken but more must be done to protect children from domestic and family violence Barnardos Australia strongly welcomes the NSW Government’s landmark strategy to acknowledge children as victim-survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV) in their own right, but more must be done to protect them. The NSW Government today released its Building Better Responses: NSW Strategy to Respond to the Use of Domestic and Family Violence 2026–2030, which recognises children are often exposed to DFV which can lead to worse health, social and educational outcomes and difficulties with emotional regulation, aggression and mental health. Major funding, including…
- Seniors Interest
- 11/12/2025
- 08:41
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: HELP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO OLDER PEOPLE IN AGED CARE
Thursday, 11 December 2025 Older people are being reminded of the government’s Financial Hardship Assistance program, amid concerns some people are finding the new Aged Care Act changes difficult to navigate and manage. The new Act includes a range of benefits, such as an enforceable Statement of Rights, which strengthens protections for older people. However, implementing this in everyday practice will take time and early feedback indicates that many older people aren’t aware of their rights and lack the information needed to make informed decisions. Examples include pressures of rising participant contributions, reduced purchasing power due to pricing changes, shifts…
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- Science
- 11/12/2025
- 08:00
Gut health of Indigenous infants offers potential blueprint to help close the gap
Despite facing some of the highest rates of chronic disease later in life, a new study has found remote First Nations Australians are born…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 11/12/2025
- 07:42
Australia can relieve hospital ‘bed block’ with palliative care investment
Palliative Care Australia (PCA), the peak body for palliative care in Australia, has injectednew ideasinto the debate on how to relieve “bed block” in…
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- Technology Innovation
- 11/12/2025
- 07:10
Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group – Official Statement
LONDON--BUSINESS WIRE-- On 8 September 2025, the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group convened a high-level meeting in the City of London with representatives from 37 nations, including all G7 members, alongside the European Commission, NATO, European Parliament, Global Banks, and Ratings Agencies to discuss the DSRB. A number of countries have now indicated their intention to begin the formal steps required to bring the DSRB into existence. This phased pattern of engagement is standard in the creation of international financial institutions, which typically begin with a core group of anchor nations and expand as additional members join…
- General News, Government Federal
- 11/12/2025
- 07:06
Australia’s safety net shifting to less progressive programs: new research
Australia's social safety net is becoming less targeted towards households with the lowest financial means, new research by the e61 Institute has found. The research found that government’s social protection spending is increasingly composed of in-kind transfers, which are often universal, while heavily means-tested cash payments are shrinking. Between 2000 and 2024, in-kind transfers increased from 1.4% to 3.7% of GDP while income support payments dropped from 7.8% of GDP to 5.3%. “In-kind transfers such as for education, health care and child care are generally lightly means tested or not means tested at all, since they are motivated by universal…
- Environment, Science
- 11/12/2025
- 07:00
UN presents Aussie shellfish reef restoration project with international award
Key Facts: Australian Reef Builder project awarded UN World Restoration Flagship status, becoming the first Australian initiative to receive this honour Project has established…
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- Government SA, Legal
- 11/12/2025
- 06:51
SA Justice System collapses as Sheriffs & DPP lawyers vote to join Corrections Officers in indefinite lockdown
WHAT: SA’s Sheriff’s vote on statewide strike WHEN: 7.45am Thursday the 11th of December 2025 (today) WHERE: Sir Samuel Way, Victoria Square, Adelaide MORE INFO: SA Justice System collapses as Sheriffs & DPP lawyers vote to join Corrections Officers in indefinite lockdown South Australian Sheriffs, crown solicitors and lawyers from the Department of Public Prosecutions will vote at 7.45am this morning on whether to join Corrections Officers in an unprecedented 96 hour lockdown. If Sheriffs walk off the job magistrates, district, supreme and high courts across SA will close. Corrections Officers across seven of South Australia's prisons will also vote…
- Finance Investment, Political
- 11/12/2025
- 06:10
Under-18s super carve-out widens the gender gap, costs young women $11,000 by retirement
The Super Members Council will push to scrap an outdated law that denies super to most under-18 workers, after new analysis shows it widens the gender gap and can cost women up to $11,000 at retirement. Under current rules, workers under the age of 18 are only legally guaranteed super if they work more than 30 hours a week for one employer. The outdated exclusion was originally made to prevent fees eroding low-balance super accounts, but that reason no longer stacks up now there are fee protections on small super balances. The new analysis comes as a Pyxis survey found…
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