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- Foreign Affairs Trade, General News
- 27/10/2025
- 09:37
Public Hearing – Defence Annual Report 2023-24: Sovereign Defence Industry, AUKUS, Integrated Focused Force and Australian Defence Cooperation
On 28 October 2025, the Defence Subcommittee of theJoint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Tradewill conduct its firstpublic hearing into theDepartment of Defence Annual Report 2023–24since the inquiry was re-adopted in the 48thParliament. The Subcommittee will hear evidence from the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and the Lowy Institute regarding several of the inquiry’s key focus areas: Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities AUKUS Progress on the transformation to an integrated focused force Australian international defence cooperation and competition The Chair of the Defence Subcommittee,Senator Deborah O’Neill, said ‘Given the ongoing relevance and clear public interest in the issues, the…
- Building Construction
- 27/10/2025
- 09:25
Aussie researchers develop eco-friendly roof tiles using coal ash and recycled glass, cutting CO2 emissions by 13%
Key Facts: RMIT University and Bristile Roofing developed sustainable roof tiles using coal ash and recycled glass, reducing CO₂ emissions by 13% compared to…
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- Aviation, Foreign Affairs Trade
- 27/10/2025
- 08:57
Treaties Committee to examine Air Services Agreements with Colombia, Peru, and Saudi Arabia
At 11:15 am today, theJoint Standing Committee on Treatieswill hold a public hearing into three separate proposed agreements relating to air services between Australia and Colombia, Peru and Saudi Arabia. The proposed agreements aim to facilitate and provide support to Australian airlines entering any point in Australia and any point in Colombia, Peru, and Saudi Arabia respectively. At the hearing the Committee will examine each of the agreements to ensure they align with Australia’s national interests, focusing on key issues such as safety, security, customs and quarantine, and competition law. The Committee will also consider how these agreements could provide…
- Business Company News, Entertainment
- 27/10/2025
- 08:30
New Australian Podcast Tackles Men’s Midlife Mental Health Crisis Head-On
Key Facts: Stuart O'Neill's self-published book Just One Reason has become a global suicide prevention tool, used across 20 countries and distributed to over…
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- Employment Relations
- 27/10/2025
- 08:06
Rix’s Creek miners overwhelmingly reject Bloomfield’s backward deal.
Workers at Rix’s Creek Mine have overwhelmingly voted down the Bloomfield Group’s proposed enterprise agreement, with 92.6% voting no over the weekend in a clear rejection of the company’s so-called “renewed” offer. The proposed deal was the same “renewed offer” Bloomfield referred to in its public statement earlier this month — but what the company failed to mention was that the new proposal was even worse than the one workers had already rejected, an antagonistic move that has only deepened members’ resolve. Rix’s Creek miners are now entering their fifth week of strike action, standing strong in their fight for…
- RetailOnline Retail, Travel Tourism
- 27/10/2025
- 08:00
Dog on the Tuckerbox Kiosk & Farm Shop flourishing and serving up fresh local flavour
Key Facts: Historic Dog on the Tucker Box Kiosk and Farm Shop reopened following an eight-week complete renovation of the 1956 building The shop…
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- Environment
- 27/10/2025
- 07:01
Cash in on clutter with the Garage Sale Trail
*Images for media use here and B-roll here* The NSW community is being encouraged to take part in Australia’s biggest festival of pre-loved stuff, with the annual Garage Sale Trail taking place across two weekends from 8-9 and 15-16 November. Known as Australia’s biggest second-hand treasure hunt, joining the Garage Sale Trail is a great way for households to declutter, embrace sustainability and ease cost-of-living pressures by buying or selling second-hand. NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Executive Director of Programs and Innovation Alexandra Geddes said the initiative reduces waste, protecting the environment while also helping with hip-pocket pressures. “Buying and…
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- Environment
- 27/10/2025
- 07:00
EPBC: Leading scientists call for nature law reforms to strengthen Great Barrier Reef protection
CANBERRA, Monday 27 October 2025 — More than 100 Australian scientists and researchers have called on the Labor Government to address deforestation in the new nature law reforms, warning that the impacts under the current Act “compound the damage caused by repeated mass bleaching events driven by climate change” to the Great Barrier Reef. Environment Minister Murray Watt will soon table the draft bill to reform Australia’s broken nature law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Leading environmental groups Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Australian Marine Conservation Society, and the Australian Conservation Foundation coordinated the open letter with 112…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 27/10/2025
- 07:00
Families Walk Away From Government Aged Care Home Packages Ahead of 1 November Changes
Key Facts: Private care providers report families abandoning government-subsidised home care due to delays, rising costs and inconsistent service New aged care reforms will…
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