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- Education Training
- 27/11/2025
- 08:13
Flinders University Turns Netflix Hit into Coursework
Flinders University Turns Netflix Hit into Coursework ADELAIDE – 27 November 2025 – In an Australian first, Flinders University is turning Stranger Things into study material. As Aussie fans prepare to dive back into the Upside Down with today’s release of Stranger Things Season 5, Flinders University is marking the moment with a fearless academic twist: integrating study of the cult Netflix phenomenon into its popular Diploma in Digital Content Creation. It’s a move that blends binge-worthy storytelling with future-focused education, turning one of the world’s most iconic series into hands-on study material for tomorrow’s content creators. Students will explore…
- Foreign Affairs Trade, LGBTQIA
- 27/11/2025
- 08:12
Australia’s $48m Fiji HIV commitment will save lives
Health Equity Matters, the peak body for Australia’s HIV response, has strongly endorsed Australia’s life saving $48 million investment to supportPacific nations as they grapple with the world’s fastest-growing and most troubling HIV epidemic.The commitment was announced by the Foreign Minister at today’s World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast in Canberra.New HIV cases in Fiji have surged since 2023, with the country officially declaring an outbreak in January 2025. Over 3,000 new transmissions are expected this year alone."Fiji is facing a serious public health emergency,” Health Equity Matters CEO, Dash Heath-Paynter said. “Fiji's health system is overwhelmed and Australia’s assistance is…
- Business Company News, General News
- 27/11/2025
- 08:00
The retirement blind spot: Is the super system failing vulnerable members?
Australia's superannuation system is at risk of disadvantaging vulnerable members, creating a gap between the legislated promise of dignity and the lived reality of retirement Australia's superannuation system holds more than $4.3 trillion in retirement savings, making it one of the world's largest pension systems. As millions of baby boomers transition into retirement, the industry faces its greatest test: supporting potentially vulnerable members through the most complex financial decisions of their lives. Yet cracks are appearing in the superannuation system's design and implementation, with regulators such as ASIC highlighting shortfalls in what is expected of superannuation funds and communication with…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 27/11/2025
- 07:44
Preventable hospitalisations cost us $7.7b a year and diminish our quality of life: public health peak
Media release 27 November 2025 A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found “potentially preventable hospitalisations” were 8.5 percent of total admitted patient spending in 2023-24, and totalled $7.7b. The Cost of potentially preventable hospitalisations in Australia 2023–24 report published on 26 November classifies these into three broad categories – acute conditions, chronic conditions, and vaccine-preventable ones. Chronic conditions comprised most (45.2%) of total potentially preventable hospitalisations, followed by acute conditions (37.5%). Spending was highest for diabetes complications ($962 m), followed by congestive cardiac failure ($861 m) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ($797 m). “This report…
- Environment, Oil Mining Resources
- 27/11/2025
- 07:43
Adani vs Pennings DROPPED in Supreme Court
Media conference 10am TODAY @ Supreme Court in Brisbane Today Adani formally dropped their five and a half year claims against Ben Pennings in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Many of their allegations had already been struck out by the Court. Their claim to damages had also been reduced from $600 million to $6m through 5 different versions of their claims over 5 years. To finally end the case, Ben proposed a very minor restriction to his political freedoms. Media conference: 10am, Thursday November 27, 2025 Supreme Court - 415 George Street, Brisbane City Ben Pennings, Isabella Pennings and Cr…
- Business Company News, RetailOnline Retail
- 27/11/2025
- 07:00
Aussie bargain hunters set to start Christmas shopping earlier, with focus on Black Friday: report
Key points Almost two-thirds of Aussies plan to partake in end-of-year sales, especially Black Friday Aussies are starting their Christmas shopping earlier, aligning with…
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- Finance Investment, Foreign Affairs Trade
- 27/11/2025
- 07:00
The EU and Australia will work to identify viable joint projects as Critical Raw Materials cooperation enters a new phase
Key Facts: · A new undertaking led by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) for Raw Materials) will identify and support the…
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- Gambling, Government Federal
- 27/11/2025
- 07:00
Tracked, profiled and targeted: New report reveals companies harvest intimate personal data on “industrial scale” to target marketing for harmful and addictive products
Companies are using sophisticated data-driven marketing methods to track, profile and target Australians with harmful advertising at times of heightened susceptibility. The report by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) andVicHealth found that companies marketing harmful and addictive products like alcohol and gambling are harvesting and drawing on data to push personalised digital ads, including to young people and others at risk of harm from these products. FARE CEOAyla Chorley said, “So much of modern life is based in the digital world, and the community expects that there are safeguards in place to protect us from being targeted…
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- Banking, Finance Investment
- 27/11/2025
- 06:40
PayPal Launches Xoom in Australia, a fast and secure international money transfer service
Sydney, 27 November 2025 – PayPal has announced the launch of Xoom, its fast, secure and reliable international money transfer service, in Australia. This…
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