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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Environment
- 29/10/2025
- 11:01
A person in Australia’s richest 0.1% produces more carbon in a month than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year
The climate pollution of Australia’s top 0.1% is 23 times larger than the emissions from the entire population of Vanuatu The emissions of Australia's top 0.1% is equivalent to emissions of 2.5 million cars in a year Average Australian billionaire’s annual investment emissions equivalent to flying around the world 6757 times in a private jet Ahead of the major international climate conference COP30 in Belem, Brazil, new Oxfam analysis finds that a person in Australia's richest 0.1% by income produces more carbon in a month than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year. Data-crunching also uncovers that the climate…
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- Government SA, Youth
- 29/10/2025
- 10:53
Removing court discretion in South Australia harms vulnerable young people and fails to keep the community safe
The South Australian Government’s proposed reforms under the Young Offenders Plan — including removing court discretion in sentencing and introducing a presumption against bail for some young offenders — risk pushing more children deeper into cycles of incarceration. Justice Reform Initiative Executive Director Dr Mindy Sotiri said plans to bypass court discretion is a policy misstep that will entrench disadvantage and patterns of reoffending. “If our goal as a community is fewer children committing crime, the answer is not to remove judicial discretion and double-down on an approach that drives re-offending,” she said. “The research is very clear that the…
- Political
- 29/10/2025
- 10:49
Health care must be colour-blind, say Family First candidates
Family First’s Victorian Upper House candidates Bernie Finn and Jane Foreman have condemned St Vincent’s Hospital’s decision to fast-track Indigenous patients in its emergency…
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- Political
- 29/10/2025
- 10:42
Family First to preference against Liberals and Labor MPs who put grease on euthanasia’s slippery slope
Politicians who vote to make it easier for doctors to kill patients via euthanasia can expect Family First to preference against them at next year’s state election. Family First’s Victorian upper house candidates Bernie Finn and Jane Foreman have condemned the Allan Government’s latest moves to make it easier for vulnerable people to be wrongfully killed via lethal injection along with Liberal leader Brad Battin’s support for it. “Allowing doctors to suggest euthanasia to patients fundamentally changes the doctor–patient relationship,” Mr Finn said. “No one should underestimate the power of a doctor’s suggestion. When a person is sick, frightened or…
- Government Federal, Immigration
- 29/10/2025
- 10:32
Human Rights Commissioner calls for transparency in Nauru deportation arrangement
Wednesday, 29 October 2025 Human Rights Commissioner calls for transparency in Nauru deportation arrangement Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner has warned that thefirst deportation to Nauru under Australia’s new deportation deal exposes a disturbing lack of transparency and raises serious human rights concerns. The Minister for Home Affairs has confirmed that an initial transfer to Nauru has taken place under the 30-year deal struck between the two countries earlier this year - for Nauru to accept members of the NZYQ cohort at a reported $2.5bn cost to Australia.Minister Burke did not specify how many individuals were involved in this initial transfer.…
- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 29/10/2025
- 10:20
LinQ Minerals Commences Drilling to Unlock High-Grade Gold-Copper Potential at Dam Deposit
LinQ Minerals Limited (ASX: LNQ) has commenced a 1,300m Phase 1 drilling program at the Dam gold-copper deposit, part of its flagship Gilmore Project in New South Wales — marking the first drilling activity at the target since 2012. The program is designed to test downdip and along-strike extensions of the higher-grade core while also generating metallurgical samples, with the objective of rapidly advancing the deposit within a broader 40km belt of continuous porphyry and epithermal mineralisation — geologically analogous to the Tier-1 Cadia copper-gold system. The Dam deposit sits <1km east of the Gidginbung deposit, with both deposits contributing…
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- Business Company News, Oil Mining Resources
- 29/10/2025
- 10:19
American Uranium Appoints Petrotek for Key Hydrogeological Testing at Lo Herma Project
Perth, Australia – American Uranium Limited (ASX:AMU; OTCID:AMUIF) has appointed specialist subsurface engineering group Petrotek Corporation to undertake hydrogeological testing at its flagship Lo Herma in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, as part of a broader program to expand and upgrade the project’s 8.57 million-pound uranium resource. The testing - set to commence in November 2025 - will run concurrently with Phase 1 of the project’s two-phase resource development drilling campaign, which targets approximately 50 holes aimed at growing the current resource base and increasing confidence in existing mineralisation. Results will underpin an updated Mineral Resource…
- Information Technology
- 29/10/2025
- 10:10
Geotab Joins the Australian Logistics Council as Core Member to Help Shape the Future of Supply Chain Innovation
Partnership strengthens Geotab’s role in advancing innovation, safety and sustainability across Australia’s logistics sectorSYDNEY, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Geotab, a global leader in connected vehicle and asset management solutions has today announced it joined the Australian Logistics Council (ALC), as a Core Member to help drive innovation, safety and productivity in Australia’s freight and logistics industry.The collaboration marks a significant milestone for Geotab in expanding its presence across the region and supporting national efforts to build smarter, more resilient supply chains. As a Core Member, and represented on the ALC Council, Geotab will collaborate closely with ALC stakeholders…
- Government VIC, Legal
- 29/10/2025
- 10:01
Slater and Gordon welcomes Victorian Government’s move to support abuse victim-survivors following High Court decision of Bird v DP
Slater and Gordon welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Victorian Attorney General to introduce legislation that will strengthen the rights of abuse victim-survivors to access compensation. The proposed reform follows the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP, which declined to extend vicarious liability beyond a strict employment relationship, effectively preventing access to justice for many victim-survivors of institutional abuse. Slater and Gordon Practice Leader in Abuse, Sam Carroll, said the legislative proposal represents a vital step towards restoring fairness and accountability. “The High Court ruling in Bird v DP, which declined to recognise that vicarious liability extends beyond a strict…
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