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- Government Federal, Taxation
- 14/10/2025
- 09:06
Over 2 million taxpayers yet to lodge income tax returns
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is reminding over 2million taxpayers who are yet to lodge their income tax returns that a key deadline is fast approaching. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson warned taxpayers that regardless of how they lodge, 31October is a key date to remember. ‘If you’re lodging yourself, you need to have completed and submitted your return by 31October. If you plan to lodge through aregisteredtax professional, you must be on their books by 31October,’ Mr Thomson said. Lodging by the due date ensures taxpayers are not subject tolate lodgment penalties, and the same due date for payment…
- Environment
- 14/10/2025
- 09:05
AI-Powered Innovation Targets Feral Cats to Protect Threatened Native Wildlife
A new AI-powered device being rolled out nationwide is showing promising signs it could be a game changer for feral cat management and the…
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- Seniors Interest
- 14/10/2025
- 08:54
NEW SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING RESOURCES HELP OLDER PEOPLE AND PROVIDERS PREPARE FOR THE NEW AGED CARE ACT
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 A new legislated supported decision-making approach will commence on 1 November 2025 under the new Aged Care Act, creating significant responsibilities for those providing care, as well as for families and others who support older people. “The new regime is about rebalancing the power dynamics in aged care and putting the wishes of older people front and centre,” said Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) CEO, Craig Gear. It reinforces that older people have the right to make their own decisions, with appropriate support if they need it. For registered supporters, the new regime also introduces clear…
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- Finance Investment, Seniors Interest
- 14/10/2025
- 07:30
Women’s retirement savings run out faster under traditional investment plans, new study finds
A new Monash University study found that women were at higher risk of exhausting their retirement savings than men when relying on the traditional 60/40 investment mix of equities and bonds for a comfortable lifestyle. The report, titled The Future of the 60/40 Allocation: Modelling the Performance of the 60/40 Portfolio in Retirement, used computer simulations to examine retirement outcomes in Australia and the United States. The study tested how well the classic 60/40 strategy, which allocates 60 per cent of savings to equities for growth and 40 per cent to bonds for stability, could support retirees over a 25-year…
- Government VIC, Union
- 14/10/2025
- 07:03
*** MEDIA ALERT *** Union press conference at Victorian parliament: TUESDAY
**** MEDIA ALERT **** What: The Allan Government's subsidy for supported independent living is fewer than 80 days from expiring. Without an urgent extension more than 7,500 disability support workers will lose more than a third of their wages, 5,000 NDIS participants could lose support and 580 homes are at risk of closure. Who: HACSU Victoria State Secretary Paul Healey, Family member of NDIS participant Cheryl Soafkin, Aruma CEO Martin Laverty, Disability Support Worker Peter Romer, Disability Support Worker Zelda Riddell When: 12.15pm, Tuesday October 14 Where: Steps of Parliament House, Spring St, MelbourneContact details: Matt Coughlan 0400 561 480…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, General News
- 14/10/2025
- 07:01
The hidden cost of innovation: how digital inequality impacts society
Key Facts: “Nearly one in four Australians face digital exclusion,” says Dr Watson. “This means almost 6 million Australians have difficulty accessing the internet.…
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- Government NSW, Legal
- 14/10/2025
- 07:00
Second strip search class action being investigated
Following the judgment for the music festival strip searches class action in the Supreme Court last week, Slater and Gordon lawyers have announced that they are investigating a further class action into unlawful strip searches conducted by NSW Police. JusticeYehia made clear that the threshold for conducting a strip search in NSW is very high, and in many cases would not be met by mere suspicion of drug possession or an indication by a police drug dog that a person may have drugs on them. Thejudgment made clear that strip searches were only to be used by Police in serious…
- Banking
- 14/10/2025
- 07:00
Bank support for regional branches grows
The Regional Banking Investment Alliance (RBIA) has welcomed the newly merged G&C Mutual Bank and Unity Bank to their group advocating for a community…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Youth
- 14/10/2025
- 07:00
Teens who start drinking as early as age 12 have much higher risk of alcohol-related harms, new study shows
The earlier teenagers begin drinking before the minimum legal age for purchasing alcohol, the higher the risk of heavy drinking and alcohol-related harms in early adulthood. This is the key finding to emerge from a long-term study, published in Addiction, on patterns of alcohol use among more than 900 Australian adolescents who were followed up annually for 10 years. Researchers led by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney said teenagers who began drinking early (age 12) were more likely to report heavy episodic drinking and alcohol abuse than those who began drinking at age 18.…
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