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- Environment
- 17/10/2025
- 08:48
New national parks in central west one step closer
The new reserves will protect tens of thousands of hectares of habitat, marking a historic milestone for nature, climate and communities. Promised in 2021, the legislation delivers on decades of tireless advocacy from local and statewide conservation groups, who worked hard to keep irreplaceable landscapes and wildlife safe from logging, resource exploitation and neglect. The legislation now needs to be passed by the Legislative Council (upper house) for the parks to be created. “These parks will protect hundreds of rare and threatened plants, animals and fungi, including Mt Cole Grevilleas, Brush-tailed Phascogales, Mountain Skinks and Powerful Owls.” said VNPA Executive Director Matt…
- Community, Indigenous
- 17/10/2025
- 08:24
New pathways to grow First Nations leadership
A major new investment in First Peoples Leading will expand opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders across Australia. The funding will strengthen culturally grounded leadership programs, making them more accessible and equipping more First Nations people with the skills, confidence, and connections to drive positive change in their communities and workplaces. Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF) will support First Peoples Leading with a $780,000 grant over three years to enable scholarships for its First Nations designed and delivered leadership programs, supporting participants join a growing network of First Nations leaders creating positive change across sectors. The grant will support…
- RetailOnline Retail
- 17/10/2025
- 08:11
Kinaxis Inc. to Host Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Conference Call on November 6, 2025
OTTAWA, Ontario–BUSINESS WIRE– Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX:KXS), a global leader in end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced that it has scheduled its conference call to…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 17/10/2025
- 07:30
‘Clearly something else is happening’: why bacteria aren’t the only explanation for stomach cancer
A UNSW biologist is creating a global ‘signature’ of a cancer that remains under-researched in many parts of the world. For doctors in training, death becomes a familiar part of hospital life — but every so often, the loss of one patient changes everything. Scientia Associate Professor Natalia Castaño Rodríguez was a medical intern at the Clínica San Rafael University Hospital in her native Colombia when she met a patient who was a young mother not much older than herself. Within weeks of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she was dead. “I remember that really marked me and I was…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Mental Health
- 17/10/2025
- 07:06
Australians for Mental Health
Social inclusion should be a mandatory performance target for local governments Australians for Mental Health has urged decision makers to take action after the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report stated loneliness was on the rise. The report found 40% of people, or 2 in 5, reported feeling lonely in the last week in April of this year. That’s up from a level ranging 35-37% in January 2023 and 2024. It also reported more people are feeling socially isolated. The latest report found 15% of Australians, or 1 in 7, over the age of 15 felt socially isolated…
- Environment, Finance Investment
- 17/10/2025
- 07:05
HESTA spotlights Australia’s hardworking carers
17 October 2025 As National Carers Week nears an end, research from HESTA highlights the significant impact caring responsibilities can have on retirement outcomes.…
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- Environment, Medical Health Aged Care
- 17/10/2025
- 07:00
Urgent push to reduce emissions and costs, provide better patient care in Australia’s health system
Picture opportunity: 10am at The Alfred Simulation Centre, 89 Commercial Road Melbourne 3004 (Parking under The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road) Leading Australian researchers and healthcare organisations have joined forces with federal and state health departments to address the health sector’s urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower health costs and provide better patient care. The 16 participating organisations of the Transitions to Sustainable Health Systems consortium, convened by Monash University, have today unveiled a sector-wide guide toward net zero, including to invest in disease prevention, streamline healthcare services, consider environmental impact in purchasing decisions, minimise waste, switch to…
- Gambling
- 17/10/2025
- 05:55
Girlstart Wins Inaugural US F1® Allwyn Global Community Award
First US F1® Allwyn Global Community Award presented to Austin STEM for girls initiativeGirlstart receives a €100,000 donation from Allwyn to support its mission to empower girls to explore STEM and pursue their dreamsAUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allwyn, the multi-national lottery-led entertainment company, and Formula 1 have announced Girlstart as the first US winner of the F1® Allwyn Global Community Award and recipient of a €100,000 donation (equivalent to over $117,000). The donation, courtesy of Allwyn, will be used to further Girlstart’s positive work in the local community by introducing STEM careers to girls who have…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 17/10/2025
- 05:00
ANMF launches petition calling for protection of healthcare workers in conflict zones
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a new petition calling on the Australian Government to take stronger action to protect healthcare workers in war zones, where they are increasingly under attack. The petition is the latest step in the ANMF’s Nurses and Midwives for Peace campaign to stand in solidarity with nurses, midwives, and other healthcare professionals working in conflict zones - because healthcare must never be a target. In war-torn regions across the world, healthcare facilities are being deliberately targeted. Hospitals have been bombed, ambulances destroyed, and health workers killed or detained. This is not only…
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