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- Employment Relations, Human Resources
- 14/10/2025
- 09:30
Finalists Turn The Data Into Action, New Report Shows The Power Of Balance
Key Facts: Gender Equity Insights Report 2025Bankwest Curtain Economics & WGEA Workforce balance:Just 27.3% of organisations are gender balanced (40:40:20). Service industries are leading, while construction, mining and manufacturing remain heavily male-dominated. Leadership divide:Boards are nearing parity, but CEO and executive shares have plateaued at around 25%. Only a quarter of organisations have balanced leadership teams. Pathways under pressure:Female appointment rates are higher in some industries, but resignation rates for women in health, retail and agriculture are eroding gains. Pay gaps:Many occupations now show gaps within ±5 per cent, but structural segregation across industries and roles remains the major driver…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 14/10/2025
- 09:30
WA GPs’ pitch to State Parliament: ‘GPs are the solution’ for overwhelmed hospitals
A delegation of Western Australian GPs will descend on the WA Parliament today, offering politicians health checks for both themselves and the state’s healthcare system, and solutions to its challenges. The seven-GP delegation, representing the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP), will provide state representatives with risk assessments for diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol and call for measures to improve access to general practice which will help reduce ambulance ramping and hospitalisations. The GPs are calling for four key measures: Reduce hospital readmissions by incentivising a GP consult within a week of a patient leaving hospital: Research shows visiting…
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- Business Company News, Environment
- 14/10/2025
- 09:27
Greenpeace stages protest at Telstra’s AGM, urging the company to break ties with the Business Council of Australia over misalignment on climate
MELBOURNE, Tuesday 14 October 2025 — Telstra’s climate credibility has been challenged at its AGM today, as Greenpeace Australia Pacific, alongside climate and investment…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 14/10/2025
- 09:21
Turning a Cup of Tea into a Life Changing Conversation
Turning a Cup of Tea into a Life Changing Conversation New campaign encourages Australians to break the silence around breast cancer Every day in…
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- Energy
- 14/10/2025
- 09:17
Exaggerating energy savings proves costly for energy upgrades business
The Essential Services Commission has taken action against Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) accredited business In2 Energy Pty Ltd (In2 Energy) for allegedly claiming Victorian energy efficiency certificates for non-compliant cold room upgrades. The VEU program is an energy efficiency program, designed to help Victorians cut their energy bills and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Accredited businesses undertake energy efficiency upgrades that entitle them to create certificates, which they can then sell. The commission alleges In2 Energy: exaggerated energy savings by claiming two cold room upgrades were for freezers when they were actually for fridges used a logo in marketing materials that…
- 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…
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