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- Seniors Interest
- 07/10/2025
- 08:38
NEW OPAN REPORT REVEALS TOP ISSUES FACING AGED CARE
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 7 October 2025 The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has released its latest National Aged Care Advocacy Program Presenting Issues Report (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025), revealing a range of issues impacting the sector, and possible solutions. OPAN network members provided 52,206 instances of advocacy and information support in 2024-25, an increase of 18% since 2023-24. This demand far exceeds the 3.28% increase in the aged care population in the same period. For the fifth year running, the report highlights the same persistent challenges – long wait times for assessments and Home Care Packages, poor…
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- Business Company News, Government VIC
- 07/10/2025
- 07:09
Victorian businesses reject Government overreach on remote work legislation
Victorian businesses have delivered a clear and united message to the State Government: legislating a mandatory right to work from home (WFH) is unnecessary, damaging and out of step with workplace reality. Results from the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Committee for Melbourne’s Remote Work Entitlement Survey show that businesses are already offering flexible working arrangements without the need for government intervention. 76 per cent of businesses already provide flexible work arrangements, such as working from home. 77 per cent require a minimum attendance in the workplace, most commonly three days per week. 63 per cent have a…
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- General News, Government Federal
- 07/10/2025
- 07:01
Baby Bonus led to more children, not just earlier births
New research from the e61 Institute shows that the Howard Government’s Baby Bonus increased the total number of children families went on to have — the first evidence that the policy boosted long-run fertility, not just the timing of births. As governments around much of the world grapple with declining fertility, there have been calls for a renewed Baby Bonus, which in 2004 provided $3,000 for every birth. The $3,000 Baby Bonus lifted births by 6.5 per cent — around 16,250 extra babies in its first year — and mothers exposed to the policy went on to have 6.8 per…
- Business Company News
- 07/10/2025
- 07:01
DevOps1 acquires Innablr to scale up and challenge global giants in cloud, data and security
Australian consultancy DevOps1 has acquired cloud engineering firm Innablr, marking a major step in its strategy to build a scaled local alternative to the…
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- Banking, Finance Investment
- 07/10/2025
- 07:00
NAB to face Australia’s first bank shareholder resolution on nature risk
Concerned NAB shareholders will today file Australia’s first bank shareholder resolution on deforestation. The resolution calls on the bank, which is Australia’s biggest agribusiness lender, to: Disclose how much it lends to customers involved in deforestation, and Set a strategy to stop financing deforestation, in line with global standards. The shareholder resolution, which will go to NAB’s annual meeting on 12 December, is facilitated by the Australian Conservation Foundation and co-filed by SIX Invest, Australian Ethical, Melior Investment Management and more than 100 shareholders. “Our investigations show NAB has the highest exposure to deforestation among Australian banks,” said ACF’s acting…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 07/10/2025
- 07:00
Complexity of care can’t shake GPs’ commitment to patients: RACGP Health of the Nation 2025
GP appointments are getting longer and care is becoming more complex, but GPs remain focused on their patients’ health – and patient satisfaction is…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 07/10/2025
- 07:00
Complexity of care can’t shake GPs’ commitment to patients: RACGP Health of the Nation 2025
GP appointments are getting longer and care is becoming more complex, but GPs remain focused on their patients’ health – and patient satisfaction is rising. Those are some of the key findings from the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) 2025 Health of the Nation report, launched today at Parliament House in Canberra. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright celebrated its release, saying that while the findings demonstrate the increasing complexity of care in Australia, they also show GPs are more committed to patients and their health than ever.“GPs are invaluable to Australia’s healthcare system,” he said. “They saw around 22.6…
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- Animal Animal WelfareRights, Medical Health Aged Care
- 07/10/2025
- 05:00
Health story: Don’t forget about your dogs this World Arthritis Day
Photo and filming opportunities with vets, families and their dogs While human health usually dominates the spotlight on health awareness days, the impact of chronic pain on our much-loved pets and their families often goes underestimated and invisible. World Arthritis Day is an opportunity to shine a light on the importance of pain management for dogs living with osteoarthritis. LATEST DATA: THE BIG IMPACT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN DOGS Osteoarthritis impacts more Australian dogs than humans. Approximately two in five (40%) dogs currently live with osteoarthritis pain,but Australian vets report diagnosing it in only 25% of their canine patients. For context,…
- Technology Innovation
- 07/10/2025
- 03:11
U.S. Army Awards Pacific Defense Contract for CMFF Mounted Common Infrastructure
Contract reinforces Pacific Defense’s role as premier modular systems provider for the future battlefield EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– The U.S. Army has awarded Pacific…
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