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- National News Current Affairs
- 24/06/2025
- 08:57
Middle East Airspace Disruptions: Advice for Travellers – ATIA CEO Dean Long available for interview
24 June 2025: The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) is advising Australian travellers to remain informed about the situation in the Middle East and, most importantly, not to cancel their flights as doing so can seriously impact your rights on refunds and rebookings. Airspace closures over Qatar, Iran, Israel and Russia have significantly narrowed flight corridors into Europe, with delays and route diversions common. Airlines have well-established systems in place to navigate such restrictions, and have been operating under constrained conditions since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Travellers should expect some delays, but not panic. ATIA encourages all travellers…
- Government Federal
- 24/06/2025
- 08:26
*** MEDIA ALERT ***
The Honourable Milton Dick MP, 32nd Speaker of the House of Representatives will be kicking off the ‘New Members School’, with new Members of Parliament entering the House of Representatives Chamber for the first time. Photography only. Television pooling arrangements are in place by Channel 9. 9:00AM-9:05AM AESTTuesday, 24 June 2025 Southern Gallery, House of Representatives ChamberParliament HouseCANBERRA Media enquiries Natalie van Dartel0418 149 [email protected]
- Gambling, Government VIC
- 24/06/2025
- 08:09
Jaw-dropping figures show the true cost of gambling to Victoria has doubled to $14.1 billion in 8 years
Research showing that the costs of gambling to Victorian’s have doubled requires the government to speed up their ‘landmark reforms’ and implement mandatory carded play in all Victorian pubs and clubs urgently said Alliance for Gambling Reform CEO, Martin Thomas The report, Social Costs of Gambling to Victoria 2023, commissioned by the government to update the previous report from 2014-15 examined both tangible and intangible costs of gambling across 2022-23 to Victoria associated with all forms of gambling. The shocking estimated $14.1b figure includes: $5.2b in financial impacts such as bankruptcy $3.3b in costs to emotional and psychological harm including…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 24/06/2025
- 08:05
Barcodes uncover early blueprints of our cellular origins
A landmark study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most fundamental mysteries of biology: how cells divide and grow…
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- Manufacturing, Oil Mining Resources
- 24/06/2025
- 08:00
Breakbulk distributor Abrolhos Steel upgrades to Konecranes CXT crane to minimise downtime and maximise customer service
Western Australia-based breakbulk steel distributor, Abrolhos Steel, has replaced a 30-year-old crane with a new Konecranes 5t CXT crane, to provide greater efficiency, reliability,…
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- General News, Medical Health Aged Care
- 24/06/2025
- 07:00
Education status associated with reduced life expectancy and quality of life in Australia: new study
Australian males aged 25 years with a high level of education (completion of a bachelor’s degree or above) have 7.3 years greater life expectancy…
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- Environment, Government VIC
- 24/06/2025
- 06:54
Allan Government slammed over years of broken national parks promises
Four years after the Victorian Government pledged to create 60,000 hectares of new national parks and conservation reserves in the central west, community and conservation groups are demanding the Allan Government finally deliver on its original commitment. On 24 June 2021, the government accepted expert recommendations to give forests and woodlands across Wombat, Wellsford, Mt Cole and Pyrenees increased protection as national parks and other conservation areas. The survival of 380 threatened plants and animals, including Greater Gliders and Swift Parrots, depends on safeguarding fragmented landscapes across central Victoria. Despite repeated assurances legislation would be introduced, nothing has eventuated, with…
- General News, Political
- 24/06/2025
- 06:35
New Report Finds Federal Government Mishandling Resulted in Significant Delay to Child Sexual Abuse Programs.
In Australia, one in five boys and one in three girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. One in ten men has a history of offending against children, with the most common perpetrator being a caregiver in the home. In 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse outlined steps towards addressing this crisis, including the establishment of national support services for non-offending family members of child sex offenders and an early intervention service for those with sexual interest or behaviour towards children. Last week, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) released a damning report…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Entertainment
- 24/06/2025
- 06:00
Whisk away for an un-fur-gettable night at Cat Comedy & Cocktails Fundraising Party with the Cat Protection Society of Victoria
The Cat Protection Society of Victoria (CPSV) is back with another purr-fectly fabulous fundraising event just in time for International Cat Day at Welcome to Thornbury on Friday 8 August. CPSV invites all cat lovers and enthusiasts to put their paws up for an unforgettable evening of laughs, dancing and expertly crafted cat-themed cocktails — all in the name of helping Victorian cats find their forever homes. From 7pm, guests will be welcomed with a drink on arrival and delicious roaming canapés before settling in for an evening of laughter featuring some of Australia’s top comedic talent, such as the…
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