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- Childcare, Education Training
- 23/09/2024
- 17:08
Fair Work Commission authorises bargaining for staff in over 100 preschools
Monday 23 September 2024 In a ground-breaking decision, the Fair Work Commission has today granted the IEU’s application for an authorisation to bargain for pay rises for teachers and educators in more than 100 preschools across NSW. The IEU represents 32,000 teachers and support staff in NSW and the ACT, including in early childhood education and care centres. This application is only the third of its kind to be granted under the new ‘supported bargaining’ stream. It is designed to assist employers and employees who haven’t been able to bargain successfully at the individual enterprise level to now bargain together…
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- Community, Environment
- 23/09/2024
- 17:03
EVENT THIS SATURDAY – Unprecedented Floods, Unheard Voices: Barron River Survivors Speak, Candidates Listen at Report Launch
MEDIA RELEASE 23 September 2024 Forty-five flood survivors from across the Barron delta have contributed their insights and experiences to a new report being released by the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) at Yorkeys Knob Boat Club this Saturday 28th September, 10am - 2pm. The event will have presentations from leading expert Professor Jonathan Nott alongside community leaders behind the Barron Flood Plain Action Group. Candidates for Barron River from each major party in the Queensland election will attend and answer questions from flood survivors. In the wake of the destructive floods that followed ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper, communities…
- Finance Investment
- 23/09/2024
- 16:26
Bitget and Foresight Ventures Invest $30 Million in TON Blockchain to Accelerate Growing Telegram-based Projects
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, and Foresight Ventures, a leading Web3 investment firm, have announced a strategic investment of $30 million into TON (The Open Network) Blockchain. This investment will be allocated through the acquisition of TON tokens and aims to accelerate further the adoption of Tap-to-Earn, GameFi, and new emerging trends within the TON ecosystem.The TON-based projects present a strong use case for mass adoption through the Telegram ecosystem, which has seen substantial growth in recent years as it expands its offerings for Web3 startups. According to…
- General News, Political
- 23/09/2024
- 16:13
Monash Expert: Freedom of Information inquiry report
The Victorian Parliament’s Integrity and Oversight Committee tabled its report on its Inquiry into the Operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic). It contains 101 far-reaching recommendations to reform Victoria’s FOI laws. Available to comment: Associate Professor Johan Lidberg, Head of Journalism, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University Contact details: + 61 404 949 250, johan.lidberg@monash.edu Read more of Associate Professor Lidberg’s commentary at Monash Lens The following can be attributed to Associate Professor Lidberg: “I welcome the extensive and far reaching recommendations in the report. “The recommendation to change the terminology from Freedom of Information…
- Energy, Political
- 23/09/2024
- 16:02
Why is Peter Dutton so frightened of nuclear detail?
Still missing from the Coalition’s nuclear fantasy - any plans on costs, reducing climate pollution or nuclear accidents The public will have to keep waiting after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton failed to announce anticipated costings and other detail of the Liberal National Coalition’s nuclear proposal today. Following Mr Dutton’s speech, Solutions for Climate Australia called on the Federal Liberal and National parties to step up and tell the public just how long, how expensive and how risky their pro-nuclear reactor policy is. Solutions for Climate Australia senior campaigner Elly Baxter said: “Today, Peter Dutton has again failed to give any…
- Environment, General News
- 23/09/2024
- 15:54
Reel in the school holiday fun: build a “fish hotel” and restore habitat at Copeton Waters
Looking for some free outdoor excitement and family fishing fun in NSW this Spring school holidays – that will also teach kids how to…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 23/09/2024
- 15:36
Feedback invited from in-home aged care stakeholders to inform pricing advice
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) today released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Approach for the Support at Home Service List 2025–26. The Australian Government’s Support at Home program will combine existing in-home aged care services into a single, simplified program designed to assist older people to live independently at home for longer with the support services they require. The Support at Home program will replace the Home Care Packages Program and Short-‑Term Restorative Care Programme from 1 July 2025. To support the development of independent in-home aged care pricing and costing advice to the government,…
- Energy, Environment
- 23/09/2024
- 15:34
Peter Dutton’s weird obsession with uncosted nuclear risks energy security, the economy and our kids’ future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMONDAY 23 SEP, 2024 PETERDUTTON’S WEIRD NUCLEAR OBSESSION is a reckless distraction that will delay real cuts to climate pollution and expose Australians to even more dangerous climate change. While Dutton clings to outdated ideas, our kids’ futures hang in the balance. Despite PeterDutton’s grand claims, the Coalition has failed to produce any new numbers to back their nuclear obsession. Meanwhile, a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) reveals the true cost of nuclear: an average increase of $665 per year on household electricity bills. Nuclear power is slow, costly, and dangerous,…
- Aviation
- 23/09/2024
- 14:48
GIVING WILLIAM CREEK PILOTS FUEL FOR THOUGHT
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) invites pilots of all licence categories to take part in the latest pilot safety seminar in William Creek…
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