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- Childcare, Government NSW
- 05/02/2026
- 12:55
New Commission shuts down services that fail to keep children safe
The NSW Early Learning Commission has this week ordered multiple services across NSW to stop operating due to an unacceptable risk posed to children. The Commission’s role is to ensure approved providers of early childhood education and care services in NSW meet their obligations to provide services that are safe for children and are of high quality. The cancellations issued include the service approval for the early learning service at Lycee Condorcet Sydney – The International French School and the provider approval for Great Western Family Day Care. These cancellations are due to persistent poor quality, repeated non-compliance with the…
- Government Federal
- 05/02/2026
- 12:41
Live Online Child Abuse Still Accessible on Popular Video Calling Platforms
5 February 2026 TheeSafety Commissioner’s latest periodic transparency report[1] reveals big tech companies have made little progress in detecting live online child abuse in video calls, including in encrypted environments, in the first half of 2025. eSafety found that tech companies did not apply tools across these widely used platforms or services to proactively detect live or new online child sexual exploitation and abuse: Meta – Facebook Messenger & WhatsApp Microsoft – Teams, OneDrive or Outlook Google – Meets, Chat, Messages, Gmail Apple, including Facetime Discord Snapchat Unfortunately, Australia’s demand for livestreamed child sexual abuse is chilling. A recent report…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 05/02/2026
- 12:03
ASA Response on Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) Consumer Research Report.
Sydney, 5 February 2026 The ASA acknowledge the consumer research report released today by Private Healthcare Australia (PHA). Understanding and appreciating the pressures that…
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- Manufacturing
- 05/02/2026
- 11:26
CEMENT INDUSTRY FEDERATION WELCOMES SECOND ROUND OF POWERING THE REGIONS FUNDING
The Cement Industry Federation welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of the$321 million second round of the Powering the Regions Fund (PRF). Australia’s cement manufacturing sector is critical to our economic prosperity and growth and is recognised as emissions intensive, trade-exposed and hard-to-abate. The Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050 is shared by industry, but it will require targeted and sustained policy and investment support to remain internationally competitive and achieve that goal. The second round of PRF specifically targets trade exposed facilities subject to the safeguard mechanism and at risk of carbon leakage from less carbon regulated imports,…
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- Technology Innovation
- 05/02/2026
- 11:11
VeriSilicon Enhanced ISP8200-FS Series IP Achieves ASIL B Functional Safety Certification
Enabling Next-Generation High-Performance Automotive Camera Systems SHANGHAI–BUSINESS WIRE– VeriSilicon (688521.SH) today announced its latest enhanced versions of Image Signal Processing (ISP) IP ISP8200-FS series,…
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- Youth
- 05/02/2026
- 11:06
Monash expert: younger siblings spend more time on screens
New research from Monash Business School’s Centre for Health Economics has found younger siblings, compared to firstborn children, spend an extra nine to 14 minutes per day having screen time, and less time on enrichment activities. The findings have been detailed in an article published on The Conversation. Dr Danusha Jayawardana, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School Contact: +61 3 9903 4840 or [email protected] Read more of Dr Jayawardana’s commentary The following can be attributed to Dr Danusha Jayawardana: “Our study looked at what impact birth order might have on how children spend their time. Both on their own…
- Political
- 05/02/2026
- 10:58
New eSafety report shows tech companies need to do much more to disrupt and prevent child sexual abuse
Key Facts: eSafety's new transparency report reveals major tech companies need to improve efforts to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and protect children onlineWhile some progress has been made (e.g., Google's Sensitive Content Warnings), significant gaps remain, particularly in detecting live online exploitation and abuse in video callsThe CSAM Deterrence Centre, launched by Jesuit Social Services and University of Tasmania, aims to support tech companies in developing warning messages to prevent abuseResearch indicates online warning messages about legal and ethical consequences effectively deter users from seeking illegal contentRecent studies show concerning statistics: 7.6% of Australian men have committed technology-facilitated…
- Defence, National News Current Affairs
- 05/02/2026
- 10:49
Victoria Barracks – once-in-a-generation chance to deliver a great public places
The Australian Institute of Architects welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement it will progress the sale of surplus Defence land, including the historic Victoria Barracks sites in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. These places hold deep cultural and architectural value. They are also rare inner-city precincts with the scale to deliver enduring public benefit if the next chapter is shaped with care. “Victoria Barracks are more than real estate assets, they are important parts of our civic story,” saidAdam Haddow, National President, Australian Institute of Architects. “Any future redevelopment must protect heritage significance, respect Country, and deliver high-quality outcomes that Australians can…
- Defence, National News Current Affairs
- 05/02/2026
- 10:43
Victoria Barracks – once-in-a-generation chance to deliver a great public places
The Australian Institute of Architects welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement it will progress the sale of surplus Defence land, including the historic Victoria Barracks sites in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. These places hold deep cultural and architectural value. They are also rare inner-city precincts with the scale to deliver enduring public benefit if the next chapter is shaped with care. “Victoria Barracks are more than real estate assets, they are important parts of our civic story,” saidAdam Haddow, National President, Australian Institute of Architects. “Any future redevelopment must protect heritage significance, respect Country, and deliver high-quality outcomes that Australians can…
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