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- Government Federal, Taxation
- 13/03/2025
- 09:43
Crop goes up in smoke thanks to tobacco tip-off
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with support from Victoria Police’s VIPER Taskforce and the Australian Border Force (ABF), has seized and destroyed over 16 tonnes of illicit tobacco, with an estimated excise value of nearly $35 million. Two search warrants were executed on Thursday 6 March at a property in Merrigum, Victoria. A search of the property revealed two illicit tobacco crops in excess of 13 acres, which is equivalent to almost 12 football fields in size. ATO Assistant Commissioner Jade Hawkins commended the actions of those who initially alerted the ATO to the property. ‘Community tip-offs are one of…
- Energy, Government Federal
- 13/03/2025
- 09:17
New tool to cut through energy debate as price hike prompts new questions about nuclear
Amid today’s news of energy bill spikes, Australians have a new tool to calculate how their bills would fare with a nuclear generation option It’s been confirmed that unreliable coal-fired electricity plants are causing 2.5-8.9 per cent energy bill increases. That has raised concerns about the Coalition's nuclear proposal, which would keep households vulnerable to coal price spikes for many years, Australians for Affordable Energy (AFAE) warned today. With energy costs shaping up as a key election issue, AFAE has launched a free calculator, available at afae.net.au/calculator, which provides a real-world cost estimate for households based on the proposed nuclear…
- Energy, Government Federal
- 13/03/2025
- 09:05
Rewiring Australia calls for stronger action on home energy upgrades amid another power price hike
Rewiring Australia calls for stronger action on home energy upgrades amid another power price hike Another energy price hike should be a wake up call for the federal government to support cheaper and cleaner energy for Australian households. Market volatility created by clunky coal-fired power plants has driven another proposed hike in energy prices, which has been announced today. The cost of power is expected to rise by up to 8.9 per cent from July 1 according to the Australian Energy Regulator. “Our waning coal-fired power plants are letting us down, while our energy bills go up. We need more…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 13/03/2025
- 08:32
400 Anaesthetists arrive in Hobart for National Conference
The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA), ANZCA and NZSA will host over 400 Anaesthetists from across Australia in Hobart for three days. Four International speakers will showcase the latest research and thinking of the profession on topics relating to Regional Anaesthesia. Specialist Anaesthetists are able to incorporate regional anaesthesia into patient care from the newborn undergoing emergency surgery, for paediatric elective and emergency surgery, women’s health with labour epidural analgesia and for complex gynacology surgery, for patients undergoing major cancer surgery, for musculoskeletal surgery – including knee, hip, hand, arm and shoulder surgery, and for frail patients who are unlikely…
- Results Statistics
- 13/03/2025
- 08:21
**Correction** Weekday Windfall Draw no. 4519
Official Results Weekday Windfall draw no. 4519 Draw Date: Wednesday, 12 March 2025 Drawn Numbers Winning Numbers 34 40 28 39 21 24 (drawn order) Supplementary Numbers 31 6 (drawn order) Dividends Dividend Total Winners Total Prizes Payable Division 1 $1,000,000.00 1 $1,000,000.00 Division 2 $6,343.95 9 $57,095.55 Division 3 $585.20 151 $88,365.20 Division 4 $32.85 7,655 $251,466.75 Division 5 $18.25 19,611 $357,900.75 Division 6 $13.80 43,780 $604,164.00 71,207 $2,358,992.25 Division 1: $1,000,000.00 Guaranteed for up to 6 Winners Winning State(s) / Suburb(s): 1 x WA
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 13/03/2025
- 08:15
The RACGP’s plan to drive change in general practice care
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has outlined a bold plan to further enhance general practice care so that no patients are left…
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- Information Technology
- 13/03/2025
- 08:11
QuestionPro and MarketCulture Partner to Help Companies Drive Customer-Centricity and Business Growth
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QuestionPro, a global leader in online survey and research services, and MarketCulture, a leading provider of employee and customer engagement tools and analytics, today announced a strategic partnership. This collaboration empowers companies to build and sustain a customer-centric culture, a crucial driver of customer satisfaction, loyalty, and business growth.This partnership integrates MarketCulture's proven MRI Benchmark methodology with QuestionPro's robust employee engagement platform. This synergy provides a seamless solution for organizations to gather, analyze, and act on employee feedback, uncovering blind spots that hinder growth and performance. This integrated approach empowers businesses to leverage…
- Business Company News
- 13/03/2025
- 08:00
Monash Expert: Impacts of climate, managing risk, value and insurance protection
Monash Business School’s Green Lab is hosting its third roundtable: Managing risk, value and insurance protection on 14 March. These roundtables are held in collaboration with the National Academy of Public Administration in Washington DC. The roundtable will cover the impact of extreme weather events on insurance, the future of the insurance industry, and how as global average temperatures rise, the scale and frequency of extreme events is increasing, creating greater loss and damage, corresponding to a rise in insurance premiums. The roundtable panel will consist of international leading academics and practitioners. Building comparative knowledge, the roundtables are intended to…
- Business Company News, Foreign Affairs Trade
- 13/03/2025
- 07:30
St. Patrick’s Day Highlights €465M in Irish-Australian Innovation Trade
Irish Trade Hits Historic Global High as Enterprise Ireland Unveils Several Local Initiatives Thursday 13 March 2025: Companies supported by the Government of Ireland…
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