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- Finance Investment, Political
- 19/08/2026
- 13:52
Super Members Council welcomes watershed super safety reforms
The Super Members Council has welcomed the Government's announcement of an integrated package of consumer protection reforms to stop disasters like the Shield and First Guardian collapses, which cost 12,000 Australians more than $1.2 billion in retirement savings. SMC said this package was “one of the most important consumer safety reforms in a decade, closing safety gaps and raising standards and accountability on those who manage Australians’ super.” "A world-class system requires world-class safeguards for consumers. These reforms will go a long way to making all Australians' super safer. We look forward to working with Government and Parliament to make…
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- Finance Investment, Government Federal
- 19/08/2026
- 13:26
CA ANZ backs targeted reforms to strengthen audit quality and public trust
19 August 2026 Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has outlined a five-point reform plan to strengthen accountability, oversight and audit quality across Australia's auditing profession, while ensuring reforms remain targeted, proportionate and carefully scoped so smaller practices and entities are not caught by requirements designed for the largest firms. In its submission to Treasury's consultation on the regulation of accounting, auditing and consulting firms, CA ANZ has proposed practical reforms to close longstanding regulatory gaps, strengthen oversight and governance, and better protect people who speak up. CA ANZ Chief Executive Officer Ainslie van Onselen said high-quality audit…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/08/2026
- 12:52
‘We all have a part to play’: National campaign Every Moment Matters highlights role of friends, family to support alcohol-free pregnancies
The next phase of the nationally recognised Every Moment Matters campaign is launching across Australia, building on the campaign’s success with a powerful new…
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- Political
- 19/08/2026
- 12:07
Doctors brag on Facebook: How to dodge the puberty blocker restrictions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 August 2026 Doctors brag on Facebook: How to dodge the puberty blocker restrictions Family First National Director Lyle Shelton has…
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- Books Literature, Indigenous
- 19/08/2026
- 11:47
Stories, music, stars and Country: Celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day 2026
Children, Elders, musicians, authors, artists and astrophysicists will come together at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday 2 September for the 19th Indigenous Literacy…
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- Education Training, Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/08/2026
- 11:25
More rural doctors on the way as Monash Mildura GP Academy opens application for 2027
Monash University is working to train more GPs to work in Sunraysia and other parts of rural and regional Australia, with the Monash Mildura GP Academy opening applications for 2027. Funded by the Federal Government, the Monash Mildura GP Academy is training the next generation of rural and regional doctors through a dedicated primary care pathway for 10 students a year to study local and stay local. The course was first announced in December 2025 and welcomed its inaugural cohort to the four-year graduate-entry medical degree this year. While the University’s medical degree has previously required students to spend time…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, International News
- 19/08/2026
- 11:07
One year on from Australia’s leadership on aid worker protection, World Vision says the world must keep its promise
Key Facts: World Vision spokespeople available for interview, including on One year since Australia’s push to protect aid workers – Minister Anne Aly announced the finalised wording of the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel on World Humanitarian Day last year, now signed by more than 100 nations. Why aid worker safety is community safety – 98 per cent of World Vision’s staff worldwide are locally engaged, meaning attacks on aid workers strike at the children and families who depend on them Australia’s global leadership on humanitarian protection, and the task of turning the world’s promise into practice How…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Research Development
- 19/08/2026
- 10:52
Research to Reality: Turning Evidence into Care
WEDNESDAY, 19 AUGUST 2026: Australia has no shortage of ideas to improve healthcare. The challenge is making sure proven approaches reach patients and become…
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- National News Current Affairs
- 19/08/2026
- 10:50
Statement from Quest Apartment Hotels
On Monday, 17 August 2026, we identified unauthorised access to a database system arising from a vulnerability through a third-party service provider. We immediately took steps to contain the incident and secure the affected systems. The incident has been contained, and remediation work has been completed. What we know We have undertaken forensic analysis to establish what information was accessed and the extent of the incident. Our investigationso farhas confirmed that the information involved relates to records from before June 2025 and primarily involves names,emailaddresses, and/or other contact details. A small number of data entries also involve Date of Birth.…
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