This year’s Federal Budget makes real reform progress, even as the global economy throws curveballs daily, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) says.The budget delivers modest savings, with decisions to provide near-term support for households and businesses partially offsetting higher revenue from commodity prices, inflation and a still strong labour market. Against a…
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A Win for Medical Research and for Australians’ Health
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Australian researchers not only save lives — they drive economic growth and deliver vital innovation that benefits our region and the nation. After running a national campaign to remind the Albanese Government that ‘Medical Research Matters’, Dr Monique Ryan has celebrated tonight’s announcement that an additional half a billion dollars in new funding has been…
Dr Ryan Welcomes Albanese Government’s response to ‘State of Diabetes Mellitus in Australia’ report after 678 Day Wait
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Dr Monique Ryan, Independent Member for Kooyong and Deputy Chair of the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability, has welcomed the Albanese Government’s belated response to the ‘State of Diabetes Mellitus in Australia’ report, while lashing the Government for cynically tabling its reply as Parliament is pre-occupied with today’s Federal Budget. The…
Four in Five Australians on social media say they want the Government to take strong action to ban predatory social media advertisements
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A compelling four in five Australians on social media say they want the Government to take strong action to ban predatory social media advertisements which entice people to move their super into riskier products. An Ideally survey of more than 1,000 people for the Super Members Council also found a shocking 45% of Australians surveyed…
Sukundimi Walks Before Me to Screen at Sydney Film Festival
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Nominated for 2 awards at the upcoming Sydney Film Festival, a rare co-production between Australia and New Zealand, directed by Matasila Freshwater & Lachlan McLeod Sukundimi Walks Before Me is an urgent plea by Indigenous people about their existential fight through lyrical expressions of existence, resistance and life along the mother river. The Sepik River…
Rabobank and George the Farmer Team up for Fifth Year
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Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund has teamed up with the ‘edu-tainment’ brand ‘George the Farmer’ – for its fifth year – to celebrate Children’s Book Week. Their collaboration is designed to teach children about where their food and fibre comes from in a fun and engaging way during Book Week, which this year takes place from…
Australia Post to deliver its 25 millionth Connection Postcard with Beyond Blue
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Four million prepaid Connection Postcards are being delivered to letterboxes across the country, as research reveals loneliness is causing distress for one in three Australians. The nationwide delivery marks the sixth year of the Connection Postcards initiative, delivered by Australia Post in partnership with Beyond Blue, encouraging people to send a simple handwritten message to…
Ask most Australians which generation is leading on AI and they will say Gen Z.
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New research released by Oysterly Media says otherwise. Millennials use AI more, trust it more, and are more commercially active with it. Gen Z, meanwhile, has become the most sceptical cohort of all. The report, “The Changing Landscape of Discovery and Trust”, released today by Oysterly Media, and conducted by Oysterly Media and Oaktree Insights…
One Nation slide continues as GetUp targets Farrer voters with Text Campaign
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Fresh YouGov polling reveals One Nation’s primary vote has fallen three points, as GetUp’s Farrer by-election campaign enters its final stretch. The result marks the second consecutive drop across multiple polls, with Interim GetUp CEO Paul Ferris saying voters are waking up to One Nation’s billionaire backers and a candidate whose political loyalties have been…
What are You Doing for Mum on Mother’s Day?
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Coles is gearing up for its biggest floral event of the year, with nearly 900,000 flowers and floral gifts to be sold in the lead-up to Mother’s Day. As we celebrate Mums across Australia, customers can find great value gifts, drinks and easy meal solutions to the turn the day into an occasion. New Coles…