TAL has been named Money magazine’s 2026 Life Insurer of the Year across group and direct insurance, while Acenda has won the Life Insurer of the Year – Advised as part of Money’s annual Life Insurance Awards. The awards showcase excellence across 27 categories in life insurance, with the awards spanning insurance products offered through…
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Mrs Mangel portrait Auction Raises $19,500 for Dementia Australia
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Dementia Australia has today closed an online fundraising auction of the famous Mrs Mangel portrait from the iconic Australian TV series, Neighbours, with a winning bid of $19,500. Proceeds from the auction will go towards Dementia Australia’s support services and programs for people living with dementia, their families and carers. The winning bid of $19,500 came from a…
Two-thirds of Australian businesses now sell via social media
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Australian businesses have embraced social commerce at a remarkable pace, with 67% now selling through social media platforms according to PayPal’s 2026 eCommerce Index. The figure signals that social selling is no longer an emerging experiment for early adopters, but a mainstream commercial channel for Australian businesses of every size. The results can be seen…
HOYTS Cinemas and IMAX expand partnership
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HOYTS Cinemas, Australia’s number one cinema chain with more than 30% of national admissions and IMAX Corporation has announced an agreement for 10 new state-of-the-art IMAX® with Laser locations across Australia and New Zealand. The deal will significantly expand the companies’ existing partnership — reignited last year with an agreement for four new IMAX locations.…
Victorian Budget 2026/27 Boost to Victorian Screen Incentive
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The Allan Labor Government is backing local jobs and talent to keep making screen production in Victoria. The Victorian Budget 2026/27 invests a further $27 million to support the Victorian Screen Incentive, designed to attract and secure more blockbusters right here in Victoria. This new funding creates an overall investment of $48.7 million to keep…
Laura Adeline Releases new single ‘Acquainted’
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Like slipping into a soft-focus daydream you don’t want to leave, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Laura Adeline creates a sweet escape in her new single ‘Acquainted’, out Friday, May 1. Silky and smooth, this tune is Laura’s latest addition to her velvety and intimate R&B catalogue. With her vulnerable storytelling, interlaced with textured beats and smooth synthesisers,…
Price Freeze on 300 Household Staples
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As Australian families face renewed budget pressures from higher interest rates, elevated fuel prices and global uncertainty, Woolworths is freezing the shelf price of hundreds of popular products to provide customers with more certainty at the checkout. The new Price Freeze from tomorrow (Friday 1st May) means that for the next three months, the shelf…
Vivian Bullwinkel Documentary to premiere at Australian War Memorial
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The Australian College of Nursing Foundation is proud to announce the premiere screening of The Bullwinkel Project Documentary at the Australian War Memorial theatre in Canberra on Saturday, 9 May.The documentary honours one of Australia’s most courageous nursing figures, Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO MBE ARRC ED FNM FRCNA, and the 21 nurses killed at…
Australia Post awards almost $500,000 in People of Post grants
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New research shows nearly half of Australian Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) decision makers say community investment is a core ESG pillar, but almost a quarter struggle to find the right initiatives to support. Australia Post has awarded almost $500,000 in grants to 251 grassroots community organisations across the country through its 2026 People of…
Survey on income support
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Concerns about poverty in Australia are rising as cost-of-living pressures hit hard, with a majority of people agreeing income support payments are not enough to live on, according to new research by the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership. The vast majority of people surveyed support an increase to JobSeeker, with almost nine…