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The case against Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping former Liberal party staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament House, has been abandoned after a medical recommendation was made to not retry the case. Shane Drumgold, the ACT director of public prosecution was advised to drop the charges as it would cause an unacceptable risk to …
Labor’s industrial relations bill has become law after a month of negotiations with independent senator David Pocock, The bill passed the Senate with Pocock’s amendments, despite the Coalition attempts to delay proceedings. It then passed the Lower House on Friday Morning. The bill, which implements the biggest workplace law changes in two decades, was opposed …
The Federal government are taking a new approach to halving the number of Australian smokers, by introducing a ban on menthol smoking products as well as tighter restrictions around vapes. The changes have the attention of Smokenders, an organisation that strives to find positive ways to quit smoking. Image: Image: Shutterstock: patpitchaya Produced By: …
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Government projections show Australia is on track to cut emissions by 40 percent before the end of the decade according to the first ever Annual Climate Change Statement. Labor will fall short of their own 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030, but it’s an improvement on the 30 per cent reduction predicted under the …
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced yesterday he lobbied the United States government to drop charges against Julian Assange. Although the Prime Minister told the media he has no sympathy for Julian Assange’s actions, Mr Albanese said ‘enough is enough’. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Dr Robert Marr – Spokesperson from Australian Doctors For …
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A new survey commissioned by the Australian Retirement Trust found out Australians feel financially stressed at least once a week. This comes as the Federal government announced a new Quality of Advice Review to allow Australians to get affordable financial advice. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Anne Fuchs – Head of Advice at …
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In 2022, Blackwater State High received the Queensland Reconciliation Award for Education due to its development of a Reconciliation Action Plan. This plan was a consequence of a three year journey which began in 2020 when Blackwater State High sought to strengthen its engagement with Indigenous communities. The Queensland Reconciliation Awards for 2023 are open, …
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Two former federal agriculture ministers have called on the Crawford Fund to increase the proportion of Australia’s aid budget invested in agricultural research. Board member Joel Fitzgibbon affirmed the benefits of aid-funded international agricultural research for development, particularly in agriculture that has been hard hit by Covid-19. The funding has a clear direction, it will …
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