WHO calls for extra effort in drug resistance battle
A lack of urgency in finding new antibiotics to counter resistant illnesses is putting millions of lives at risk, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
In
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Government timeline to ban debit card surcharges
The Federal Government will look to ban debit card surcharges from 2026, as cash disappears from the economy.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, in the meantime, the
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India joins Australian working holiday program
Young Indians will join the thousands of working backpackers that descend on Australia from around the world each year, with the country added to the working holiday
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Extra funding to combat virulent avian flu strain
The rapid global spread of a dangerous strain of avian flu has prompted a $95 million boost to efforts to prevent it from arriving in Australia.
Federal Agriculture
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Reynolds new Border Force Commissioner
Lieutenant General Gavan Reynolds will be the next Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mr Reynolds would take over from
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Queensland regions keep ATO investigators busy
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) received more than 10,000 tip-offs from Queenslanders last financial year, with the state’s regional centres topping the nation in
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Cyber Act to set minimum security standards for devices
Smart devices must meet minimum security standards and ransomware reporting will be mandated for some businesses under new laws proposed by the Federal
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$3 billion in student debt relief step closer
Legislation to cap the indexation of student debt in Australia has been passed by the House of Representatives in Federal Parliament.
Federal Education Minister Jason
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Professor Kelly steps down as Australia’s CMO
The medical face of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, is stepping down.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler
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Defence hits the mark with Indigenous Procurement
The Australian Department of Defence not only bears the burden of protecting our shores, it is also propping up one of the Federal Government’s major procurement
Read more9 October 2024