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Social welfare body claims RBA out-of-touch with ordinary Australians

The country’s peak social welfare body says the proposed overhaul of the Reserve Bank (RBA) underscores the notion that the board has long been out of touch with ordinary Australians.  The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) said the changes are aimed at creating a Reserve Bank board that is more in touch with the …

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Behrouz documentary a window into Australia’s refugee detention system

A documentary on award-winning Kurdish journalist and writer Behrouz Boochani – who spent over six years in detention in Manus – will be screening across the country.   Behrouz, directed by Simon V Kurian and produced by Anji Kurian, was filmed in secret at the the Australian Immigration Detention Centre on Manus Island.   Boochani …

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No Jobseeker increase despite desperate calls, leaves local advocacy group “appalled”

The Federal Government’s indication to not adopt a committee recommendation to raise Jobseeker payments in next month’s budget, has been met with anger.   An Adelaide-based poverty advocacy group says this is “abandoning the most vulnerable” during the cost of living crisis.   The Federal Government created the Economic Inclusion Committee last year to review …

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New partnership supporting hospitality sector in South Australia

The hospitality sector in South Australia is in crisis, with many job vacancies in restuarants. But with limited migration and a vulnerable economy after the COVID pandemic, it’s getting difficult to fill these positions.   The Adelaide Institute of Hospitality is partnering with Australia Study Team to motivate international students to work in the sector, …

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Fox News settles for record $1.2 Billion in defamation case

The voting machine maker Dominion had sued Fox News for defamation following sustained commentary on a number of its programs claiming that in the 2020 presidential election various types of ‘voting frauds’ had taken place. This meant damage for Dominion’s brand as a company commissioned to count votes in various states and they lost business …

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Father Bob dies aged 88

An outpouring of grief today has today been in evidence in the media, online and with ordinary Australians in their everyday life. Father Bob Maguire was a Roman Catholic Priest who dedicated his life to charity and helping those on the lower rungs of society. Coming to prominence in the media later in life, his …

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Shape-Shifting Antibiotics

Researchers at The University of Adelaide’s, The Waite Research Institute were involved in a collaborative study with Professor John Moses from Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, in New York. The researchers have designed and synthesized a unique class of shapeshifting vancomycin dimers that evade resistance acquisition mechanisms in superbugs, including the ESKAPE pathogens, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), …

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