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Strong Season For Little Penguins On Banks Peninsula
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (369+ words) Recent monitoring at Flea Bay on Horomaka Banks Peninsula has delivered some positive signs. The most recent breeding season was the most successful since more intensive monitoring began in 2022, with high fledging rates - the proportion of penguin chicks that survive…...
ACFID to Testify at Conflict Prevention Inquiry
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (186+ words) On Thursday 26 March 2026, the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will hear from the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) as part of its Inquiry into the role of Australia's…...
Five Days Of Double Demerits For Easter 24 March
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (346+ words) Double demerit points will apply on NSW roads from Thursday 2 April until Monday 6 April 2026 (inclusive) as Police encourage road users to look out for each other over the Easter break. During these five days, double demerit points will apply for…...
CSIRO, Landcare Launch African Boxthorn Biocontrol
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (444+ words) A new nation-wide initiative to tackle one of Australia's most challenging invasive weeds, African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum), is underway, powered by collaboration between scientists from CSIRO scientists, community groups, landholders, First Nations partners and Landcare peak bodies. The project involves…...
Canberra Seminar: Human Rights Tackle Social Issues
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (300+ words) Australian Capital Territory residents are invited to attend a FREE seminar in Canberra about advancing human rights. With so many issues currently impacting on the rights of people across Australia, an upcoming seminar in Canberra is set to unpack how…...
Global Push to Erase Racial Discrimination
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (425+ words) Today, we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and recognise the deep historical significance and continuing importance of this Day. The International Day each year falls on the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, commemorating the 1960 killing…...
Key Takeaways: Tripartite Social Summit
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (865+ words) Key Takeaways: Tripartite Social Summit'Mirage News EU leaders and social partners met in Brussels for the Tripartite Social Summit, a twice-yearly forum for dialogue that brings together the leaders of the EU institutions and the European social partners. Today's discussion…...
Zambia Vows Swift Action on Social, Skills Laws
1+ week, 1+ day ago (290+ words) Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to fast tracking major labour and social protection reforms, assuring the International Labour Organization (ILO) that Zambia remains on course to ratify ILO Convention 102 on Minimum Standards of Social Security and…...
IMF Completes 2026 Assessment With Republic of Congo
1+ week, 1+ day ago (152+ words) Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2026 Post-Financing Assessment (PFA) with the Republic of Congo. [1] The Republic of Congo's capacity to repay the IMF is assessed as adequate but subject to significant risks. Sizeable funding…...
Mauritius Joins IMF's Data Standard Plus
1+ week, 2+ day ago (443+ words) Mauritius Joins IMF's Data Standard Plus'Mirage News Washington, DC: Mauritius has adhered to the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) Plus, the highest tier of the IMF's Data Standards Initiatives . It is the first country in Africa and the 32nd country globally…...