NewsMatch Alert: Press Release Summary | 12 March 2024
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Using super for house deposits increases property prices by $75,000
Allowing first homeowners to withdraw their super for a house deposit could see property prices rise by nearly $75,000 across Australia’s five largest capital cities, new modelling from the Super Members Council shows.?
Search engines will need to take steps to tackle child sexual abuse material and AI misuse under new code
Search engines, including Google and Bing, will now be required to take important steps to prevent child sexual abuse material being returned in search results and ensure AI incorporated into the search engines is not misused to create deep faked versions of this harmful content under a new industry code commencing today.??
Florey discovery could help reduce global shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide
An international team of researchers led by Professor Akhter Hossain at the Florey has developed a new faster and cheaper method to synthesise GLP-1 receptor targeting drugs. Semaglutide is part of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor targeting family of peptide drugs which are mainly used to treat diabetes but are difficult and expensive to make.?
Australian milk production firing on all cylinders – Rabobank report
More than halfway into the current dairy season, Australian milk production is firing on all cylinders, Rabobank says, with widespread growth in milk supply across all dairying regions due to favourable seasonal conditions and good farmgate margins.
Schools and students set to benefit from earlier NAPLAN results
Schools across the country are set to receive individual student and school National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results for reading, numeracy, spelling, and grammar and punctuation earlier in the school year than ever before.
Aussies are returning to cash
New data from the Reserve Bank of Australia shows Australians are increasingly choosing to use cash. The total number of ATM cash withdrawals made in Australia during January 2024 was 30,235,600 (seasonally adjusted), not including EFTPOS cash-outs and over-the-counter bank transactions.?“This is big and significant jump in the number of cash withdrawals. It’s now clear that many Australians are clearly choosing to return to using cash,” said Jason Bryce , spokesperson for the Cash Welcome campaign.
Western Australia (WA) now exhibits the highest levels of rental stress
Suburbtrends
Suburbtrends' latest release of the "Rental Pain Index" for March 2024 reveals the escalating crisis within Australia's rental market. This updated analysis reaffirms Suburbtrends' dedication to uncovering the complexities of the rental landscape, highlighting a critical surge in rental distress across Australian suburbs.
Mouthguard warning ahead of 2024 junior sport season
Parents and local athletes are being advised to consider oral and general health safety as we approach the 2024 rugby and football seasons with data suggesting only 36 per cent of Australians wear a mouthguard when playing contact sport, and even fewer wear a mouthguard during training.
Why making Mathematics optional in Years 11 and 12 adds up
The Independent Education Union of Australia welcomes today’s announcement from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) that mathematics will not be made compulsory for NSW students in Years 11 and 12.
Wilya Janta welcomes funding and encourages more First Nations involvement in designing remote housing
WILYA JANTA (STANDING STRONG) First Nations Clean Energy Network
Wilya Janta (Standing Strong) housing collaboration welcomes the $4 billion remote housing agreement announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today.?Wilya Janta is working with community and industry to build community-designed homes in Tennant Creek, which will act as a feasibility study for culturally appropriate and climate resilient housing as temperatures continue to rise.?
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Collaboration and cost-of-living high priority for the philanthropic sector
Philanthropy Australia’s second annual Better Philanthropy Telescope report has taken the pulse of the sector to help identify the trends, issues and opportunities that will shape the giving agenda this year. The community-created report outlines the local, national and world issues that philanthropists and not-for-profits will face together in 2024.?
Companies using AI in project management report a positive ROI and plan to increase spend
A recent survey by software recommendation site GetApp reveals that 98% of employees in Australia who use artificial intelligence (AI) software in project management estimate that their company will increase their investment in the next two years.?
Australian AI company SmartMeasures launches first USA-based office to tackle customer churn and debt challenges for retail energy providers
SmartMeasures, an Australian AI company that merges AI with Behavioural Science, is thrilled to announce the opening of its first US-based office in Houston, Texas. This strategic expansion marks a significant milestone in SmartMeasures' journey to take their proven cutting-edge technology to American Retail Energy Providers (REPs) facing similar challenges of customer churn and customer debt as Australian Energy Retailers.
High blood pressure’s impact on white matter could be key to dementia prevention
A Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) study provides compelling evidence for clinical practice to direct efforts toward preventing white matter damage in individuals with hypertension, to protect against cognitive decline and dementia.
UNSW showcases the future of health
Providing next-generation treatments to cancer patients and a virtual robot to help with children’s mental health are just two exhibits on display at UNSW’s Future Health Expo at the end of this week.
Australia's most unhealthy occupation gets a health kick
A new pilot program aimed at improving the health and well-being of what has been dubbed Australia’s most unhealthy occupation, has revealed its first round of successful results. Metricon Homes has partnered with Australia’s leading healthy meal delivery company, Lite n’ Easy to provide tradies with a range of meals and snacks as part of a four week healthy eating initiative.?
Opening up a piece of Sydney’s heritage to the public
Art exhibitions and small-scale community events will be able to share a unique part of the state’s history with the City of Sydney now restoring the interior of one of the brick kilns at Sydney Park.
Convicts brought back to life in digital exhibition in Tasmania
Thousands of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish convicts transported to Australia, as well as people resisting colonial invasion and forced into the convict system, will be brought back to life in a first-of-its kind digital exhibition revealing a new understanding of the convicts’ contribution to the struggle for Australian democracy.?The Monash University-led convict exhibition titled UNSHACKLED will be exhibited from 13 March to 28 July at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) , before embarking on a national and international tour.
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Thanks for the highlight! Chaitra Chandrashekar Akhter Hossain