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Minerals Academy workshop hammers home opportunities for future tradies

QMEA seeks to broaden student and teacher knowledge of career opportunities in resources through industry-led education and schools initiative.

Sydney’s Khalistan Referendum propaganda event cancelled by Blacktown City Council

The Australia Today understands NSW Police, ASIO, AFP and DFAT were involved while taking a decision to cancel the Khalistan propaganda event.

Indian-origin Virender Rana appointed Managing Director of Condair Australia 

Mr Rana completed his studies in India - MBA from Appejay Institute of Management and Technology and a B.Sc. (Life Sciences) Panjab University.

University of Technology Sydney signs Enforceable Undertaking to back-pay 2,777 staff more than $4.4 million

The underpaid employees performed work across the university’s seven faculties, primarily at the main campus in the Sydney CBD.

Unauthorised Khalistani posters put by Sikhs for Justice removed; Intelligence agency investigating

"Police have access to intelligence and to other law enforcement and intelligence agencies that are not available to Council. We will act on the advice of the Police."

More than $170k penalties in pay slip breaches; 110 investigations continue against agriculture farms

Site inspections target employers in 15 ‘hot spot’ regions where FWO intelligence suggests non-compliance may be common.

Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels

Even when not reusable, PV panels include valuable materials that can be recovered.

Women solicitors outnumber men; more work needed to increase representation of Indigenous and Asians

As of October 2022, there were 90,329 solicitors practising in Australia, an increase of 32,752 (57 percent) since 2011.

With rising interest rates people cutting down on food spending

The CommBank HSI Index was led lower by reduced spending intentions in home buying, health & fitness, transport and household services.

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Senate censures Pauline Hanson over ‘no good Muslims’ remark, Coalition abstains

Foreign Minister Penny Wong moved the motion on Tuesday, condemning Hanson’s remarks as “inflammatory and divisive” and reaffirming parliament’s support for migrant communities.

Australian women earn less than men in every major industry

More than half of Australia’s workforce is employed in industries where at least 60 per cent of workers are of one gender, highlighting the persistence of occupational segregation.

Indian-Australian innovators drive AI projects in national science program

The projects form the newest cohort of ON Accelerate, a commercialisation program run by CSIRO to help researchers move scientific discoveries beyond the laboratory and into practical use.
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