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08 March 2025
PEOPLE LIVING IN TASMANIA ARE HEALTHIER
A MONASH University study has ranked Tasmania and Hobart as Australia’s healthiest places to live, while Darwin and the Northern Territory ranked the unhealthiest. The Environmental Quality Health Index (EQHI) assesses air quality, green spaces, climate, and socioeconomic factors to measure health risks. Coastal regions generally scored higher than inland areas. The study highlights the need for targeted improvements in lower-scoring regions to reduce health risks and promote wellbeing across Australia.
08 March 2025
WARNING OVER CASHLESS GAMBLING
THE NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) welcomes the NSW Government’s gambling reform consultation papers but stresses that mandatory cashless gaming remains the most effective harm-minimization tool. The papers propose facial recognition technology and a third-party exclusion register to help problem gamblers. While NCOSS supports these measures, CEO Cara Varian urges a statewide exclusion register and calls on the government to implement mandatory cashless gaming as recommended by experts.
08 March 2025
WOOLIES EXPANDS QUIET HOUR TIMES
WOOLWORTHS has expanded its Quiet Hour to five days a week, offering a low-sensory shopping experience for customers with sensory sensitivities. Running Monday to Friday, 10:30-11:30am, most stores will reduce lighting, lower noise, and minimize disruptions. Launched in 2019 with Life Without Barriers, Quiet Hour now operates in 900+ stores nationwide, enhancing accessibility and independence for customers. The expansion follows successful trials during peak shopping periods like Christmas.
08 March 2025
LEGAL QUSTIONS AROUND SELF DRIVING CARS
AS self-driving and semi-autonomous vehicles become more common, legal questions arise about liability in accidents. Slater and Gordon’s Bree Smith highlights the evolving legal landscape, emphasizing the need for public awareness. While fully autonomous cars remain in trials, semi-autonomous features like Tesla’s Autopilot complicate fault determination. With no uniform national laws yet, the Federal Government is developing the Automated Vehicle Safety Law to regulate autonomous driving by 2030 and clarify liability issues.
08 March 2025
EATING EGGS EQUALS HEALTHIER HEARTS
A MONASH University study found that eating eggs 1-6 times per week is linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular disease-related death and a 15% lower risk of all-cause mortality in older adults. Published in Nutrients, the study suggests eggs provide essential nutrients and support longevity, especially in moderate-to-high-quality diets. Findings also indicate no increased risk for individuals with high cholesterol, supporting eggs as a nutritious, accessible food for older adults.
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07 March 2025
FUTURE PROOF YOUR CHILD'S CAREER
Careers of Today special event March 18
AS we enter 2025, the landscape of work continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Transformational breakthroughs, particularly generative AI, are shaping industries, tasks, and the way business is done across all sectors.
03 February 2025
1000 NEW MEDICAL INTERNS START WORK
MORE than 1,000 medical interns have joined the NSW Health workforce, with the graduates taking up position in public hospitals across the state.
The interns will work with and learn from NSW Health's experienced and highly skilled medical staff in one of the world's best health systems.
The new doctors starting their internship will be entering a training program with networked hospitals throughout the state, providing formal and on-the-job training.
Interns are medical graduates who have completed their medical degree and are required to complete a supervised year of practice in order to become independent practitioners.
They receive two-year contracts to rotate between metropolitan, regional, rural and remote hospitals to ensure the diversity of their experience.
They also rotate across different specialties during the intern year, including surgery, medicine and emergency medicine.A
