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Thiess unveils Thiess Asset Services to enhance mining support

Thiess unveils Thiess Asset Services to enhance mining support

Global mining services provider Thiess has expanded its service portfolio with the launch of Thiess Asset Services – leveraging over 90 years of proven expertise in managing, operating and maintaining one of the world’s largest and most diverse mining fleets.   With Thiess’ footprint spanning seven countries and over 50 projects, Thiess Asset Services will bring…

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Most people trust climate scientists less than other scientists – but not everywhere

Most people trust climate scientists less than other scientists – but not everywhere

Climate scientists are overall less trusted than other types of scientists, according to a new study led by the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR). Dr Omid Ghasemi and colleagues compared responses from a survey of nearly 70,000 people across 68 countries on the trustworthiness of climate scientists with a broad range of other ideological…

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Bach Off, Brahms! The Staves are drawn for this year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Bach Off, Brahms! The Staves are drawn for this year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music

When Composers Collide: Bach Off, Brahms! The Staves are drawn for this year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) and Artistic Director Jack Liebeck is bringing some of classical music’s biggest beefs to the stage! From the polite applause of concert halls to passive-aggressive piano sonatas and seriously shady letters, classical music has had its…

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Australia’s oldest prehistoric tree frog hops 22 million years back in time

Australia’s oldest prehistoric tree frog hops 22 million years back in time

Scientists have now discovered the oldest ancestor for all the Australian tree frogs, with distant links to the tree frogs of South America. Newly discovered evidence of Australia’s earliest species of tree frog challenges what we know about when Australian and South American frogs parted ways on the evolutionary tree. Previously, scientists believed Australian and…

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The Power of Choice – Photographic Exhibition Opens in Fitzroy

The Power of Choice – Photographic Exhibition Opens in Fitzroy

From 20 May to 1 June 2025, SOL Gallery in Fitzroy will host The Power of Choice, a powerful and deeply human photographic exhibition by award-winning photojournalist Julian Kingma, who has turned his lens toward one of society’s most profound and rarely documented subjects: the lives of terminally ill people who have chosen Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD)….

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Tiny device promises new tech with a human touch

Tiny device promises new tech with a human touch

Engineers at RMIT University have invented a small ‘neuromorphic’ device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer. Team leader Professor Sumeet Walia said the innovation marked a step towards enabling instant visual processing in autonomous vehicles, advanced robotics and other next-generation applications…

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New images highlight the stark contrast of Mother’s Day experiences worldwide

New images highlight the stark contrast of Mother’s Day experiences worldwide

Harriet washes her son in a basin full of water now that she has easy access to clean water at home in, Uganda, May 2024. WaterAid/ James Kiyimba This Mother’s Day, while many mums will wake up with a cup of tea delivered to them in bed or a relaxing bubble bath, millions of mums…

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MOVA Tech Launches in Australia with Award-Winning Smart Cleaning Innovations

MOVA Tech Launches in Australia with Award-Winning Smart Cleaning Innovations

Global smart appliance leader MOVA Tech is making its highly anticipated debut in the Australian market bringing with it two cutting-edge cleaning solutions that have already captured international attention.  Following their global unveiling at CES 2025, the X4 Pro Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaner, the Z50 Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mopand theP50 Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop were officially…

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Local bakeries’ ‘Pinky Promise’ to support Australians with breast cancer celebrate 25 years.

Local bakeries’ ‘Pinky Promise’ to support Australians with breast cancer celebrate 25 years.

You can trust a Pinky Promise and every year Bakers Delight bakeries in local communities make good on their commitment to support Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) and all Australians affected by breast cancer.   Each May for a quarter of a century, Bakers Delight bakeries around the country have produced the trademark Pink Buns, donating 100%…

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Schneider Electric kicks off the year with significant sustainability milestones

Schneider Electric kicks off the year with significant sustainability milestones

Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that its Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program achieved a score of 7.95 out of 10 for the first quarter of 2025, toward a target of 8.80/10 by the end of the year. Recognised in January as the world’s most sustainable corporation by…

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