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Women in the public sector typically earn 13.5pc less than the men they work with, report finds Women are paid 13.5 per cent less than men in the public sector and 21.7 per cent less in the private sector, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard.

Water parasite found in pre-washed vegetables in UK

Victoria's lowest temperature in 6 years The Australian Alps were snap frozen on Thursday morning, with as one of Victoria’s ski resorts registering the state’s lowest temperature in six years. Very dry and cold air, combined with clear skies and light winds overnight, allowed temperatures to dive across the Australian Alps and surroun...

Does the average Aussie need this? There’s no Lady Di now, so his ego won’t be overshadowed

King Charles and Queen Camilla could be visiting Australia this October.

States and territories have pitched itineraries, including a luxury home on a remote tropical island, selfies with quokkas and wine tours.

But who pays?

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Australia's largest car dealership, Eagers, back-pays $16 million to underpaid workers Eagers Automotive has reimbursed over 13,000 underpaid staff after the car dealer discovered the anomalies and self-reported to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

The winter solstice is tomorrow. 🌙☀️

That means tonight will be our longest night of the year, and tomorrow the shortest day.

⏰ The further south that you live in Australia, the shorter your day tomorrow will be.

Remember, it goes the other way in summer - Hobart gets longer summer days than any other capital city.

You might notice that the sum of the daylight hours and the nighttime hours don't add up to a full 24 hours. That's because there are times in between – twilight, for instance - where the Sun has set behind the horizon, but there is still too much light to call it nighttime.

Find out more about solstices and equinoxes here: https://ow.ly/XxhT50Sm7ko

Excellent work.

This hairdresser learned how to identify skin cancer. Then she noticed a spot on her arm Back in her salon 12 months after the melanoma was removed from her arm, Kira Eacott is having honest conversations about skin health with clients and family.

Top judges quit Hong Kong's court but four Aussie judges remain A British judge who recently resigned from Hong Kong's top court warns the territory is "slowly becoming a totalitarian state" with its rule of law "profoundly compromised."

Security guards DO NOT have enough protection. They’re sitting ducks

'They don't stand a chance': After the Bondi Junction attack, do security guards need more powers? After the Bondi Junction knife attack on the weekend, there's debate about whether security guards have enough protection and powers to keep themselves, and the public, safe.

Priceless insight!

Here is today's David Rowe cartoon. For more cartoons: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/david-rowe-cartoons-for-april-2024-20240401-p5fglr

Something nice for your news feed.

A Royal Flying Doctor Service pilot had a friendly interaction with a kangaroo in regional South Australia.

Find more good news here: abc.net.au/news/good-news

If you're struggling to cope with the distressing and confronting headlines in the news, support is available: abc.net.au/news/5985104

Image credit: Dave Rose, RFDS.

An inspiring champion & advocate for girl's education. Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner ever. A powerful woman.
Happy Birthday Malala! Thank you for giving a voice to the millions of girls and women who are denied their !

Not long enough

Acid attacker jailed for 'premeditated and cowardly' targeting of Geoffrey McLean Anthony James Lloyd, who admitted to throwing a bucket of acid on Adelaide man Geoffrey McLean months before Mr McLean's alleged murder, is sentenced to up to five and a half years in jail.

Love these stats and ask why

It's ! Here's a look at the Aussie population 20 years ago compared to now. We were just short of 20 million in 2002, while reaching 26 million in 2022. 🌏

Diamonds World Cup uniform to feature First Nations artwork for first time Australia's team uniforms for this month's Netball World Cup will make history, as the first to feature First Nations artwork in the design.

Would you spend your summer with us? 🌞

Uni student Morgan Gilbert did. As part of our Undergraduate Vacation Studentship program, she swapped a beach holiday for a summer learning about science communications, working with our experts at the Australian e-Health Research Centre.

She shared her experience of spending three warm months in Australia's coolest workplace: http://spr.ly/6184PKR80

How we view n interpret the world

How language shapes the way we think Lera Boroditsky shares examples of how languages shape who we are and the way we think.

Food recall Rocky Rd ice cream

FOOD RECALL (VIC): Rocky Road Paleta Ice-Creme (60g), all best before dates from 13/8/2023 up to & including 10/09/2023, is being recalled due to the presence of undeclared allergens milk. Consumers with a milk or allergy/intolerance should NOT consume this product. The product was sold at independent food retailers in VIC including IGA. Further information: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/industry/foodrecalls/recalls/Pages/Port-Melbourne-Paletas-Pty-Ltd-Rocky-Road-Paleta-Ice-Creme.aspx

5 Questions That Could Help Get Your Life in Order 1. What are you waiting for permission to do?

Happy birthday to Sydney artist, Ken Done! 12.5% of Aussie adults also spend time on visual art activities like painting, drawing and sculpting. Do you have a Ken Done artwork on your wall or in your wardrobe?

We’re back to the good old days

As family budgets tighten, this grandma is determined to give kids the school supplies they need The cost of living crisis is hitting families hard, and some cannot afford to send their children to school with items like pencil cases. Angela Harris is creating a solution from a pile of scrap fabric.

Stanley Clark's sweetest invention was made for his daughter. It's since helped millions of diabetes sufferers In the 1970s, Stanley Clark wanted to stop his little girl's suffering. So, he built the world's first portable blood glucose monitoring machine in a New South Wales suburban backyard.

A Belgian firm claims that mammoth protein produces flavours that are obtainable in no other way. The CEO, for his part, believes the taste is “more intense” than beef https://econ.st/46w0Afk

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This nearly 200-year-old blue gum at a Hobart barracks hides a concrete heart Rotting and riddled with wasps, in the 1980s an ailing blue gum at Anglesea Barracks was filled with concrete to stabilise it. Almost four decades on the old tree still stands, is still alive, and the concrete is barely visible.

Gove Radar in the Northern Territory has finished being installed and is now live!

The new dual-polarised Doppler radar will provide communities in the East Arnhem Land region with more reliable and up-to-date weather information, including improved image resolution and higher quality images.

The project is part of the Bureau's ongoing work to enhance and improve the Australian radar and observation network.

You can view the new radar images via the Bureau's website https://ow.ly/C77N50P5UCS or via the BOM Weather app.

Earth breaks record for hottest day three times, ice the size of WA missing from Antarctic This week has seen Earth break its record for the hottest day on three occasions and set new July highs for ocean temperatures. While in the Antarctic, the amount of sea ice is well below that recorded in previous years.

All women can thank Mary and George…an amazing story

One woman's contribution to science has saved 'millions of lives'. But there's a good chance you don't know her name The next time you book yourself in for a cervical screen, spare a thought for the woman who endured a similar procedure every day for 21 years.

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