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- Industrial Relations, Youth
- 21/01/2026
- 10:40
Workforce Inspectorate Victoria to inspect child employment compliance these school holidays
Workforce Inspectorate Victoria (WIV) will be conducting inspections across hospitality venues—including restaurants, cafés and fast-food outlets—these summer school holidays to ensure businesses are complying with Victoria’s child employment laws. Employers who breach child employment laws risk penalties of more than $200,000. Businesses hiring children under 15 must hold a child employment licence and follow strict conditions covering: The type of work children can perform Supervision requirements Maximum working hours Rest breaks The rules differ between school terms and school holidays. During school holidays, children can work up to 6 hours per day and 30 hours per week. WIV currently has…
- Building Construction, Foreign Affairs Trade
- 21/01/2026
- 10:38
Anti-dumping measures ‘essential’ to ensure a fair playing field for Australia’s building products industry
Allowing dumped building product imports to continue unabated will wipe out local businesses and destabilise the market, a peak industry body has warned. Rejecting claims by the Master Builders Association (MBA) that proposed anti-dumping duties on cheap building product imports would drive up housing costs, the Building Products Industry Council (BPIC) said the duties are applied only when imports are proven to be sold below their normal overseas value. "Anti-dumping duties don't push prices up; they restore fair competition,” BPIC Executive Officer Rodger Hills said. “They help to buffer the Australian construction sector from overseas interests intent on destroying the…
- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 21/01/2026
- 10:31
New Murchison Gold Delivers Fourth Consecutive Month of Production Growth as Gold Hits Record Highs
Perth, Australia – 21st January 2026 – New Murchison Gold Limited (ASX:NMG) has delivered its fourth consecutive month of increasing gold production from the Crown Prince Gold Mine in Western Australia’s Murchison goldfields, coinciding with record Australian gold prices exceeding A$7,000 per ounce. The Company has now completed its first full quarter of production, selling 184,746 dry tonnes of ore at an average grade of 4.0g/t gold, representing 22,766 ounces of gold for the December 2025 quarter. Crown Prince has transitioned successfully from ramp-up to steady-state operations, generating strong cash flow and ending the quarter with A$92 million cash at…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Seniors Interest
- 21/01/2026
- 09:57
Stronger social connections linked to better mental health in older Australians, new twin study shows
Key Facts: Key findings for journalists The three types of social connections that were identified were: spending time with friends, neighbours and the community;…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural
- 21/01/2026
- 09:56
Gold Resource Corporation Announces Strong Preliminary Year-End Results, Highlighting Operational Turnaround
DENVER–BUSINESS WIRE– Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce preliminary fourth quarter production results from its Don David Gold…
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- Business Company News, Oil Mining Resources
- 21/01/2026
- 09:46
Advance Metals (ASX:AVM) discovers shallow, high-grade gold east of Happy Valley
Advance Metals Limited (ASX: AVM) has discovered a new shallow, high-grade gold structure immediately east of its Happy Valley Deposit at the Myrtleford Project in Victoria’s highly prospective goldfields, intersecting coarse visible gold less than 50 metres below surface. The discovery was made in step-out diamond drill hole AMD016, which intersected a previously unrecognised quartz vein structure approximately 100 metres east of the historic Happy Valley workings. Assay results for the upper portion of the hole have confirmed the high-grade nature of the mineralisation, returning 0.6 metres at 66.7 grams per tonne gold from 51.3 metres, representing the shallowest gold…
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- Finance Investment, Oil Mining Resources
- 21/01/2026
- 09:33
Variscan Recommences Underground Drilling at Udías as San José Restart Nears Completion
Variscan Mines Limited (ASX: VAR) has recommenced underground drilling at its 100%-owned Udías Mine in northern Spain, marking an early 2026 operational milestone as the Company advances its strategy to restart zinc production at the Novales–Udías Project. The renewed drilling program is targeting previously untested zones along existing underground development, with the aim of linking Udías mineralisation to the current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) and extending toward the adjacent San José Mine. Notably, all drilling completed at Udías to date lies outside the existing MRE, highlighting the potential to materially expand the known resource base. Drilling follows a series of…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural
- 21/01/2026
- 09:11
Pan American Silver Achieves 2025 Production Guidance and Provides Guidance for 2026
All amounts are expressed in US$ unless otherwise indicated. Results are preliminary and unaudited and could be adjusted based on final results. VANCOUVER, British…
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- Technology Innovation
- 21/01/2026
- 09:11
Smiths Detection Delivers Fully Automated International Remote Baggage Screening System Between South Korea and the United States
INCHEON, South Korea--BUSINESS WIRE-- Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, has enabled the successful launch of an automated International Remote Baggage Screening System (IRBS), setting a new global standard for cross-border aviation security and passenger processing between South Korea and the United States. Driving Global Innovation This achievement is led by Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), which continues to set the global benchmark for innovation, digital transformation, and operational excellence in aviation. By pioneering the implementation of IRBS, Incheon has positioned itself not only as one of the world’s best airports, but as the…
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