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- Business Company News, LGBTQIA
- 20/02/2026
- 11:00
Qtopia Sydney Announces Departure of CEO Greg Fisher
Chair of Qtopia Sydney Elaine Czulkowski has confirmed that founding CEO Greg Fisher has decided to step down from his role, marking the end…
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- Environment
- 20/02/2026
- 10:31
ILLEGAL DUMPING DROPS BUT THE STATE STILL COUNTING THE COST
Illegal dumping vision and grabs here: https://bit.ly/4pDWrzb A new study has found there has been a marked reduction in the number of NSW residents and businesses illegally dumping waste compared to six years ago, but that the issue remains costly and damaging for communities, councils and the environment. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has today released the state’s most comprehensive study of illegal dumping. The Illegal Dumping Research Report is published every five to six years and paints a clear picture of what is driving the problem and where action is still needed. NSW EPA Executive Director of Programs…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Women
- 20/02/2026
- 10:30
New Australian program launches to help midlife women reconnect with intimacy — without dating.
Key Facts: Her Confidant launches Australia's first somatic intimacy programme, The Reawakening, designed to help women reconnect with their bodies and confidenceNearly 50% of midlife women report poor sexual wellbeing, with many avoiding dating due to safety concerns and lack of meaningful connectionThe programme includes sessions with sexologists, psychologists, and intimacy professionals, alongside a three-hour guided companionship experienceDeveloped with trauma-informed approach, the service offers personalised support and aftercare for women feeling disconnected from pleasure and intimacyLed by qualified Australian experts, the programme aims to provide safe, respectful intimate experiences while complementing professional careHer Confidant, Australia’s first and only female-led companionship…
- Business Company News, Finance Investment
- 20/02/2026
- 10:22
When Exchange Traded Products face increased termination risk
Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with ongoing tradability and spread concerns are almost nine times more likely to be terminated within five years. Investment managers now have a set of key indicators to monitor the viability of their products over time, according to research from Rainmaker Information’s latestETP Report. Products that meet these three conditions are 8.9 times more likely to be terminated over five years: Spreads above 47 basis points, sitting in the bottom 10% of products by costs Monthly trading volume under $800,000 AUD, sitting in the bottom 10% of trading volumes Persistence of these results for four months…
- Environment, Sport Recreation
- 20/02/2026
- 10:11
MEDIA ALERT: Surfers Set to Protect Australia’s Last Wild Waves from Industrial Gas Project.
20 February 2026 Margaret River event brings together the surf community to save pristine Scott Reef from Woodside's $16 billion fossil fuel plans. Event Details: What: Wild Waves Forever Margaret River When: Thursday, 26 February 2026, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Where: The Common Bistro, 1 Resort Place, Gnarabup Cost: Tickets available via Humanitix (proceeds support Surfers for Climate) Includes: Free Gage Roads beer on arrival (two for FIFO workers) The Wild Waves Forever event on 26 February will feature unseen surf footage shot at Scott Reef – one of Australia's most remote and rarely surfed breaks – alongside an…
- Travel Tourism
- 20/02/2026
- 09:56
Ramadan in Dubai: Gastronomy experiences to savour this Holy Month
Sydney, Australia – 20February 2026: As part of Ramadan in Dubai, under the Season of Wulfa, a curated series of gastronomy experiences will take…
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- Human Resources, Travel Tourism
- 20/02/2026
- 09:54
Stalemate continues as company threatens to undercut Australian skydiving instructors with foreign labour
Union members who haven't had a pay rise since 2022 have been left dumbfounded as Australia’s biggest skydiving operator moves to replace their local workforce with foreign nationals during negotiations where workers are asking for better pay and conditions. Experience Co, which operates Skydive Australia at jump sites across the country from Cairns to St Kilda, and many more in between, has proposed paying visa workers less than full time employees while applying to the government for access to 37 overseas workers to fill the shoes of local tandem skydiving instructors. At the same time the company has axed its…
- Information Technology
- 20/02/2026
- 08:58
National project a quantum leap in sustainable data centres
La Trobe University will lead a major nationalprojectaimed atoptimising energy use and emissionsof Australia’s data centres using next‑generation quantum and artificial intelligence technologies. Funded with a $1.1million grant under the Federal Government’s National Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP)and announced bytheFederal Member forJagajagaKate ThwaitesMP, the project brings together La Trobe researchers with leading industry and university partners to develop and deploya fully functioning prototype within one of Australia’s major data centre facilities. Professor Damminda Alahakoon,project leader andDirector of La Trobe's Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, said datacentreswere a critical backbone of Australia’s digital economy,andtheir rapid expansion – driven by cloud computing and…
- Banking
- 20/02/2026
- 08:53
Strong earnings growth, integration on track
Key Facts: Underlying profit after tax: increased 18.4% to $28.2 million; statutory net profit aftertax up 39% to $27.3 million•Total operating income: increased 14.1%…
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