AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTelethon Record: Western Australia’s 59th Telethon raised a record $101.3 million for sick and disadvantaged children. The state pledged $18 million and the federal government another $6 million, supporting medical research, services and equipment. Women’s Health: The Albanese government committed $1.2 million to extend free menopause training for health professionals to 2028. Child Poverty: A Greens Institute report says Coles and Woolworths’ combined supermarket profits could cover food costs for children living in poverty; the estimate is based on figures from the Smith Family and Finder. University Merger: A union survey found 68.7% of respondents opposed the proposed merger of Curtin, Murdoch and UWA, which would create Australia’s largest university. Household Pressures: Australian consumer confidence has fallen faster than in almost all OECD countries over the past year, amid persistent inflation and higher interest rates.
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