Daily Archives: 17 Feb, 2022

Rate of new organ donation registrations hits record levels

The rate of new registrations for organ donation in Australia has recorded 87 per cent year-on-year growth. New data reveals a substantial increase in new registrations on the Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR), in a report that also outlines the ongoing impact COVID-19 has had on donation and transplantation rates. Nationals Minister responsible for the…

Fresh pathways into work for next ag generation

Budding agronomists, livestock managers, and farmers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a two-year employment program to get a head start in the agriculture industry. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the Agricultural Pathways Program targets recent school leavers to join the managing teams of the Department of Primary Industries’ 13,000-hectare research…