New Zealand announced a new public holiday which will celebrate the country's Māori people.Powerful and respectful recognition and celebration of Maori history and culture by creating deeper understanding and unity as shown by our neighbours across the ditch.https://twitter.com/mariamacnamara1/status/1357427396966637568?s=21

The world’s largest grid-scale solar battery is to be built in the NSW Hunter Valley.The project is being developed by CEP

New virtual platform to connect and promote Australian wine to the world.Australian Wine Connect will create a bold new world of opportunities for Australian wineries to promote their products across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Asian markets. It will allow buyers from across the world to network and meet producers, discover new wines, link up with distributors and enable sales conversations.More - https://www.wineaustralia.com/news/media-releases/new-virtual-platform-to-connect

It is of deep concern that our politicians are failing to deliver universal, complete, transparent and timely facts on donations, conflicts of interest and other issues of integrity.   If this behaviour was seen from the private sector there would be political outrage and calls for immediate regulation, legislation or even a Royal Commission.   It is time the electorate pressured for urgent and effective action from our politicians to correct the situation.

Across the World, hospitals are over their capacities, doctors' offices are now Covid-19 breeding grounds, and more and more people are working from home…so the question is: “How do we properly address and tackle the difficult tasks of continuing to provide high-quality, remote, patient-care to those still in need medical attention?” Israel’s commanding intelligence and sophistication in the worlds of IoT, Cyber & Cybersecurity, Life-Sciences, Healthcare and Medical Devices make Israel one of the most logical and sound partners of Healthcare Providers/Institutions across the globe. Companies such as BioBeat, Binah.ai, Hyro, Datos, MyHomeDoc need to be considered now. Read: http://www.israeltrade.org.au/the-future-of-healthcare-2021-beyond/

Australian researchers have identified a way to reuse some of the estimated 6.8 billion disposable facemasks used daily around the world, describing a road-making material that meets civil engineering standards and contains the equivalent of 3 million shredded masks per kilometre.“This initial study looked at the feasibility of recycling single-use face masks into roads and we were thrilled to find it not only works, but also delivers real engineering benefits,” said Dr Mohammad Saberian, lead author of the paper published in Science of the Total Environment.The mix also includes recycled concrete aggregate. Thttps://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/rmit-engineers-present-a-road-to-reusing-billions-of-disposable-masks