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People gather at the Eternal Flame at the Shrine of Remembrance for the Anzac Day dawn service in 2017

24 Apr

Everything you need to know about Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service 2018

ANZAC DAY commemorations begin with the annual dawn service at 6am at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Patrons are recommended to arrive between 4am-5am to secure a position for the ceremony.

19 Apr

Tathra bushfire clean-up is making 'strong progress' – ICA

A month after the town of Tathra was ravaged by the March 18 bushfire, insurers have made “strong progress” with the clean-up of damaged or destroyed homes, with up to 20 properties cleared since teams moved in last week, the

Melburnians can expect a second consecutive day of showers with a top of 19C

16 Apr

April cold snap delivers second consecutive day of showers

THAT’S April in Victoria — sunny one day, snowing the next.

After a week of summer-like heat, it’s time to swap shorts and sunglasses for beanies and brollies with a wintry blast hitting the state.

12 Apr

Biggest threats to Australian SMEs revealed

Australia's two million small- and medium-sized businesses are not terribly concerned about rising interest rates, but are terrified their customers may turn on them in a heartbeat, threatening their survival,

9 Apr

Shire counts cyclone costs

Up to $10 million of disaster relief funding and a $380,000 insurance claim will be lodged by the Shire of Broome after two cyclones and a low-pressure system hammered the town within five weeks of each other.

Insurance legislative changes in Australia

5 Apr

Sweeping legislative changes could impact industry

With the Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry already in full swing, regulatory changes are top of mind for many both within and outside the insurance industry.

3 Apr

Australia among regional leaders for cyber penalties

Australia is one of the strictest countries in the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to data breach penalties, a new report has found.

28 Mar

Mandatory breach notification: one month on

In the short time since the late February rollout of Australia’s mandatory breach notification scheme, the privacy commissioner has already been notified of 31 breaches, an Aon expert has said.

26 Mar

Debbie the second most costly cyclone in Australia's history

CYCLONE Debbie is officially Australia's second most expensive cyclone, costing more than $1.71 billion to fix damage from Townsville in Queensland's north to Lismore in NSW.

22 Mar

Insurance Council of Australia declares southwest bushfires a catastrophe

THE devastating bushfires in the state’s southwest last weekend have already cost insurers $12 million in damages.

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