Who: Council to Homeless Persons Chief Executive Officer Deborah Di Natale; Joal Presincula, who has experienced homelessness
What: Thousands of origami homes being displayed at parliament to show the scale of Victoria’s homelessness crisis
When: Wednesday August 2, 1pm - 2pm
Where: Victorian Parliament House steps, Spring St, Melbourne
Georgie Moore
0477 779 928
Matt Coughlan
0400 561 480
Shocking new research has exposed the reality of racial discrimination in Victoria's rental market, with 69% of those surveyed reporting direct experiences of racism when trying to secure housing. The study conducted by a team of University of Melbourne researchers in partnership with Tenants Victoria, reveals that renters face discrimination, especially when applying for a rental. Some 61% of respondents denied housing or treated less favourably due to their racial or ethnic background, with significant harms associated with these experiences. "This research gives shocking insight into the damaging impacts of rental racism that’s putting families at risk of homelessness, destroying…
163,000+ Australians are now living with or beyond bowel cancer. Access to a nurse specialist identified by more than 8 in 10 bowel cancer patients as an important resource to improve their care coordination. Tuesday, 10 March, Sydney: Committed to providing excellence in person-centred supportive care, Bowel Cancer Australia today launched its Bowel Cancer Care with Confidence CPD Series which reflects the latest evidence and optimal care for people living with bowel cancer. Co-developed with clinical experts including Specialist Bowel Care Nurses, Counsellors, Exercise Physiologists and Clinical Nutritionists and those with lived experience, the CPD Series spans the care continuum…
MEDIA RELEASE 6am, 10 March: For immediate release Civilians pay the price as regional conflict engulfs Middle East Plan International remains deeply alarmed by the escalating military conflict in Iran and the Middle East, which continues to put children at grave risk. Schools in Iran’s HormozganandTehranprovinceshavereportedlybeenhitamid ongoingair strikes.The use ofexplosiveweapons in populated areas inevitably and unacceptably endangersinnocent lives. Children should never be targets or casualties of war. Ever. Ashostilities have spread to the wider region, our teams andhumanitarianpartnersin Lebanon, Syria and Gaza havewitnessedthe fallout firsthand. Lebanon is currentlyamongthe most affected by thecrisis,having come underdeadlyairstrikessince 2March.Already grappling with an economic crisis,…
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