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- Government NSW
- 23/10/2024
- 07:30
HUGE SPIKE IN PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD TO VISIT A GP IN CENTRAL COAST REGION
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 HUGE SPIKE IN PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD TO VISIT A GP IN CENTRAL COAST REGION The percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP in the Central Coast region has increased 370% over the past four years, according to damning new research. The report titled Access Denied: Australians Locked Out of Quality Healthcare, was commissioned by peak social services body NCOSS and conducted by the University of Canberra. NCOSS chief executive Cara Varian said the report found that patient experiences with vital health services including GPs, specialists and dentists in NSW had gone backwards…
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- Government NSW
- 23/10/2024
- 07:25
HUGE SPIKE IN PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD TO VISIT A GP IN CAPITAL REGION
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 HUGE SPIKE IN PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD TO VISIT A GP IN CAPITAL REGION The percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP in the Capital region has increased more than 120% over the past four years, according to damning new research. The report titled Access Denied: Australians Locked Out of Quality Healthcare, was commissioned by peak social services body NCOSS and conducted by the University of Canberra. NCOSS chief executive Cara Varian said the report found that patient experiences with vital health services including GPs, specialists and dentists in NSW had gone backwards…
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- Government QLD, Political
- 23/10/2024
- 07:15
Doctors Warn LNP May Limit Queenslanders Access To Abortion and VAD
The Doctors Reform Society (DRS) today warned that a LNP government in Queensland may limit Queenslanders access to abortion and voluntary assisted dying for terminally ill people. "The leader of the Opposition ,Mr Crisafulli,has not come clean about whether the LNP will support restricting Queenslanders rights to abortion or Voluntary Assisted Dying."said Dr Robert Marr OAM and Vice President of DRS. "It is vital that Mr Crissifulli stops using weaselwords about abortion restrictions not being in LNP plans and states clearly that an LNP government will not support any proposed law change from LNP, Katter or other political party members…
- General News, Mental Health
- 23/10/2024
- 07:15
1 in 2 Parents Worried About Their Teen’s Wellbeing
WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2024: Australian teenagers are grappling with unprecedented mental health challenges, with new research1 from HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, showing…
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- Environment, Science
- 23/10/2024
- 07:01
It’s that time of year again – baby coral joy at AIMS’ SeaSim
Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are currently preparing for the annual ‘mass’ spawning of Great Barrier Reef corals – an…
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- Travel Tourism
- 23/10/2024
- 07:00
Multi award-winning BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort sparkles in gold at the Whitsunday Tourism Awards
The team at BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort are still celebrating following multiple gold wins at the Whitsunday Tourism Awards held on Saturday night at…
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- Education Training, Information Technology
- 23/10/2024
- 07:00
Adapting GenAI for the next generation of learning
A new study by Monash University learning analytics researchers presents key considerations for generative AI (GenAI) educational tools so they are carefully developed to support, rather than replace, human learning. Published today in Nature Human Behaviour, the paper outlined essential factors for researchers, policymakers and technology companies to consider while adapting GenAI to support human learning in all levels of education and workplaces. Key considerations included understanding how to use GenAI to enhance human learning while fostering skills for critical thinking and self-reflection in humans to effectively partner with GenAI. The Centre for Learning Analytics (CoLAM) Director at Monash University’s…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Political
- 23/10/2024
- 06:45
Action on Australian Centre for Disease Control now more urgent than ever: health experts
23 October 2024: Leading Australian health experts have joined together today to call for the Government to urgently commit funds to establish a permanent Australian Centre for Disease Control (Australian CDC), saying that the Government’s election promise to create the organisation is now more pressing than ever. The call comes in the lead-up to the revised deadline for the delivery of the COVID-19 Inquiry Response Report (now due October 25), which the Government has said will help determine the Australian CDC’s future structure and function. It also comes in the wake of the retirement of the Interim CDC’s Head, Professor…
- Aviation, Industrial Relations
- 23/10/2024
- 06:15
HUNDREDS OF QANTAS ENGINEERS TO STRIKE THIS MORNING
***MEDIA ALERT*** Around 300 Qantas engineers across Australia will walk off the job for 24 hours from this morning (23/10), following repeated industrial actions by workers across major airports this past month, after the airline refused to meet with workers to discuss the latest enterprise agreement. Melbourne: from 10AM AEDT — Melbourne Tullamarine Airport’s International Terminal 10:30AM (1st Floor Qantas Help Desk) AWU National Secretary Paul Farrow 11:00AM (Outside International Terminal Qantas Departures) AMWU Victorian State Secretary Tony Mavromatis + ETU Victorian Organiser Shannon Crundwell Brisbane: from 9AM AEST – Brisbane Domestic Terminal Speeches will begin at 9:45 outside the…
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