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Home ownership for remote First Nations communities is a step towards improving their health and wellbeing in 2024

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The Labour government’s plan to open up remote Aboriginal communities to individual home ownership is an important step toward improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous communities. The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) applauds government plans to enable residents to become homeowners in remote Indigenous communities through long-term lease arrangements and investment by the … Continued

The Salvos delivering financial and food relief to Queenslanders

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3 January 2024   The Salvos delivering financial and food relief to Queenslanders As Australians deal with multiple severe weather events   The Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) teams are meeting the needs of evacuees and first responders in Queensland’s Far North and South East as flooding rains challenge communities.   In the aftermath of … Continued

Indexation grossly inadequate for people in need

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Media release | Sunday, 31 December 2023 ACOSS is urging the Albanese Government to move fast to substantially boost income support payments, with routine indexation grossly inadequate.  Income support payments including Youth Allowance and Austudy are adjusted for inflation on January 1 each year.  “The soaring cost of rent and other essentials is pushing people … Continued

Worst year yet for homelessness services as crisis deepens

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Homelessness service providers are under immense strain from the toughest year on record, as a new survey reveals unrelenting demand due to the housing and cost of living crises.   According to a survey of 252 workers across frontline and support functions:    More than 35 per cent of respondents gave a maximum score of … Continued

Oxfam: UNSC’s failure to call for a ceasefire “utterly callous”

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In reaction to the UN Security Council’s passing of a watered-down resolution instead of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Oxfam Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Sally Abi-Khalil said: “The failure to call for a ceasefire after five days of deliberate delays and dilutions of the resolution is incomprehensible, and utterly … Continued

Oxfam reaction to the IPC food security figures for Gaza

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Israel’s military bombs Gaza into unprecedented levels of hunger In reaction to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published today on Gaza warning of a risk of famine if intense hostilities and restricted humanitarian access persist or worsen, Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Director, said: “Gaza’s shocking descent … Continued

$1.5m for food relief in Sydney as cost of living bites

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The City of Sydney has awarded $1.5 million in grants to 12 organisations to help get food and essential items including menstrual care products to struggling inner city residents over the next year.   “Local food relief organisations report that demand for food relief is now higher than during the pandemic, with people forgoing food … Continued

FASSTT launches Witness to War (1800 845 198), a free national multilingual telephone hotline for people affected by overseas conflicts

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As part of its response to the impact of humanitarian crises and conflicts occurring across the globe, including in Israel/Gaza, Afghanistan and Ukraine, the Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT) has launched Witness to War, a national multilingual telephone hotline to support affected Australian communities. FASSTT’s combined experience, supported by … Continued