CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS DELIVERS FOR DAFFODIL DAY
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MEDIA RELEASE August 22, 202 CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS DELIVERS FOR DAFFODIL DAY … Continued
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Oxfam reaction to ALP National Conference resolution on aid budget
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In response to ALP National Conference resolution on aid budget, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Lyn Morgain said: “We welcome the outcome today from the national conference of the ALP that the party re-commits to increasing Australia’s aid budget to 0.5% of GNI. This is an important step toward making a difference to the lives of … Continued
Australia’s failure to deliver on climate promises puts women’s lives at risk
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As Labor prepares to discuss Australia’s role in the world at its annual policy conference, women leaders visiting from Kenya and Vanuatu, two countries facing the worst impacts of the climate crisis, are calling on the Australian Government to urgently scale up its climate ambition. “As our big sister in the Pacific, Australia must stand … Continued
Alliance celebrates 30 years as the voice of rural health
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This year, the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) celebrates its 30th anniversary, having become an incorporated association on 11 August 1993. The Alliance began, and has remained, as an important voice for rural, regional and remote Australians, to address their concerns in accessing health care and to bring recommendations and solutions to government … Continued
ALP Conference backs Jobseeker policy to lift people out of poverty as unemployment increases
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ALP Conference today amended its platform to call for JobSeeker and social security to keep people out of poverty, a move strongly welcomed by ACOSS. On Thursday afternoon, Labor members approved an amendment to clause 85 of the ALP national platform to specify that “keeping people out of poverty will be central to future … Continued
Labor voters in battleground seats want Jobseeker boost: new polling
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The ALP Conference is expected to bolster income support policy today as new polling shows voters in three key battleground seats want JobSeeker to be substantially increased. 66 percent of Labor voters in Cooper, Wills, and Macnamara believe the rate of JobSeeker – which will be just $56 a day from September – is too … Continued
Collective launches ACT event with special guest Angie Ford
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Mindset trainer and high-performance coach Angie Ford will share how you can disrupt your fear of conflict at a nationally successful women’s networking event in Canberra next week. Collective – Inspiring Women in Business, powered by the IntoWork Group, was founded to empower and support women at various stages of their careers through networking … Continued
Anti-bullying organisation Dolly’s Dream and Telethon Kids Institute launch new partnership with free cyber safety app, Beacon
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Dolly’s Dream has partnered with the Telethon Kids Institute to get Beacon, the free cyber safety app, into the hands of parents and carers across the nation. The incidence of cyberbullying is on the rise and the impact on children and young people is a serious concern for families. Co-designed with input from parents and … Continued
RMHCVIC&TAS’s Matched Giving Day: 24 hours of doubled donations noon-noon 17-18 August
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Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania (RMHC VIC & TAS) – which operates the Ronald McDonald Houses at Monash, Fitzroy North and Parkville in Melbourne and in Hobart, Tasmania – is calling on the public to open their hearts and wallets for seriously ill and injured children and their families this Matched Giving … Continued
Press release: UN Women Australia and i=Change partner to END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN in Papua New Guinea
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UN Women Australia and i=Change have joined forces to better highlight some of the harmful issues facing women in Papua New Guinea, in a bid to boost funding for programs making a difference on the ground. Just four kilometres from Australia, Papua New Guinea is home to some of the highest rates of violence against … Continued