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Council to Homeless Persons has warned critical programs for rough sleepers are under threat unless the state government provides a funding lifeline in the upcoming state budget. Victoria’s peak body for homelessness has today revealed its new plan to end homelessness through targeted state government investment in solutions with a proven track record. … Continued
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19th February 2025 EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR RELEASE UNTIL 12.01AM, 20 FEBRUARY 2025 EXCLUSIVE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL JUSTICE STOCKTAKE IS LIVE Access the concerns of Australians, by nation, state/territories, and individual electorate reports Today, the second Salvation Army National Social Justice Stocktake (NSJS) website goes live, allowing citizens, policy makers and politicians to gauge … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE With more than 40 per cent of our country’s young people under the age of 16 being exposed to family and domestic violence[1], Safe Steps will today launch Unanswered Calls – a short documentary that highlights the plight of this group of vulnerable Australians. In Unanswered Calls, two young … Continued
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 COLES AIMS TO RAISE $1 MILLION TO HELP EMPOWER VULNERABLE WOMEN Coles is aiming to raise $1 million for Australian women’s charity Fitted for Work to help empower vulnerable women and gender-diverse jobseekers. Fitted for Work can help reduce the job search duration by an average of 26 … Continued
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ACOSS urges all parties and candidates to commit to delivering more direct support rather than rely on the Reserve Bank to address financial hardship following today’s rate cut. “This rate cut is long overdue but will not be nearly enough to help people who are really struggling,” said ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie. … Continued
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Nearly 1,700 kilometres of water and sanitation networks have been destroyed Big-ticket repairs of networks urgently needed but Israel baulks in approving supplies The resumption of aid into Gaza, including fuel to operate undamaged water and sanitation facilities along with water trucking, has improved the amount of water available to people in some parts of … Continued
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17th February 2025 SAVE THE DATE- FEBRUARY 20TH Salvos to release a second Social Justice Stocktake revealing the concerns of Australians by nation, state/territories, and individual electorates. On World Social Justice Day, February 20, website to go live for community and policy makers to see what needs to be changed now – … Continued
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The Leukaemia Foundation is thrilled to announce internationally acclaimed barber and men’s hairdresser Frank Ciccone as an official Hair Ambassador of its iconic World’s Greatest Shave campaign for 2025. The Melbourne salon owner, who was recently inducted into the Australian Modern Barber Awards Hall of Fame, is set to bring plenty of style to … Continued
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ACOSS is demanding an overhaul of the income support compliance system following shocking revelations that at least 10 people have died after being wrongfully cut off from vital payments. “We have known for years that payment suspensions and cancellation have extremely harmful impacts on people, including homelessness, relationship breakdown and destitution,” said ACOSS CEO … Continued
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It’s the number one cancer in Australian children[i], ripping away the childhoods of those affected, and what’s more, it’s on the rise. Its name is blood cancer. Blood cancer, specifically leukaemia and lymphoma, is responsible for approximately one in every two cancers diagnosed in Australians under the age of 19[ii]. More infants, … Continued
