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National violence prevention organisation Our Watch has committed to permanently having an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person as Co-Deputy Chair of its Board. Our Watch Chair Moo Baulch has announced the incoming Co-Deputy Chairs are Vicky Welgraven AM and Dr Victor Sojo. Ms Welgraven an Adnyamathanha woman from the northern Flinders Ranges of South … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 2 May, 2024 NSW GOVERNMENT REVIEW INTO FOSTER CARE NEEDS TO INCLUDE MEASURES TO STOP CHILDREN ENDING UP THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE The harrowing stories about foster care in NSW in today’s papers shows the urgent need to fix the system – but also the need for more work to stop … Continued
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Issued 1 May 2024For Immediate ReleaseVICTORIA LIGHTS UP IN PURPLE AS LOVED ONES GATHER TO REMEMBERLIVES TAKEN BY DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE With communities shaken from a number of family and domestic violence tragedies, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre has rallied landmarks across Victoria to illuminate in purple this National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day.Against … Continued
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Australian dividend payments to shareholders from corporate investments grew six times faster than worker pay between 2020 and 2023, new Oxfam analysis reveals on International Workers’ Day (May 1). Accounting for inflation and through COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, dividend payments in Australia rose 37%, while average real wages in Australia … Continued
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June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Bowel Cancer Australia’s signature event raising awareness of Australia’s second deadliest cancer and funds for the 100% community-funded national charity. Bowel Cancer Australia is dedicated to championing what matters most to people impacted by bowel cancer and empowering everyone affected to live their best life. bowelcanceraustralia.org … Continued
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1 May 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “I’m having to go days without eating so my kids can eat” New Salvos research surveys Australia’s most vulnerable, with 94% struggling to afford essentials, 63% skipping meals The Salvation Army is launching its 60th Red Shield Appeal this week, with the need for its services and support … Continued
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1 May 2024 “I’m having to go days without eating so my kids can eat” New Salvos research surveys Australia’s most vulnerable, with 94% struggling to afford essentials, 63% skipping meals The Salvation Army is launching its 60th Red Shield Appeal this week, with the need for its services and support greater than … Continued
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A new update released today from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that people living in very remote areas were hospitalised at almost twice the rate compared to major cities. Data also shows that access to General Practitioner visits was lowest in remote and very remote communities. “Such appalling disparities should be … Continued
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Vision Australia launches ‘The Pupil Project’ to address 2 in 3 Australians that don’t know how to assist people with low vision Vision Australia has teamed up with three Aussies with lived experience to create a series of videos that shine a light on the reality of living with low vision and to correct common … Continued
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This National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day, landmarks around Victoria will be illuminated in purple as Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre invites members of the community to a special memorial event to light a candle and honour the memory of those lost because of domestic or family violence. When Wed 1st May 2024, 6:00 pm … Continued
