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Our Watch announces permanent First Nations Deputy Chair

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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

VICTORIA LIGHTS UP IN PURPLE AS LOVED ONES GATHER TO REMEMBER LIVES TAKEN BY DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE

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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

Australian dividend payouts to shareholders rise 6 times faster than worker pay since 2020

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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

1 MONTH TO GO – SAVE THE DATE

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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

“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

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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

“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

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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

AIHW data reinforces the need for targeted investment in rural health

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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