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Step up for sick kids with Starlight

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Starlight Children’s Foundation (Starlight) has launched the brand-new Super Steps challenge that encourages Australians to step up this May to make hospital a happier place for sick kids and their families.   From 1 May to 31 May, participants can choose to walk or run 10,000 steps each day and help raise $700,000 to deliver … Continued

Government must act on No. 1 recommendation from expert Committee and lift JobSeeker

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Media release | Friday, 26 April 2024 The Federal Government must heed its Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee’s top recommendation and substantially lift JobSeeker and Youth Allowance in the upcoming budget. ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie AO said: “Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised his government would not leave anyone behind. But more than one million people … Continued

Diamond Partners’ donation to STEPS Pathways College helps to revolutionise learning

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[Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 26/04/2024] – STEPS Pathways College is thrilled to announce a gift of $4,000 from Diamond Partners and Milford which will facilitate the acquisition of a cutting-edge interactive whiteboard to enhance the learning experience for students. The interactive whiteboard represents a gateway to a new era of education, fostering immersive and collaborative learning … Continued

Diamond Partners’ donation to STEPS Pathways College helps to Revolutionise Learning

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[Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 26/04/2024] – STEPS Pathways College is thrilled to announce a gift of $4,000 from Diamond Partners and Milford which will facilitate the acquisition of a cutting-edge interactive whiteboard to enhance the learning experience for students. The interactive whiteboard represents a gateway to a new era of education, fostering immersive and collaborative learning … Continued

Community sector, unions urge employment services overhaul

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Media release | Friday, 26 April 2024 An alliance of community sector organisations and trade unions has written to Employment Minister Tony Burke warning the employment services system is broken and inflicting serious harm.  The ACOSS letter – signed by 23 organisations including First Nations services, unions, mental health and domestic violence services, faith-based services … Continued

A GREAT AUSSIE HIKE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

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MEDIA RELEASE   Friday, 26 April   A GREAT AUSSIE HIKE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   Volunteers from the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) will be there every step of the way as more than 1,100 Victorians take part in the Great Aussie Hike through the Wombat State Forest today and tomorrow.   Now in its fourth … Continued

Oxfam reaction to the Global Report on Food Crises 2024

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Today’s “Global Report on Food Crises” (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger – 24 million additional people over last year. Reacting to the report, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Officer, Lyn Morgain, said: “The global hunger crisis is fundamentally a … Continued

No More: a national rally calling for action to end gendered sexual, domestic and family violence

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No More: a national rally calling for action to end gendered sexual, domestic and family violence   In wake of the Bondi Junction stabbings and the alarming surge in incidents of male violence, specifically against women, the Australian community, including activists and organisations, are uniting for a Nation wide protest, No More: A National Rally Against Violence … Continued

The Blood Run Film – Brisbane Premiere

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In June 2022, the remarkable ultra-marathon runner, Callan Gates, arrived at Sydney Harbour after running a massive 250kms from Newcastle along the Great North Walk (GNW), in one single go (without sleep), to raise funds for a charity close to his heart – the Leukaemia Foundation.  Despite those around him doubting that he could complete … Continued