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Australia is home to some of the last significant populations of sawfish on the planet. We need your help to find out how many are left. Sign-up to a citizen science search before midnight Friday 25 October In December 2023, the world’s five sawfish species were reassessed as ‘critically endangered’ on the IUCN Red List. Four … Continued
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The House of Melbourne, Emporium Melbourne, is preparing to celebrate a decade of evolution, growth and culture, and everyone is invited. Over the past ten years, Melbourne has supported Emporium, and now it’s time to thank the community for their loyalty, support, and ongoing patronage. Kicking off today Thursday, October 24th Melburnians are welcomed … Continued
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Hot weather has been linked to an increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviours among young Australians, new research shows, prompting calls for an overhaul of public health approaches to higher temperatures. The number of young people in NSW presenting to hospitals for suicidal thoughts and behaviours rises with the temperature, a new analysis of emergency … Continued
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ArtHouse at RACV Goldfields has unveiled Hanging Earth, Grounded Stars – an exhibition featuring artists from the Paradoxa Collective that invites viewers to contemplate the relationship between land and community, open now until 8 December. The Paradoxa Collective artists – Penelope Aitken, Anna Farago, and Susan Wirth – have crafted beads from clay sourced at … Continued
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It’s time to focus on mental health strategies that lean into refugees’ strengths, UNSW psychologists say. A systematic review led by UNSW Professor Angela Nickerson has identified several strong factors that are associated with better mental health outcomes among refugee adults. “While exposure to persecution, war and displacement is associated with high rates of psychological … Continued
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Latest polls ahead of the United States presidential election on 5 November show the gap between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump closing tightly, with the candidates now essentially tied across five key battleground states. With just two weeks left until polling day, experts are predicting this may be the closest election in recent years and … Continued
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WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2024: Australian teenagers are grappling with unprecedented mental health challenges, with new research1 from HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, showing nearly half of parents are noticing troubling changes in their children’s emotional wellbeing. The survey, conducted by YouGov, found 49% of parents with high school-aged children reported concerns over their … Continued
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The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic included a range of contentious personal and public restrictions including long lockdowns imposed on schools and businesses.Now, a new book titled Pandemic Societies by Alan Petersen is critically examining these public health management strategies and considering what future pandemics may bring, including the expansion of technologies of … Continued
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Australia is home to some of the last significant populations of sawfish on the planet. We need your help to find out how many are left. In December 2023, the world’s five sawfish species were reassessed as ‘critically endangered’ on the IUCN Red List. Four of the five species – Freshwater sawfish, Narrow sawfish, Dwarf sawfish and … Continued
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Residents in Moree can access free legal help with their fines at an upcoming community day as data shows the total outstanding fine debt for the region has hit almost $3.7 million. The data from Revenue NSW shows 3,103 fines have been issued in the past 12 months in Moree. The average fine is about … Continued
