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Claim farming ban: Union welcomes Bill to end predatory practice against innocent teachers

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18 March 2025 The union representing teachers and support staff in non-government schools welcomes the NSW Labor government’s Bill to crack down on claim farming, introduced into the NSW Parliament today. Claim farming is a predatory practice of pressuring people to lodge fraudulent compensation claims for historical sexual abuse. NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said … Continued

Collaboration in action: strengthening paediatric palliative care education

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“Together, let’s make compassionate care the standard,” says Annette Vickery, Paediatric Project Manager, Palliative Care Australia “Great things happen when passionate people come together – and you are invited to join a growing community of health professionals who are better supporting young people and families by improving end of life communication skills.” A collaboration between … Continued

National Youth Parliament 2026 – Seeking Supplier

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The Department of the House of Representatives is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to develop and deliver a National Youth Parliament to be held in Canberra in 2026. Participants in the National Youth Parliament will have the unique opportunity to learn about aspects of being a Member of Parliament, including the process … Continued

Brotherhood of St. Laurence and ANZ introduce free education workshops to protect people from scammers

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The Brotherhood of St Laurence, together with ANZ’s flagship financial education program, Money Minded, has established a financial education workshop to protect people from scams. The free two-hour workshop outlines how to identify and protect yourself from various types of scams, including investment, dating, phishing, remote access, and employment scams. ANZ Head of Customer Protection, Shaq … Continued

Join Us in Celebrating Respect and Equality Week: Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training Sector (March 17-28, 2025)

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The Training for Respect project invites all partners, stakeholders, and members of Victoria’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector to take part in Respect and Equality Week 2025 – A Place for Everyone. This is a vital opportunity to champion workplaces and learning environments that are safe, respectful, and inclusive for all. Running from March … Continued

Challenging online disinformation and harmful narratives

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A digital comic series co-designed by RMIT students, educators and violence prevention experts will challenge online disinformation and harmful narratives that particularly target young men. The Adventures of Soy Boy and Friends follows a team of fictional characters as they navigate the challenges of university life, one algorithm and creditable source at a time. The designs were … Continued

Remediation work at Wee Waa High School

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15 March 2025   Work is set to get underway at Wee Waa High School and is expected to continue throughout this coming week, to remediate a small amount of mould identified in a wall between office spaces at the school as the result of a water leak from an air-conditioning drainage pipe.   The … Continued

Trump interference in Australian research must be rejected: union

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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has urged the federal government to reject the Trump administration’s attempt to interfere in Australian research.   Researchers working on projects jointly funded by US federal agencies have been sent a 36-point questionnaire asking about compliance with Donald Trump’s radical right-wing agenda.   Questions include whether researchers’ university has … Continued