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Media release Wednesday 20 March 2024 Three Hunter schools among the most-improved 2023 HSC NSW public schools Cessnock High School, Swansea High School and Hunter River High School are among the NSW public high schools that have shown most improvement in their 2023 Higher School Certificate (HSC) results. NSW Department of … Continued
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The high cost and limited accessibility of childcare continues to keep women out of the workforce and affects women’s economic security in the short and longer term, according to research by the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL). The latest report from BSL’s longitudinal Life Chances study, Finding a balance? Work, family and economic security, … Continued
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Women in Media today launches its annual survey to better understand and represent the views of women working in the sector. The survey is run by the 6,400-member organisation for women working in all facets of the media and aims to improve diversity, equality, and inclusion for all women in the industry. Distinguished television producer … Continued
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Charles Darwin University (CDU) is a step closer to establishing a home-grown medical school with a new curriculum partnership with Western Sydney University signed. CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman AO and Western Sydney University Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Barney Glover AO signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday in Sydney, giving the CDU … Continued
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Research from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) has evaluated the impact of a person-centred intervention on the quality of healthcare and clinical outcomes for people living with dementia, following hospitalisation. The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, is one of the few studies which have successfully adapted the Kitwood model … Continued
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The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) calls on governments and health entities to commit to the recommendations of the Close the Gap Campaign Report 2024 to ensure that we, as a nation, realise true health equity for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. “The Alliance takes a stand with Close the Gap … Continued
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Health Equity Matters, Australia’s HIV and LGBTIQA+ health federation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dash Heath-Paynter as its new chief executive officer. Dash takes on the leadership of Health Equity Matters after serving almost eight years as deputy CEO. During that period, Dash oversaw policy development, political advocacy and engagement. This encompassed the national … Continued
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20 March 2024 A Bi-Partisan Religious Discrimination Bill IS possible. Christian schools across Australia call upon the Government and the Opposition to work together in a spirit of respect and cooperation to achieve a bi-partisan Religious Discrimination Bill. “We believe bipartisan support is possible – we saw what it looks like in the Religious … Continued
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In news that will excite parents and carers all over the country, LiSTNR has published Storytime with Fifi Box, the audio adaptations of Fifi’s two hugely popular children’s books – Minty Mae Gray and The Strangely Good Day (illustrated by Freda Chiu) and Posey Pearl is a Curious Girl (illustrated by Adam Ming). Published … Continued
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Media release | Wednesday, 20 March 2024 Hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money intended for research and education is being funnelled to giant international academic publishers each year, new research from the Australia Institute identifies. The report, ‘Ending profiteering from publicly funded research’, shows that some academic publishers are generating profits approaching 40%, … Continued
