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Sustainability ranking success for La Trobe University

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  La Trobe University has rocketed up the QS Sustainability Ranking 2024, rising more than 200 places to be ranked 166 in the world under a revised methodology design for the second year of the ranking.    The University’s best result was for Health and Wellbeing, rising to 74th place, while the biggest rise was for … Continued

Disability Sector Advocates Fuming at Federal and State Clash Over Clear Responsibilities and NDIS

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Available for Comment  Immediate Release  Radio – Live, Prerecorded and Talk-back  TV Print    Mr River Night  Leading National Disability Sector Advocate Co-founder at Developing Australian Communities  Public Officer at the National Disability Leadership Organisation Mr Night is physically located in Brisbane this week   Mr Night is a National Disability Sector Advocate and outspoken … Continued

VICTORIAN WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES APPLAUDS OPENING OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE: CAUTION GOVERNMENT TO NOT FORGET THE VALUE OF PRIMARY PREVENTION TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH

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  In response to the government’s announcement of the inaugural Women’s Mental Health Service (1/12/2023), the Victorian Women’s Health Services expresses enthusiasm for this pivotal step in prioritising gender-responsive healthcare. The sector also advocated to the Victorian Government to not forget the value of primary prevention to promote mental health. Tricia Currie, Chair of the … Continued

Sydney To Host Next Year’s Australian Clean Economy Skills Symposium

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Sydney has been selected as the host city for the 2024 Australian Clean Economy Skills Symposium, a groundbreaking event organised by the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international education providers. “As the nation moves towards a clean economy, independent skills training and higher education … Continued

VICTORIAN WOMEN’S HEALTH SECTOR WELCOMES GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO ABORTION

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The Victorian Women’s Health Services Network (WHSN) warmly welcome the State Government’s commitment to improving abortion access across Melbourne. The introduction of Eastern Health’s surgical abortion service and plans to establish services at Western Health and Peninsula Health, will ensure that women can access public abortion services that are safe, timely and close to their … Continued

Applejack Hospitality and Torrens University announce exciting collaboration

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Torrens University, renowned for its innovative and accessible education, and Applejack Hospitality, a prominent name in the hospitality industry, are thrilled to work together in a collaboration that will ensure students are primed for fulfilling and impactful careers.  Merging Applejack Hospitality’s expertise and Torrens University’s progressive educational approach, Hospitality course students will benefit immensely from … Continued

Monash wins AHRI award for Indigenous recruitment strategy

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Monash University has been awarded the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)’s ‘Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Award’ for addressing barriers to Indigenous employment.   In 2022 the University implemented a multifaceted, culturally informed recruitment strategy, led by Indigenous staff. The University overhauled its Indigenous Employment Policy and Procedure and introduced more diverse employment pathways, including … Continued

60,000 years of songlines and stories celebrated in the Scenic Rim

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Yarriba Dreaming host takes Young Achiever Award   With over 60,000 years of songlines and history to call on, Ugarapul man Kruze Summers is in a unique position to tell the stories of Mount Barney, the second highest peak in South East Queensland and the magnificent, rugged reminder of the ancient volcano which erupted 24 … Continued

NTEU reveals rampant wage theft at Australian universities

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More than 97,000 university staff have suffered a collective $159 million in wage theft, according to a new National Tertiary Education Union analysis.   The NTEU’s second Wage Theft Report has revealed the shocking depth of systemic underpayments in Australian universities.   The analysis of 55 incidents of wage theft across 32 institutions reveals $158,711,178 … Continued

Media Alert – New Colombo Plan

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The New Colombo Plan (NCP) aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by supporting undergraduates to study and undertake internships across various locations in the region for a period between three and 19 months.   One third of students nominated by La Trobe University this year were awarded the scholarship from Bendigo, Albury-Wodonga and … Continued