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World AIDS Day a moment to reflect and recommit

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Australia’s world-leading HIV response has been strengthened by new government commitments announced at the World AIDS Day Parliamentary Breakfast.   Health Equity Matters CEO Dash Heath-Paynter welcomed the release of a new National HIV Strategy by Health Minister, the Hon. Mark Butler at the Parliamentary Breakfast, describing it as a continuation of Australia’s multipartisan approach … Continued

New Remote, Rural & Regional Skills Training Snapshot Released

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Skills funding policy must be reshaped by the Australian, state, and territory governments to enable more students in remote, rural and regional areas to take up skills training, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international education providers. The Rural & Regional Skills … Continued

Empowering remote communities through skills training

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Skill shortages in remote areas means that something as simple as repairing a leaky tap can cost thousands of dollars. A new program from Charles Darwin University, is offering people training in some of the skills that would otherwise require a contractor, who might have to travel hundreds of kilometres to provide services costing thousands … Continued

New federal school funding act fails to address workload

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The Better and Fairer Schools (Funding Reform) Act passed by Federal Parliament last night (26 November) fails to compel meaningful employer action on excessive teacher workloads, according to the union representing 17,000 teachers and support staff in Queensland and Northern Territory non-government schools. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry … Continued

Joint Media Release – Prime Minister and Minister Keogh – 2024 Prime Minister’s National Veteran Employment Awards winners announced

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OFFICIAL   THE HON ANTHONY ALBANESE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2024 2024 Prime Minister’s National Veteran Employment Awards winners announced   Champions of veteran employment were celebrated last night at the 2024 Prime Minister’s National Veteran … Continued

Homelessness almost doubles chance of death in Australia

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People experiencing homelessness have a death rate almost double the wider population, shocking new data has revealed.   An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 10-year study has uncovered the heartbreaking relationship between death and homelessness.   It found the mortality rate for people who sought support from homelessness services in the 12 months before … Continued

Arts therapists concerned for vulnerable clients as NDIS funding changes without consultation

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Wednesday 27 November 2024: The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) advised the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) on Monday 25 November that arts therapy will not be continued as a Therapy Support after 2 December 2024. On 26 November the NDIA posted different guidelines on its website without consultation or explanation. … Continued