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Report released on the economic opportunities for First Nations Australians

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First Nations Australians are significant contributors to Australia’s economy but access to finance and capital is limiting their economic empowerment and financial wellbeing. These are the findings of the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs report on its inquiry into economic self-determination and opportunities for First Nations Australians. First Nations businesses and … Continued

Social media ban risks isolating disabled youth

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The Australian Government’s proposed legislation to restrict social media access for people under 16 risks seriously harming Australia’s disabled young people. Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) joins other disability advocacy organisations in opposing the blanket ban outlined in the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024. Instead, it calls for a … Continued

QYAC Holds Successful AGM on Minjerribah

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The Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) is pleased to announce it held a successful Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Minjerribah on Saturday 23 November, 2024.   QYAC is a Registered Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) created under the Native Title Act 1993 to manage the recognised Native Title rights and interests of the Quandamooka people following … Continued

CDU EXPERT: DV prevention needs to begin in primary school

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26 NOVEMBER, 2024 Who: Charles Darwin University Lecturer in Early Childhood Dr Toni McCallum. Dr McCallum’s research focuses on the effect of complex trauma on children exposed to domestic and family violence. Topics: NT Coroner’s recommendations following the landmark inquest into the domestic violence deaths of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory. Domestic, family … Continued

“A commital is not a trial. The trial is the trial.” Sexual Assault Services Victoria welcomes the ban on cross-examination of victim survivors in commital hearings.

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Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic) welcomes the Victorian Government’s bill that will ban cross-examination in committal hearings for victim survivors of sexual violence, stalking and family violence, which is being debated in parliament today. SASVic has put together an explainer about the new laws, debunking some of the backlash and criticism of what it sees as … Continued

Over 55s Travel Trends: Maldives Hot, Cook Islands Not

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      Aussie Boomers – also referred to as the ‘SKI’ (Spending the Kids’ Inheritance) generation – are rewriting the travel rules, opting for adventure and cultural immersion over traditional holiday destinations. According to a new report from travel consultancy Forward Travel, destinations like the Maldives, Bangladesh, Colombia, Congo and Scotland are capturing the … Continued

New report reveals practical strategies to unlock a workforce of 110,000 skilled jobseekers with disability

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Businesses can help unlock a talent pool of more than 110,000 jobseekers with disability and do their part in building disability-positive workplaces by making four practical commitments, according to a new report produced by non-profit SSI.   Pathways to Possibilities: Harnessing the economic potential of people with disability translates data and real-life experiences of people with … Continued

Ending uni boss pay bonanza and wage theft a massive win: Union

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The National Tertiary Education Union has strongly welcomed the federal government’s plans to end million-dollar vice-chancellor pay and crack down on wage theft.  The NTEU last week released a damning report into university governance, which has now sparked a major announcement from Education Minister Jason Clare.  A new watchdog will rein in bulging university executive … Continued

Children and young people locked out of housing options by ‘perverse’ youth housing penalty

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New research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) commissioned by the Home Time Youth Housing Coalition has revealed the full extent of systemic financial barriers preventing 16-24 year-olds experiencing homelessness from accessing safe housing options around Australia. Dubbed the ‘youth housing penalty’, these barriers discourage community housing providers from offering tenancies to unaccompanied … Continued

NASA calling: New funding to fuel next Indigenous STEM stars

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A substantial funding boost from the Australian Government has renewed the Monash University National Indigenous Space Academy’s call for stellar Indigenous STEM students to apply for an internship with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL).    Now in its fourth year, the National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) – led by Monash’s Faculty of Information Technology (IT) … Continued