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Australia’s leading social scientists, together with young people, representatives from the youth sector and policy makers have united to explore the development of a national framework for policy that works for young people. The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, together with the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) and Monash Centre for Youth Policy … Continued
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According to Professor Susan Rees from UNSW Medicine & Health, people living in Australia with links to the Middle Eastern conflict are experiencing significant traumatic stress. These at-risk individuals are in need of support from health professionals and the broader community. Prof. Rees, an expert in refugee mental health, has written a perspective paper in … Continued
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THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL and THE HON MATT THISTLETHWAITE MP ASSISTANT Minister for DEFENCE ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS ASSISTANT MINISTER for the Republic MEDIA RELEASE 17 NOVEMBER 2023 REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR 2024 ANZAC DAY SERVICES OVERSEAS So many … Continued
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A new simulation game is helping Indigenous rangers, landowners, children and more to learn about fire behaviour and how they can mitigate the increasing threat of infernos. The Desert Block Fire Simulation, developed by the Indigenous Desert Alliance and Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Northern Institute, contains three games in which users can learn about the challenges of … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In an innovative application of sustainable finance, La Trobe University has committed to reinvesting savings earned by achieving targets set in the University’s inaugural $195m Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) into its Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship Fund and other Indigenous welfare matters. La Trobe has become one of the first universities in Australia to establish … Continued
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Kurt Ploenges has had a diverse career, starting as a country music singer, then becoming a professional wrestler, and eventually settling in a role as a retail assistant. One constant for Kurt is his love of art and sculpture. He started as a hobbyist, sculpting sci/fic and fantasy models and gradually moved into digital modelling … Continued
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Friday, 17 November 2023, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth A national Australian research centre has achieved gender parity in just five years, all while discovering how the Universe evolved, how galaxies form, and where the elements come from. The achievement demonstrates that astronomy can offer equality of opportunity for the smartest young minds to learn how … Continued
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Australia’s largest investigation into the abuse and exploitation of people with disability highlighted that the current set up of group homes is not optimal with high levels of abuse and neglect.1 Commissioners want group homes phased out entirely over 15 years, arguing the model will “never realise the rights of people with disability.”1 About 17,000 … Continued
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Media Notification Thursday 16 November 2023 – For Immediate Release On Friday 17 November, Danebank will host a service on behalf of the James family to celebrate the life of their precious daughter and our beloved staff member, Lilie James. The service will be live streamed into St Andrew’s Cathedral for the St Andrew’s … Continued
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Media Notification Thursday 16 November 2023 On Friday, Danebank will host a service on behalf of the James family to celebrate the life of their daughter and our friend, Lilie. The service will start at 10.30am. The family has requested that the service be private for friends and community only, and that it is not … Continued
