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The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called on policy makers to tailor public health initiatives to Indigenous populations to drive the best outcomes and Close the Gap. It comes on day two of the WONCA World Conference Sydney 2023, from 26 to 29 October 2023, one of the largest global conferences for … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT – La Trobe University WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY – Friday 27 October, 2023 One of Australia’s leading experts on education, Professor Joanna Barbousas is available for commentary on World Teachers’ Day. Professor Joanna Barbousas, Dean, School of Education, La Trobe University Contact: J.Barbousas@latrobe.edu.au (03) 9479 2190 Professor Joanna Barbousas … Continued
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One of South Australia’s largest independent providers of Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) is urging the South Australian Government to implement all of the OSHC recommendations of the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care (RCECEC) to prevent service disruption and inconsistency in the sector. Happy Haven OSHC CEO Nicholas Smith, who operates … Continued
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The situation in the West Bank is rapidly spiralling out of control, ActionAid is warning today, with Palestinian civilians subject to increasing attacks from both the Israeli forces and armed settlers. According to OCHA, 104 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October in the West Bank, including at least 28 children – the highest ever monthly total since the UN began keeping records in 2005. The Israeli forces have been conducting military … Continued
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26 October 2023 Not for profit organisation, Motherless Daughters Australia (MDA) is working with Deakin University to conduct world first research, into the impact of mother loss on adult women with researchers overwhelmed by the rapid response of more than 2,700 women wanting to share their experience. More than four million Australian women … Continued
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A new state-of-the-art smartphone app, co-designed by students during Victoria’s pandemic lockdowns, is now available to nearly 100,000 staff and students at Monash University as a bespoke mental health promotion and prevention tool created with and for the Monash community. The Monash Thrive app was developed by Thrive researchers at the Turner Institute for Brain … Continued
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Prevention is a key theme of this year’s World Stroke Day on Sunday, 29 October. Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and each year more than 12 million people have strokes. But there is hope. Up to 90 per cent of strokes are preventable and by addressing a small number of … Continued
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URGENT ATTENTION 26 October 2023 Statement from St Andrew’s Cathedral School The following can be attributed to a spokesperson for the School: “St Andrew’s Cathedral School remains closed today to all students except those sitting Year 12 exams, as the school continues to work with Police following an onsite … Continued
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When it comes to government funding of skills training, data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) achieve the highest qualification completion rates. This should be a core consideration of government skills funding, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing … Continued
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Media release Wednesday 25 October 2023 Central Coast students set to change the world in Game Changer Challenge Students from Chertsey Public School and Terrigal High School are ready to compete in the final stage of the award-winning Game Changer Challenge in Parramatta from 7-9 November 2023. Selected as two of … Continued
