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family members are concerned about their young person’s mental health, but not always confident seeking support

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  Wednesday 9 October 2024                                                                                                                  key points                                                                                                                 headspace’s new National Family Mental Health Survey reveals 8 in 10 (79%) family members are concerned about their young person’s mental health. Families are doing a good job of responding – almost half (45%) surveyed are having conversations around mental health with their young person weekly. But … Continued

Ageism Awareness Day is tomorrow (9 Oct)

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Ageism Awareness Day, initiated by EveryAGE Counts and now marked in many countries around the world, is on tomorrow 9 October.  EveryAGE Counts is Australia’s national coalition of organisations and individuals committed to end ageism in Australia. Ageism is stereotyping, discrimination and mistreatment of older people based solely on their age and will impact on … Continued

Women’s Health Victoria and Queen Victoria Women’s Centre are joining forces to present Beyond the Bias: a festival of women’s health and equity.

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Women’s Health Victoria and Queen Victoria Women’s Centre are joining forces to present Beyond the Bias: a festival of women’s health and equity.   From 10–31 October, join us at Queen Victoria Women’s Centre to celebrate women’s health and wellbeing and learn about gender equity in health across a range of free events, activities, and … Continued

Joint Media Release – Minister Keogh and Minister Bowen – Australian War Memorial Switches on Geothermal

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OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL THE HON CHRIS BOWEN MP Minister for CLIMATE CHANGE and ENERGY   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 8 October 2024 Australian war memorial switches on geothermal Today we mark another important milestone in the Australian War Memorial Development, switching on the largest … Continued

Former GG Sir Peter Cosgrove leads APT cruises

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Former Australian Governor-general and 2001 Australian of the Year, Sir Peter Cosgrove will be a special guest and host on select APT Luxury Travel Kimberley and Northern Europe & Arctic expedition cruises next year.  While onboard, Sir Peter will conduct a series of hosted dinners as well as present several lectures. Drawing on his extensive … Continued

CDU officially opens the doors of its new city campus

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) has officially opened the doors of its new city campus, Danala | Education and Community Precinct (ECP), after more than 550,000 work hours were put into its construction. According to the campus developer, Capital Insight, of the 1,526 employees who contributed to the building, 984 were employed by Northern Territory companies. … Continued

What will bring world’s brightest to Sunshine Coast?

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An event that attracts the world’s brightest young minds is coming to the Sunshine Coast for the first time in a major coup for our region – and nation. The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the world championship mathematics competition for high school students. IMO is held in a different country each year. The first was held … Continued

President José Ramos-Horta to visit UNSW Sydney

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The President of Timor-Leste will be visiting UNSW Sydney on Tuesday 8 October. The University’s focus is to help support the people of Timor-Leste in advancing their development goals, 25 years on from independence. UNSW Sydney is delighted to welcome Timor-Leste’s President Dr. José Ramos-Horta to UNSW Sydney. During the visit on Tuesday 8 October, … Continued

NTEU slams ANU job cuts as kick in the guts for staff

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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has labelled ANU’s plan to cut jobs as a kick in the guts for staff. ANU management announced the redundancies today, claiming financial issues were behind the decision. Under the proposal, The College of Health and Medicine would be disestablished despite the university spending almost $17 million on land … Continued

Speaker takes Parliament to the Gold Coast

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Tomorrow, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP is on the Gold Coast, as part of the Parliament in Schools program. Students will learn about federation, democracy and the Australian Parliament, as well as hear first-hand from the Speaker and their local member on what a typical day looks like in their electorate and … Continued