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**MEDIA ALERT**

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Community sector leaders will on Thursday hold a press conference launching a final campaign push for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament ahead of the referendum. When: 9am Thursday 5 October, 2023 Where: VCOSS, Level 8/128 Exhibition St, Melbourne  Who: ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie, Brotherhood of St. Laurence Executive Director Travers McLeod, Sacred Heart Mission … Continued

2023 Annual Jobs And Skills Report Highlights The Need For Student-Centred Policy

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The release by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) of the 2023 JSA Annual Jobs And Skills Report highlights the need for student-centred reform of the nation’s skills training and higher education sectors.  That’s the position of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international education … Continued

Homegrown paramedics get ready to save Territory lives

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The next generation of Northern Territory paramedics will be taking their skills on the road next year, as the first cohort of Charles Darwin University (CDU) Bachelor of Paramedicine students complete their studies. Ten Northern Territory students will complete their studies this year and graduate from the Bachelor of Paramedicine in May 2024. In partnership … Continued

Breast Cancer Organisation Set to Make Waves in Mission Beach

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05/10/2023 On Tuesday October 24, people living in and around Mission Beach who have been affected by breast cancer are invited to Breast Cancer Network Australia’s (BCNA) Living Well Information Forum to learn about the latest in current and emerging breast cancer treatments and care.    BCNA’s Director of Policy, Advocacy and Support Services Vicki Durston … Continued

Complicated consent: new research highlights the blurred lines of consent in intimate partner relationships

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Experts from RMIT University are available to talk about their new research report, launched today, which highlights the challenges in understanding and responding to cases of intimate partner sexual violence.  This article was originally published in the Conversation as ‘Emotionally, he’s destroyed me’: why intimate partner sexual violence needs to be taken as seriously as stranger … Continued

Media release – Towards a national jobs and skills roadmap.

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Three pivotal reports identifying Australia’s current, emerging and future skills needs, and how the national skills system is meeting these needs, have been released by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).   JSA’s first capacity study – The Clean Energy Generation: workforce needs for a net zero economy, has been released. The report provides important analysis … Continued

Gen Z are fuelling sales of luxury counterfeits

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Owning a counterfeit luxury item might not be a fashion faux pas anymore. An RMIT marketing expert is available to explain how Gen Z are normalising the purchase of ‘superfakes’ and the implications for high-end retailers.   Topics: luxury fashion, superfakes, Gen Z, counterfeit items, fashion influencers  Dr Marian Makkar, Senior Lecturer in Marketing  “Digital … Continued

Girl and young women activists in Australia and across the world fear for safety, making gains at huge personal cost – new report

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Wednesday 04 October, 2023  Girl and young women activists in Australia and across the world fear for safety, making gains at huge personal cost – new report  One in five (17%) adolescent girl and young women activists worldwide have feared for their safety while carrying out their campaigning and advocacy work, according to new research … Continued