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Honi Soit, the student newspaper at the University of Sydney, has released the complete program for its national Student Journalism Conference (a.k.a. Stujocon). Stujocon will be held at the University of Sydney from 15-18 August. Recently announced events include workshops on graphic design, creating student media and zine-making, as well as interviews with speakers including … Continued
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The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says simplifying and modernising Australia’s Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) will better protect the rights of people with disability. The Australian Government today announced a review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth). This follows calls for reform over many years from across the disability sector, including from the recent … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has given full support to the new parliament’s move to continue a critical Senate inquiry into university governance. Late on Thursday afternoon, the upper house confirmed it would continue the government-chaired inquiry, which started before parliament was dissolved for the May federal election. The NTEU campaigned hard for a … Continued
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Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets. The report confirms that incarceration … Continued
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OFFICIAL THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL MEDIA RELEASE 1 August, 2025 APPOINTMENT OF NEW VETERAN FAMILY ADVOCATE COMMISSIONER The Albanese Government has appointed Ms Annabelle Wilson as Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner from 6 August 2025 for five years. Ms Wilson will make an … Continued
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CoAct, a leading not-for-profit employment services provider, has been selected to deliver the Australian Government’s new disability employment program, Inclusive Employment Australia, through its national network of not-for-profit service partners. Commencing 1 November 2025, the program will support people with disability and long-term illnesses to prepare for, find and maintain work and grow their career. … Continued
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1 August 2025 Women beginning their careers in 2025 with the new 12% super guarantee rate in place could be hundreds of thousands of dollars better off in retirement, new modelling has revealed. The new data comes as millions of working Australians start to see 12% super hit their accounts. The modelling … Continued
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A public health campaign designed to challenge the tobacco and nicotine industry’s grip on communities, We Breathe, Tackling Indigenous Smoking, has launched to address a rise in vaping and smoking across the region – in towns and cities including Goulburn, Yass, Quenbeyan, Nowra, Eden and Cooma. The campaign is designed in-line with the global World … Continued
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31 July 2025 The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care welcomes legislation passed by federal parliament today that would cut government funding from childcare providers repeatedly failing safety requirements. “The IEU supports blocking federal funding from substandard providers,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Carol Matthews. “This is the … Continued
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The National Indigenous Health Leadership Alliance (NIHLA) welcomes the findings of both the Independent Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and the 2025 Productivity Commission Annual Data Compilation Report. Together, they confirm what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long said: governments are not doing enough to meet their own commitments, … Continued
