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Helping Neurodivergent Children Build Friendships: Free LiveBig Webinar Offers Practical Guidance for Parents and Educators

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Helping Neurodivergent Children Build Friendships: Free LiveBig Webinar Offers Practical Guidance for Parents and Educators   For neurodivergent children, making friends and navigating social situations isn’t always easy—but the right support can make a world of difference. A new webinar from allied health provider LiveBig aims to help parents, carers and educators better understand how … Continued

Plenty Training launches industry-first ACE certification to set new standard for VET trainer currency

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Gold Coast, Australia – Leading Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Plenty Training, has announced the launch of its newest innovation, the Annual Currency Evaluation (ACE) — a program designed to raise the bar for trainer credibility and currency in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. Developed to address growing concerns around inconsistent trainer quality and transparency, the … Continued

Thrive Refugee Enterprise launches ‘She Starts with Thrive’ to support more refugee women into small business: New Program Aims to Bridge Gender Gap in Refugee Entrepreneurship

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Thrive Refugee Enterprise launches ‘She Starts with Thrive’ to support more refugee women into small business New Program Aims to Bridge Gender Gap in Refugee Entrepreneurship Latest News: Melbourne & Sydney, Wednesday 11th June 2025 – As we approach Refugee Week 2025, Australia’s leading organisation dedicated to improving refugee economic outcomes has unveiled a targeted … Continued

Seniors Rights Victoria, Safe and Equal partner to train Orange Door and family violence workers in elder abuse prevention and intervention

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Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), COTA Victoria, and Safe and Equal have launched a new partnership to build the capacity of The Orange Door and specialist family violence sector across Victoria in recognising and responding to elder abuse. Supported by funding from the Victorian Government’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, the organisations will deliver the … Continued

QLD reunion 17th June. Searching for Little Brothers to reconnect on the centenary of Australia’s largest youth migration program.

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 An invitation to reunite Queensland Little Brothers. June 17th 2025   The Big Brother Movement (BBM) was one of Australia’s most significant migration schemes, offering young British men—known as ‘Little Brothers’—the opportunity to start a new life in Australia. Founded in 1925, the scheme ran until 1982, by which time close to 12,000 lads of ‘good … Continued

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths teachers take centre stage

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More than 350 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educators are gathering in Sydney next week to learn from each other about how best to shape the teaching of STEM subjects in future.  The Festival will be held at the University of Sydney, is hosted by the University’s STEM Enrichment Academy and the Sydney Academy … Continued

Colonialism 2.0: Now we’re exporting it to space

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Indigenous and global South voices warn of colonial patterns in space exploration in new Nature commentary Just when we thought we’d learned from the past, humanity is preparing to repeat its most destructive habits – this time, in space. As the global space industry accelerates towards a projected value of $1.8 trillion by 2035, a … Continued