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Category: People Society

Research identifies barriers and enablers to effective truth-telling initiatives

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A new report highlights the need for significant capacity building to enable meaningful and safe participation in truth-telling.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples highlight truth-telling as a much-needed step toward recognition and reconciliation. But new research highlights uncertainty among non-Indigenous Australians about truth-telling, how it is conducted, and how to participate. The report, Coming to … Continued

Victorian Women’s Health Services Champions Collaborative and Equitable Health Strategies at the 2024 Victorian Health Sector Summit

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Today marked the beginning of the 2024 Victorian Health Sector Summit where leaders from the Victorian Women’s Health Services (VWHS) joined other key stakeholders in discussing the future of health care in  Victoria. With a focus on collaboration, equity, and population health outcomes, the summit showcased priorities for future reform of Victoria’s health system, which … Continued

Urgent action needed on wage theft after James Cook University admission

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The National Tertiary Education Union has called for a national overhaul of university governance after James Cook University admitted to further wage theft.   James Cook University is conducting a new review after identifying “historical compliance concerns” with casual staff payments.   Early indications are that more than 7,500 current and previous staff are affected, … Continued

Program to show students you don’t need to be Einstein to study STEM

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A new generation of thinkers and innovators will get a taste of what it’s like to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) alongside real academics in the second year of a Charles Darwin University (CDU) mentoring program.  This week students from Casuarina Senior College toured the University’s Casuarina campus science and technology facilities for … Continued

Tourism and international education in the NT

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The Trade Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will hold a public hearing today in Darwin for its inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors. The Subcommittee will hear evidence from the international education sector, including universities and students themselves. The Subcommittee will also hear from regional tourism organisations, tourism operators, … Continued

Media Alert – Reminder for Anzac Day 2024 overseas media registrations

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  MEDIA ALERT   Anzac Day 2024 Commemorations Overseas CALL FOR MEDIA REGISTRATIONS Media organisations or representatives wishing to attend Anzac Day commemorations in France or Türkiye can now apply for media accreditation. To apply for media accreditation please email commemorations.media@dva.gov.au with the following in your subject line: “Media accreditation request (France OR Türkiye) 2024” … Continued

Six months into the war on Gaza, over 10,000 women have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned.

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Sydney, 17 April /New York 16 April 2024 – Today, UN Women launches its latest Gender Alert on Gaza. Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned. Women who have survived Israeli bombardment and ground operations have been displaced, widowed, and facing starvation. This devastating … Continued