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Parliament in Schools returns for the 48th Parliament

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After visiting over 160 schools in the 47th Parliament, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP is proud to announce the Parliament in Schools program will be returning for the 48th Parliament. Today, the program officially kicks off at Chapel Hill State School, with the Federal Member for Ryan, Ms Elizabeth Watson-Brown MP. On Thursday 19 June, … Continued

***MEDIA ALERT*** Mental health workers march on Parliament

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***MEDIA ALERT***  Mental health workers across public hospitals and Forensicare will walk off the job today, with a march on Parliament House. A striking banner reading “772 Too Many” – referencing the number of Victorians lost to suicide last year – will lead the march. Outside Parliament, a drummer will beat a drum 772 times … Continued

Media Release: Supreme Court challenge launched against state environmental approval for Woodside’s North West Shelf Extension

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17 June 2025 A Supreme Court challenge to the Western Australian state government approval for Woodside’s contentious North West Shelf extension has been launched by Friends of Australian Rock Art, Inc, (FARA) who commenced proceedings on Thursday 12 June. Thursday was the final day of the six month statutory limitation period for lodging a challenge to … Continued

‘Life-saving training in translation’: Suicide prevention training for refugees launches in six languages ahead of World Refugee Day

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Media release                                                                   17 June 2025 ‘Life-saving training in translation’: Suicide prevention training for refugees launches in six languages ahead of World Refugee Day In a national first, Wesley LifeForce has launched suicide prevention training tailored for refugee and asylum seeker communities in Australia — now available in six languages and co-designed with … Continued

HACSU: STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH WORKER STOP WORK

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The mental health workforce across the state from all public hospitals including Forensicare will walk off the job Tuesday 17th June. Workers from the in-patient units, continuing care units, aged in-patient units, community teams, emergency mental health teams, CATT teams and hospital outreach post-suicide engagement teams will all be taking part between 10AM and 4PM.   … Continued

Government tool released: Major step forward for climate – but final method still needed

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Corporate Carbon Group (CCG), one of Australia’s largest and longest-operating Savanna Fire Management (SFM) project developers, welcomes the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)’s release of the Savanna Carbon Accounting Model (SavCAM) for user testing.   SavCAM is a critical development for the two new proposed SFM methods under the Australian … Continued