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Key Facts: The junk pet food industry began in London in the 1860s when Jack Spratt teamed up with Charles Cruft to market their Wheat Fibrine Dog Cakes. Using pedigree dog shows as a prime marketing tool they developed and controlled a culture promoting dog ownership and the feeding of processed junk to modified wolves. … Continued
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New SBS documentary series The Idea of Australia delves into the myths of Australia, exploring the cultural narratives that have shaped our understanding of this country and its people. Professor Tony Moore, who features in the documentary, provides a fresh perspective on Australia’s convict legacy – reframing convicts not as passive victims, but as active … Continued
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This is a joint media release between the ATO and Ahpra The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) have joined forces to stamp out business models and inappropriate practices that seek to use superannuation to pay for overly expensive or unnecessary medical treatments. New data released by the ATO … Continued
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Conservation scientists from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia say large-scale shellfish reef restoration can turn the tide on the toxic algal bloom devastating South Australia – and help prevent future marine disasters nationwide. As Dr Michaela Dommisse, TNC Australia’s Director of Oceans, says this is an unprecedented natural disaster, the likes of which will become … Continued
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Professionals Australia is calling for an immediate halt to the proposed axing of 950 jobs at Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and a Parliamentary Inquiry into the agency’s restructuring, which will put the maintenance and delivery of the State’s infrastructure at risk, undermining public safety. Ahead of Friday’s NSW Industrial Relations Commission conciliation hearing, Professionals Australia … Continued
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Anglicare Australia releases new research that shows essential workers are being priced out of the rental market across the country. The Rental Affordability Snapshot: Essential Workers Report surveyed more than 51,000 rental listings and tested them against the wages of sixteen essential occupations. Among the findings, just 0.8% of rentals were affordable for early childhood educators … Continued
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Anglicare Australia has released new research showing that essential workers are being priced out of the rental market across the country. The Rental Affordability Snapshot: Essential Workers Report surveyed more than 51,000 rental listings and tested them against the wages of sixteen essential occupations. Released as part of Anti-Poverty Week, it found that: 1,117 rentals (2.3%) … Continued
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Anglicare Sydney’s latest research has revealed the impact of NSW’s rental affordability crisis, with just 1% of rentals affordable for essential workers in Greater Sydney. The – Rental Affordability Snapshot – Essential Workers, reviewed17,028 rental listings across NSW over a single weekend. finding: Only 1% of rental listings were affordable for essential workers in … Continued
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is endangering children by using disputed activist-driven suicide statistics to justify her government’s policy of secretly transitioning the gender of children in schools without their parents’ knowledge or consent. During a heated exchange with The Australian’s Rachel Baxendale, the Premier had a meltdown and accused parents, medical experts, and journalists … Continued
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People with high support needs now have better access to public spaces in Chatswood, thanks to a new Changing Places facility at the Dougherty Community Centre. It is the first purpose-built facility of its kind in Chatswood, offering a much-needed public amenity for people with complex disabilities and their carers, helping more residents and … Continued
