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AFL urged to kick gambling ads off the field – Former AFL champ joins call to make the 2026 Grand Final gambling ad-free

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Former Bulldog’s Premiership player, Tom Boyd, has joined a major campaign calling on the AFL to make next year’s AFL Grand Final a gambling advertising free zone. The Alliance for Gambling Reform (AGR) and GetUp have today launched a campaign and petition urging the AFL to “kick gambling ads out of footy” — demanding that … Continued

“Time’s nearly up Premier” – Uniting and sector call for response to the NSW Drug Summit Report

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   Media Release                    24th September 2025        “Time’s nearly up Premier” – Uniting and sector call for response to the NSW Drug Summit Report   Uniting is calling on the NSW Government to respond to the recommendations of the NSW Drug Summit Report within the 6 month deadline identified by the Summit’s co-chairs with … Continued

Targeted strike to illicit tobacco trade

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This is a joint media release between Victoria Police and the ATO. A joint operation between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Victoria Police has resulted in the seizure of over 18,000 illicit cigarettes and approximately $100,000 in cash from residential properties and a retail store in Melbourne. Last week, search warrants were executed at … Continued

Soft Landing Perth Wins 2025 WasteSorted “Closing the Loop” Award

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Soft Landing Mattress Recycling has been recognised as a leader in Western Australia’s circular economy, taking out the 2025 WasteSorted “Closing the Loop” Award for its work turning end-of-life mattresses into valuable resources.  The not-for-profit social enterprise and registered charity creates jobs for people facing barriers to work while diverting waste from landfill. Soft Landing … Continued

WA ranked among the worst in the country for rental protections

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Shelter WA and Make Renting Fair WA are calling for urgent rental reform as a report reveals Western Australia is lagging the nation on progressing nationally agreed rental protections.  National Shelter and the National Association of Renters’ Organisations have released their two-year performance report on progress made to deliver the commitments outlined within the National … Continued

Biological male who sexually abused his own daughter must be removed from women’s prison

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Family First Victorian Upper House candidates Bernie Finn and Jane Foreman today reaffirmed Family First’s policy to remove biological males from women’s prisons, following the recently published County Court judgment in DPP v Maloney (a pseudonym). The judgment records that a 25-year-old biological male, now known as Autumn Tulip Harper, persistently sexually abused his five-year-old daughter, produced … Continued