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The recently released Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report delivers yet another profoundly distressing insight: suicide remains the leading cause of death for young Australian veterans. Between 2021 and 2023, suicide accounted for 42% of deaths among male veterans under the age of 30 and 44% among female veterans in that same … Continued
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The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) says the latest Healthcare Quarterly report from the New South Wales Bureau of Health Information (BHI) again underscores the urgent need for investment in preventive and primary health care to address increasing rates of chronic illness. The BHI’s April-June report shows the highest quarterly admitted patient episodes on … Continued
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Southern Downs Regional Council workers are on strike today for the first time in decades after another poor wage offer. The industrial action comes as a last resort, after months of bargaining has failed to yield a fair offer from the Council. Council workers represented by the Australian Workers’ Union, the Transport Workers’ Union, The … Continued
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The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry into the Attorney-General’s Department’s procurement of services in response to the 2017 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse. The Chair of the Committee, Mr Josh Burns MP, stated that ‘effective tendering and procurement processes are fundamental to how the Australian Government … Continued
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**** MEDIA ALERT **** Why: Following the ACTU’s recent statement on Gaza calling for sanctions on Israel (including an end to all military trade) NTEU NSW has initiated a cross-union day of action. Workers from across the union movement will be gathering outside the Defence Department to call for sanctions on Israel and an … Continued
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New additions to the threatened species list reveal climate change as a large and growing threat to nature that must be addressed in the government’s reform of the national nature law, the Australian Conservation Foundation said today. Australia’s nocturnal and elusive night parrot has been moved a step closer to extinction, listed as ‘critically endangered’ … Continued
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia welcomes the NSW Government’s commitment to the creation of the Great Koala National Park as an important step toward meeting the global biodiversity target of protecting 30% of land, freshwater and sea by 2030, known as ‘30×30’. Once established the new park will permanently safeguard 176,000 hectares of public land … Continued
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The NSW Government plans to axe Business Connect on September 30 – a $10 million program that delivers up to a 3:1 return on investment for the small business sector, which contributes $535 billion a year to the NSW economy. “The numbers simply don’t add up. You don’t cut a program that costs $10 million … Continued
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Key Facts: What: Guide to the Victorian amendments panel discussion hosted by Go Gentle founder Andrew Denton and CEO Dr Linda Swan When: Wednesday 10 September Breakfast session 8.00am – 9.30am, Lunchtime session 1.00pm – 2.00pm Where: The South Library, Parliament House, Spring St Media: Register attendance here Families and VAD practitioners will today join a panel … Continued
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10 September 2025 A landmark report released ahead of World Sepsis Day, 13 September 2025, reveals that sepsis is more prevalent, deadly and costly than previously understood – prompting renewed calls to improve early detection, data quality and clinical care across the healthcare system. Published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health … Continued
