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National Legal Aid welcomes the Federal Government announcement that it will wipe almost half of Australia’s social security debt backlog and deliver a $300 million investment to promote a fairer social security system for disadvantaged Australians. We congratulate the work of Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Social Services, and Senator Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Women, … Continued
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Pacific Friends of Global Health strongly welcomes the Australian Government’s pledge of $266 million to the Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, cementing Australia’s commitment to end the three epidemics and strengthen health systems. Australia has become the sixth donor to pledge early, with this significant investment in global health … Continued
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New figures revealed by the AIHW shows that nearly one in three people accessing Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) in New South Wales are under the age of 18 years, and that NSW has the highest number of unaccompanied 12 – 17-year-olds seeking assistance from homelessness services in the country. This highlights the urgent need for … Continued
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Quakers Australia is leading a push for greater accountability in Australia’s arms trade, launching a major investigative report, and presenting a statement signed by 61 groups calling for a review. This call for action coincides with the Arms Trade Treaty meeting of State Parties in Geneva this week. Report launch: Quakers Australia are launching a … Continued
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New data shows NSW has by far the largest number of unaccompanied homeless children in the country, prompting calls for greater funding for homelessness services. In the 2023-4 financial year, 6,108 children aged 12 to 17 turned up at homelessness services without an adult in NSW. That’s more than twice as many as … Continued
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In a further blow for girls and women’s rights and for freedom of speech, Kirralie Smith has been found guilty of vilifying two biological males playing soccer in women’s competitions. “These are unjust decisions based on unjust laws. The law must be changed to protect girls and women’s sports and freedom of speech,” Family First … Continued
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A new report by the Super Members Council has found women are being hit hard by the scourge of unpaid super, costing the typical working woman more than $26,000 less in savings by retirement. This feeds the gender super gap, which sees women retiring with a quarter less super than men. New analysis shows one … Continued
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– Pacific Defense, the market leader in Sensor Open Systems Architecture, SOSA™, C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) products and integrated mission systems, announces the expansion of its communications, command, control, and compute (C4) NERVE product family with the launch of NERVE MTEC. The NERVE MTEC (Mounted Tactical Edge Compute) system … Continued
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The Super Members Council welcomes today’s consumer warnings from the Australian Taxation Office about the dangers of withdrawing super early for non-critical dental and cosmetic treatments. The Council is alarmed by a growing trend of Australians withdrawing retirement savings early to fund treatments beyond the original intent of compassionate access provisions — which were envisaged … Continued
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Monash University has launched a $2.5 million first-of-its-kind awards program to support students from Southeast Asia to study at Monash University campuses. The Vice-Chancellor’s ASEAN Awards, announced at the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum in Adelaide today, will financially support high-achieving undergraduate students from across the region to study at the University from Semester 1, 2026. The … Continued
