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MEDIA RELEASE Health Equity Matters commends investment to support 2030 HIV elimination goal Health Equity Matters has commended the Australian Government’s announcement of $41.7 million over three years to support progress toward eliminating HIV transmission in Australia by 2030. The funding, announced by Health Minister Mark Butler, will support HIV awareness, prevention, testing … Continued
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (the Committee) will conduct a site inspection at Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre and shortly after question officials from the Department of Home Affairs about proposed works at the site. The proposed works at the site will redevelop the Hawk Compound within the detention centre to meet the needs of Australia’s … Continued
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The Public Health Association has today launched the Save VicHealth campaign after the VIC Government announced it will effectively shut the doors of the world’s first health promotion foundation, VicHealth. Closing VicHealth will prove a disaster for the health of the people of Victoria and must be reversed, the country’s peak body for public health … Continued
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The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has welcomed the ACT Government’s introduction of pioneering legislation that will enable nurse practitioners to work to their full scope of practice, and is calling on other Australian jurisdictions to follow the Territory’s lead. The Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 will give endorsed nurse practitioners the legal … Continued
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The Albanese Government must intervene and shut down the circumvention of the new social-media ban designed to protect children by radical LGBTIQA+ lobby group Minus18. “The whole point of the social-media minimum age law is to protect kids under 16 from unfiltered access to online platforms. It is deeply irresponsible that Minus18 is advertising … Continued
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The eSafety Commissioner has signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán to strengthen international cooperation on online safety and platform accountability. The MOU reflects a shared commitment by both regulators to create a safer digital environment where safety, transparency and responsibility are built in from the start, consistent with Safety … Continued
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The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has welcomed the NSW Government’s response to the Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding, particularly its commitment to alternate models of care and supporting health workers to practice to their full scope. ACN Chief Executive Officer Adjunct Professor Kathryn Zeitz FACN said the Government’s response recognises the … Continued
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Barnardos Australia says the nation is failing its most vulnerable as new data reveals a system in crisis for children seeking safety. New data released today shows specialist homelessness services are turning away 350 requests for help each day, with women and children bearing the brunt of the crisis. The Australian Institute … Continued
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New data shows 59 people per day are turned away from homelessness services in NSW because they are too full and overwhelmed. Australia Institute of Health and Welfare figures released today show services around the state served 67,824 clients in the 2024-5 financial year. The Capital Region had the most clients, followed by Sydney … Continued
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More than 105,000 Victorians sought homelessness assistance in 2024-25, with services unable to provide long-term accommodation to 95 per cent of people who desperately needed it. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s specialist homelessness services annual report reveals Victoria accounts for 36% of all homelessness presentations nationally, despite having just a quarter of Australia’s … Continued
