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A new search for Australia’s most outstanding political leaders has begun, with nominations now open for the 2024 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership. The McKinnon Prize, the nation’s foremost independent, non-partisan award for political leadership, recognises politicians who have demonstrated vision, courage, collaboration, and ethical behaviour. The 2024 edition will once again feature three categories: … Continued
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When: Thursday 24 October, 5pm – 6.30pm Where: Online series Cost: Free Bookings here One year ago, the referendum for an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament failed. La Trobe University’s Ideas and Society this month delves into what the referendum campaign and its result revealed about the contemporary attitude of non-Indigenous Australians to the Indigenous peoples. … Continued
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New analysis reveals that renters living in Australia’s capital cities are spending on average nearly $15,000 more a year to rent a house since the pandemic. To kick off the first day of Anti-Poverty Week (13-19 October), Everybody’s Home has analysed SQM Research weekly asking rents data, showing the shocking annual rise in rents that … Continued
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October 11, 2024 Bipartisan support for climate action in Queensland was celebrated by all parents when the LNP Opposition voted to legislate Queensland’s 75% by 2035 emissions reduction target in April 2024. Nic Seton, CEO of Parents for Climate, said Queensland parents want to see the agreed 2035 emissions targets achieved, as promised, … Continued
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Voters want pre-election commitments for severe mental illness The Federal Government should increase support for people with severe and complex mental illness to reduce the risk of a repeat of the attack that killed six people in a Bondi Junction shopping centre, according to a poll released six months following the tragic event. … Continued
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LISBON, Portugal–BUSINESS WIRE– We Are Innovation (WAI) published a Briefing Paper titled “The EU’s Smoke-Free Future and the Role of Innovation — Findings from the Special Eurobarometer 539.” The paper explores how the EU is far from achieving a smoke-free status unless its strategies against smoking are revised. The Eurobarometer’s findings showed that 24% of … Continued
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Family First is putting mainstream families’ values on the ballot, today nominating 59 candidates for the October 26 Queensland election. This is more than double the party’s previous record in 2016. With the LNP increasingly shying away from the public fight for values, Family First is pleased to be offering voters genuine choice, … Continued
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07 October 2024 Around a quarter of West Australian workers have been underpaid super – missing out on a total of $600 million in a year, new research shows. But a move to pay super more frequently could curb those losses. Super Members Council analysis of tax file data shows about 310,000 WA workers were … Continued
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Most Australians would be completely unaware of the impact having a stoma has on a person’s quality of life. A stoma is surgically created opening in the abdomen to remove body waste, such as faeces and urine. Many conditions can lead to someone needing a stoma, including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease … Continued
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6am, Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 B-roll and images of children in conflict available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CJVQEqZzYqnshhWwKSb1mEvae8Cio8l-?usp=sharing Press release Conflict ‘deepens and amplifies’ gender inequality – new global survey New global research involving over 10,000 children and young people from 10 countries has found that gender profoundly influences how conflict is experienced. The … Continued
