As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment. As soon as COVID-19…
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Movember is launching the world’s largest network of prostate cancer patient registries which will have the power to transform the treatment and care of the disease by harnessing the real world experiences of over 130,000 men. The global ‘super network’ – believed to be the first of its kind –…
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a greatly deserved acknowledgement of the organisation’s work to combat hunger and foster peace in the world’s most vulnerable communities. The accolade also highlights the Herculean…
Charities in the spotlight
RSPCA calls for urgent action to prevent further cruelty as disturbing new live export images emerge
The RSPCA is calling for urgent action – including real-time CCTV monitoring in abattoirs and electronic tracking of Australian animals – after evidence of widespread breaches of live export regulations emerged from Jordan and Indonesia.…
As the Bob Brown Foundation joins the campaign to save koalas and their habitat in NSW, an online seminar hosted by the foundation last week saw koala campaigners reveal the extent of losses in koala…
When Anna Moresby was diagnosed with diabetes (type 1) as a four-year-old in wartime, her family were told she would not live to see her 30th birthday. Yet Anna has recently commemorated 80 years living…
Water infrastructure projects in the Nyah-Vinifera region led by state and federal governments have caused neighbouring forests and riverbanks to remain tinder dry. Despite being the largest river system in Australia, the Murray-Darling Basin is…
This year, with the added stresses of the COVID-19 crisis, Mates 4 Mates is strongly encouraging Australian Defence Force (ADF) members to contact their Family Recovery Centre to learn more about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…
Health advocates
Mates4Mates has welcomed the extension of telehealth services until March 2021, after an announcement from the Federal Government.…
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Wealthy nations representing just 13 percent of the world’s population – including Australia – have already cornered more than half the promised doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, Oxfam warned this week as health and finance ministers of G20 countries meet to discuss the global pandemic. Oxfam analysed the deals…
Indigenous deaths in custody continue to rise amid unambitious parity targets and opaque reporting systems.…
Environmental defenders
Relinquishing federal responsibility for environmental approvals and handing powers to the states and territories would substantially weaken nature protection in Australia, a new…
The much-loved marsupial has moved a step closer to an endangered listing on the east coast, after a nomination by conservation groups…
Shark nets are not fit-for-purpose. They do not protect swimmers and kill hundreds of other marine animals, including threatened species. So why…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put a pall over Australia’s Threatened Species Day by rushing legislation through the national parliament, which will…
On International Threatened Species Day, a new report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia found the 2019-20 bushfires resulted in the loss…
Opinions from changemakers
To be forced out of your home, separated from your family, and placed into an internment camp with the chilling possibility of being tortured or forcibly sterilised based upon your…
AdaniWatch reveals chilling details of coercion and power used to threaten an Adivasi community As dams and mines expand across the Adivasi (a blanket term used to describe India’s indigenous…
As the world adjusts to the impact of COVID-19, nations have implemented action plans to help mitigate the virus, however new research has demonstrated that this decision-making made by predominantly…
The Foundation for Young Australians' Haley Zilberberg writes about how many international students are facing unqiue uncertainties thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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