Sunday, 28 February is International Rare Disease Day, a day to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on people’s lives. The Advocate has spoken to three people…
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A consortium of tradesmen and contractors, many of whom are providing their services for free, have been working round-the-clock throughout the pandemic to build a critical piece of infrastructure to support young people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne’s inner west. Together with the Property Industry Foundation, Hacer Group and a $3.5…
The Victorian government’s welcome announcement of a five-billion-dollar investment in social housing last year was recently bolstered by the extension of an additional 2500 homes to be created by the project. The Big Housing Build will be delivered over four…
Charities in the spotlight
Jane Doe*, six months shy of release from Victoria’s Tarrengower Prison, decided the opportunity to prepare for getting a job after she was out was too good to pass up. She was one of the…
The casual throw-away line: ‘Did you know there is no child care in the magistrate courts?’ made Kathy Kaplan OAM realise this was something on which she could work. Affectionately described as a cat with…
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…
Health advocates
The Heart Foundation is urging the estimated 4 million Australians with cardiovascular disease to get vaccinated to avoid the risk of severe complications from COVID-19. Heart Foundation Chief Medical Adviser, cardiologist Professor Garry Jennings, said…
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Sunday, 28 February is International Rare Disease Day, a day to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on people’s lives. The Advocate has spoken to three people with rare diseases, via Rare Voices Australia, and will be profiled over the coming days.…
AUSTRALIA’S aged care sector has this week united under one banner to demand that big-picture reform follow the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety later this month. Launching the ‘It’s Time to Care About Aged Care’ campaign, the new Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) alliance…
Environmental defenders
In our new reality of a global health pandemic, we have turned to technology to keep agriculture open for business. Today, terms…
The Australian Conservation Foundation has urged parliamentarians not to undermine Australia’s successful clean energy bank by changing its mandate to invest in…
Environmental and health groups are calling for urgent action to combat air pollution in the latest clean air report commissioned by Environmental…
The Save Our Marine Life Alliance, Australian Marine Conservation Society and The Pew Charitable Trusts commend the Australian Government for joining an alliance of 40 nations calling…
A collaboration between Sea Shepherd and Blue Peter Sailing School allowed volunteers to access and clean remote beaches off the coast of…
Opinions from changemakers
At the end of December 2020, Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine received ‘Emergency Use Listing’ by The World Health Organization (WHO). This opened the door for countries to expedite the import and administration of the vaccine.…
As the United States deals with the fallout of the Capitol riots, social media in Australia must acknowledge the rising threat of white supremacy online.…
As a proud sporting nation, it is embedded within Aussie culture to crack open a cold one with a few mates while watching the AFL Grand Final or indulging in…
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…
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