YOUNG Australians are owed an environmental duty of care by the Federal government, a Melbourne court found in July. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has an obligation to all Australians under eighteen to “Avoid causing personal injury or death arising from emissions…
PROSTATE Cancer claims the lives of nine men every day and is the most common cancer amongst Australian men. Despite the pervasive nature of this disease, many suffer in silence, leading to an increased likelihood of depression and anxiety as a result…
THE US-led war in Afghanistan came to a swift close this week as Taliban fighters seized power in Kabul. Following the American withdrawal from Afghanistan after twenty years of occupation, cities fell to the Taliban in rapid succession and the country was…
PROTECTING the precious biodiversity of Australia and empowering a generation of eco-conscious Australians is the mission of Keep Australia Beautiful Week. Over the week of 16-22 August, Australians should pledge to ditch plastic items. Choose a plastic item to give up, such…
THE forty-third MS Readathon commences in August, with children encouraged to read as much as they can to support an incredible cause. As of the beginning of August, over 24,000 people have registered to take part in the readathon, and more than…
THE detention of the Murugappan family has attracted international attention this week after the hospitalisation of the youngest child, Tharnicaa, with a blood infection in Perth. The Tamil family have been held on Christmas Island since August 2019 when Australian Border Authorities…
UNICEF Australia has today launched the India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal to provide lifesaving assistance to people affected by the deadliest days of the of the pandemic so far in India. The outbreak is almost four-times the size of the first wave, with daily cases surging to more than 362,000 and the virus is spreading much…
They call themselves OWLS. Despite the fact that women over fifty-five are the fastest growing cohort of people facing homelessness in Australia, ‘Older Women Lost in Housing’ are neglected in discussions of housing insecurity in this country. Older women facing homelessness are…
Today the Coroner postponed the date of the Inquest into the death of Veronica Marie Nelson. The Inquest will now commence on 26 April 2022. The Coroner also provided the parties a further opportunity to make submissions regarding expert evidence and outstanding…
Call for Nominations: Helping our vets support our wildlife From today, nominations can be submitted via: www.wildlifeheroes.org.au/wildlife-friendly-vets/ Just over twelve months on from Black Summer, the worst wildlife disaster in modern history, the New South Wales floods have brought further devastation to…
