SUICIDE is the leading cause of death in Australians aged 15 to 49. Nic Pestalozzi has not had a family member or friend take their own life. “I have a friend from interstate who knows three people, all males, who have committed…
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THE cohealth Melbourne Town Hall Vaccination Centre opened on Wednesday, 1 September to vaccinate Melbourne’s disadvantaged. The centre was closed 23 days later. What was designed to assist a CBD community, including rough sleepers, people with English literacy limitations, refugees, and international…
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INTERNATIONAL rescue plans to protect and evacuate endangered citizens are not usually on a university’s curriculum. However, Monash University’s director of Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre, Professor Jacqui True, realised she had to do something about the Afghan scholars and teachers…
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VERY few people write letters or notes anymore, so it is a welcome surprise when one arrives in the mail. There is an instant sense of belonging because someone took the time to sit down and put pen to paper. Australia Post…
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The more outrageous your lipstick colour, the more someone will remark on it.
Good or bad doesn’t matter.…
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STRESS, mental health, and body image are the most common concerns for Australia’s young people aged 15 to 19, with one in four experiencing mental health challenges, reports Mission Australia’s Youth Survey. The psychological distress in young people in Australia fifth biennial…
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What a dilemma; Bravehearts White Balloon Day on Friday, September 10, without balloons.…
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AUSTRALIAN Paralympian Daniel Michel and his ramp assistant Ashlee McClure took out the men’s BC3 individual Bronze Medal for boccia yesterday in Tokyo. The pair defeated Great Britain’s Scott McCowan 6-1, achieving Australia’s second-ever boccia Paralympic medal – and the country’s first…
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56 Australian women and 20 children were killed in 2020, most at the hands of someone who once loved them.…
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SUSAN* had a two-year-old daughter when her partner died from an accidental overdose 20 years ago. Every accidental overdose death is preventable is the mantra of International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual global event held on Tuesday 31, August. The Day is…
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