The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has urged the federal government to extend its COVID19 safety nets, as new data shows a four-fold increase in numbers accessing its foodbank.…
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Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020.…
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Indigenous deaths in custody continue to rise amid unambitious parity targets and opaque reporting systems.…
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Shark nets are not fit-for-purpose. They do not protect swimmers and kill hundreds of other marine animals, including threatened species. So why do we still deploy them in Australia, and what other technologies should we be using instead? Sarah Jacob asks the…
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A survey of people on JobSeeker released on Friday by the Australian Council of Social Service lays bare the grim outlook for people without paid work in this recession.…
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At the age of 22, Warren Davies became a farmer. He had moved to the Goulburn Valley as a teenager to help his parents run a dairy farm and after many years of farm work, he decided to buy a few hundred…
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The demand for psychology appointments has increased by 27 per cent at Mates4Mates in 2020, with the pandemic adding to the toll of mental health on many veterans.…
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day is held each year on 9 September, to promote the importance of staying alcohol-free throughout pregnancy.…
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The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement last week about plans to expand access to the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).…
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Cancer Council has welcomed the Australian Department of Health’s decision to maintain current nicotine poison controls to prevent the marketing and sale of novel tobacco products.…
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