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Sarah Jacob

Sarah Jacob is a journalist and editor and is currently The Advocate's Deputy Editor. She has written for a range of print and online publications across Australia and internationally with a focus on the environment and human rights. Previously she worked in conservation science and protected area management, and has completed postgraduate degrees in journalism and marine science.

    Charities in the spotlight/Environment

    Koala campaigners warn NSW is overseeing ‘strategy for extinction’

    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 populations and their habitat. NSW Greens MP…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 30, 2020August 1, 2020
    387 views
    gas burner
    Environment

    Gas industry: bad for jobs, bad for tax revenue, bad for the climate, says ACF

    The gas industry is a very poor option for stimulus and recovery spending, as it provides few jobs, pays little tax and would lock in decades of high emissions and high energy prices, according to a new Australia Institute report, Gas-fired backfire, released jointly…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 27, 2020August 3, 2020
    158 views
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    Community/Health

    Stress Down Day provides an opportunity to pause and support each other at work

    COVID-19 — and the financial, workplace and social challenges that it has created ­— has thrown a spanner in the works for many people, especially those who are already struggling with stress and mental health issues. The Lifeline initiative National Stress Down…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 23, 2020August 3, 2020
    234 views
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    Health

    National Pain Week puts lived experience front and centre

    Akii Ngo was born with a life-threatening illness and has experienced chronic pain since the age of 8. She is one of millions of people living with chronic pain – and the stigma associated with it – every day in Australia. “I’ve…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 21, 2020August 3, 2020
    119 views
    Community/Health

    After 7 years of suffering, it’s time to end offshore detention, say refugee advocates

    Sunday July 19 marked seven years since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that people seeking asylum, arriving by boat, will never be settled in Australia and would be processed offshore. Refugee advocate groups report that, as a result of the offshore detention…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 20, 2020July 30, 2020
    152 views
    Community/Health/Uncategorized

    Refugee Council deeply concerned for people in immigration detention as Mantra guard tests positive

    The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) says it is deeply concerned for the safety of people detained at the Mantra Bell City hotel at Preston in Melbourne, after a security guard has tested positive for COVID-19 Over 60 people, who were brought…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 17, 2020July 30, 2020
    228 views
    Environment

    WIRES uses bushfire donations to support University koala research

    WIRES (NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc) has announced a three-year grant to the Koala Health Hub (KHH) a University of Sydney initiative to support koala care, management and research. The grant will sustain the KHH and allow it to…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 16, 2020July 30, 2020
    222 views
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    Community/Health/Uncategorized

    Dry July a win-win for cancer patients and fundraisers’ health

    The twelfth year of Dry July kicked off this month, with more than 37,000 Australians giving up alcohol to raise funds for cancer treatment organisations in their local area. Katie Evans, the General Manager of Dry July Foundation, said that the initiative…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 14, 2020August 3, 2020
    172 views
    Health

    Beyond Blue reassures Victorians free mental health support is always available

    Beyond Blue is reminding people that mental health support is available online and over the phone as Stage 3 restrictions return in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. People concerned about the coronavirus pandemic continue to seek support for their mental health in…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 13, 2020July 30, 2020
    224 views
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    Community

    Community organisations serve culturally appropriate meals to locked-down residents in Melbourne

    A coalition of community organisations have been delivering food every day to 9 public housing towers in Melbourne, since the towers’ residents were subjected to a ‘hard lockdown’ last weekend. Many different cultures are represented in the residential community of the towers,…

    by Sarah Jacob
    July 9, 2020August 3, 2020
    80 views
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