Refugee Week runs from Sunday, 20 June to Saturday, 26 June, 2021. By Gregory Rohan, Director and Solicitor, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC). Last month, in a submission to a Senate inquiry examining the fairness of Australia’s family visa system, the…
The charity partner of Australia’s National Parks, The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW), is responding to urgent recovery efforts following the Black Summer bushfires by launching its inaugural Matched Giving Day on World Rainforest Day, 22 June 2021.The national fundraiser…
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre strongly supports the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 20 recommendations outlined today in their report Management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention. The review assessed the adequacy and appropriateness of measures taken in response to COVID-19 risks against international…
Eleven turtles, raised at James Cook University from the time they were hatchlings, have been released on the Great Barrier Reef, experiencing the ocean for the first time. The two-year-old hawksbills are part of groundbreaking research, assisted by the World Wide Fund…
THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Cancer Data in Australia 2021 report, released this week, confirms more than 50 Australians will be diagnosed with a blood cancer every day this year, an increase from 47 people daily in 2020. The…
On World Oceans Day, a Federal Government agency has presented a fish stocks assessment which is far rosier than the reality for many of our fisheries. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) said the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) have framed their Status…
Community groups representing more than a million Australians have written to the heads of the big four banks, urging them to update their lending policies on oil and gas projects following the release of last month’s flagship International Energy Agency report. The…
Endometriosis Australia has appointed Alexis Wolfe as its Chief Executive Officer. Endometriosis Australia is a nationally accredited charity that endeavours to increase recognition to endometriosis, provide endometriosis education programs and funds endometriosis research. In announcing the appointment, Chair of Endometriosis Australia Professor…
Written by Selim Ucar, Youth Street Services Manager, Humanity Matters The month of May is Domestic Violence and Family Violence Prevention month, which aims to bring light to how the issue continues to impact thousands of people and families across the nation.…
BLOOD cancer remains on track to steal the lives of thousands of Australians with every passing year, with the Leukaemia Foundation today issuing a call to arms to bolster the plight of the 275,000 people expected to be living with the disease…
