Today, 53 Australians will hear the words “you have blood cancer”. This includes leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma. By 2035, that number is expected to double. Today, The Leukaemia Foundation has praised the brave and remarkable Australians who will stand in solidarity…
Today is International Women’s Day and the national Indigenous not-for-profit organisation First Nations Foundation has released the second season of its Rich Blak Women podcast. The podcast explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s perspectives on money, identity, business, and community. Led by an Indigenous majority board…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Save Our Marine Life Alliance have this week welcomed the completion of a landmark international agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction –…
Children and families in Vanuatu enter their fifth day without access to safe water following the destruction of two tropical cyclones and an earthquake. Alice Hall, Director of International Programs for UNICEF Australia, said more than 58,000 children are estimated to be…
An exciting new partnership between the Federal Government and the Minderoo Foundation will transform how we monitor the health of Australian Marine Parks through eDNA technologies. Scientists will use eDNA to track threatened species through small amounts of their genetic material released…
A commemorative $1 coin celebrating 100 years of Legacy has been released by the Royal Australian Mint. Eric Easterbrook, Chairman of Legacy Australia, said Legacy was honoured to partner with the Royal Australian Mint to mark this special occasion. “Legacy has a…
This year is the year to finally protect victims of sexual assault, writes Sarah Rosenberg, Co-Founder and Director of With You We Can. Did you know that a victim of sexual assault has no ability to press charges against their perpetrator? Did…
Grill’d – Australia’s favourite home-grown burger brand – has announced a national volunteer charity takeover of their Local Matters fundraising program for the month of January. Grill’d will donate $80,000 across key hero partners; Surf Life Saving Australia, St John Ambulance Australia…
“I’ve been working in the community sector since I was 15, and there’s always this misconception that young African men don’t want to talk about mental health, but they actually do. They just don’t have a space to do so.” This is…
The Federal Government has announced the halving of Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions from 20 to 10 from 1 January 2023. The number of subsidised sessions was increased under the former government during the pandemic due to the sharp rise in demand for mental…
