Diabetes is a serious and complex condition which is often misunderstood. Negative community attitudes and stereotypes affect most people who live with diabetes – having a very real impact on their self-care, physical health, mental health and quality of life. Diabetes Victoria…
Give for Good, Domino’s registered charity, has today announced a national partnership with Rural Aid – Australia’s leading rural charity. Over the three-year partnership, Give for Good will donate $150,000 per year ($450,000 in total) to help accelerate the expansion of Rural…
Western Australia has reclaimed the top spot on WWF-Australia’s new plastics scorecard, while Tasmania and the Northern Territory continue to lag behind in tackling plastic pollution. The 2021 scorecard, produced by WWF-Australia for Plastic Free July, rates the performance of states and…
The Dry July fundraiser encourages individuals over the age of eighteen to go alcohol-free, or “dry”, in July to raise funds for people affected by cancer.…
Australians living with inoperable malignant mesothelioma – a rare and aggressive cancer mainly due to asbestos exposure – are set to access the nation’s first reimbursed immunotherapy for this cancer. OPDIVO® (nivolumab) plus YERVOY® (ipilimumab) will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits…
Four out of five children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, whose homes have been demolished by Israeli authorities say they feel abandoned by the world, a new report by Save the Children revealed today.…
A recent nationwide survey of more than 500 women of colour in Australia found that 60 per cent have experienced discrimination in the workplace related to their identity as a woman of colour, despite almost the same number (59 per cent) of…
The Australian Conservation Foundation has called on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to conduct an audit of the Adani mine’s water sources to make sure they all comply with national environment law. The call follows concerns Adani may be planning to extract more groundwater…
Today, hundreds of students across Australia are expected to stage a walkout to demand better consent education, while the NSW Parliament will debate the Chanel Contos petition that received over 42,000 signatures calling for better consent education. Our Watch CEO Patty Kinnersly…
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…
