MÉDECINS Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) applauds the US Government’s decision to support waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Doing so will increase sufficient and timely access to these lifesaving medical tools as COVID-19 continues to ravage countries across the globe.…
Disappointing lack of leadership on affordable housing to address the grim shortage of low-cost, affordable housing and rising homelessness. Welcome the Federal Government’s reinstatement of funding for Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) supplementation for homelessness services. Welcome investment in natural disaster recovery. Urge…
By Mary Malak, CEO of Humanity Matters THE pandemic over the past year saw young members of our communities among the hardest hit. Young people, especially those already marginalised, were met with heightened pressures across different aspects of their lives. We saw…
AN alliance of consumers, unions, health professionals and providers in the aged care sector will be watching closely as the May federal budget draws near to ensure the federal government acts on the recommendations in the Royal Commission final report. At the…
The Fred Hollows Foundation, ANTaR National, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), the Diversity Council Australia (DCA) and Australia’s first Aboriginal ophthalmologist Associate Professor Kris Rallah-Baker are together calling for the government to commit to a referendum on…
FOUNDED in 1927, the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia (Victoria) (NCJWA Vic) originated at a time when women were virtually unrepresented in any Australian Parliament. Seeking a platform to ensure a better world for all, Dr Fanny Reading established a…
AUSTRALIA’s aged care sector expects the Federal Government to immediately commit to implementing the major recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, through the twin pillars of the upcoming Budget and a subsequent longer-term aged care plan. With…
AUSTRALIA’S aged care sector has this week united under one banner to demand that big-picture reform follow the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety later this month. Launching the ‘It’s Time to Care About Aged Care’ campaign,…
At the end of December 2020, Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine received ‘Emergency Use Listing’ by The World Health Organization (WHO). This opened the door for countries to expedite the import and administration of the vaccine. However, many people believe that the vaccine has been rushed, and are concerned…
As the United States deals with the fallout of the Capitol riots, social media in Australia must acknowledge the rising threat of white supremacy online.…
