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.…
As a proud sporting nation, it is embedded within Aussie culture to crack open a cold one with a few mates while watching the AFL Grand Final or indulging in a glass of champagne over the races, however the role alcohol plays…
To be forced out of your home, separated from your family, and placed into an internment camp with the chilling possibility of being tortured or forcibly sterilised based upon your ethnicity is the reality for over 1 million Uyghur people living in…
Written by Desiree Lobo AdaniWatch reveals chilling details of coercion and power used to threaten an Adivasi community As dams and mines expand across the Adivasi (a blanket term used to describe India’s indigenous tribes) inhabited regions, more specifically in the central-eastern…
As the world adjusts to the impact of COVID-19, nations have implemented action plans to help mitigate the virus, however new research has demonstrated that this decision-making made by predominantly male national committees could worsen the gender equality gap.…
