Politicians protect big business against their own voters!
Class actions exist so regular people power can fight powerful organisations through the legal system. The Keep Corporations Honest campaign… Read More
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Towards Zero suicides
Governments of all persuasions are striving for a future of zero suicides. Although it is a relatively rare cause of… Read More
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Putting consumers in the driver’s seat
Recent events have led to an increased reference to – and discussion about – how consumers buy vehicles in Australia.… Read More
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Greenpeace celebrates 50 years of advocacy
From the founding voyage in 1971 of a group of activists in a rickety boat to stop nuclear testing in… Read More
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420 Australian charities licence revoked
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has revoked the registrations of 420 Australian charities that have failed to submit two… Read More
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Director ID will expose fraudulent company directors
The Modernising Business Registers program will introduce director identification numbers (director ID) for company directors. A director ID is a… Read More
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Australian agricultural sector’s record year over $70 billion
Australian agricultural sector is poised to smash production value records this year, with our pandemic-defying farmers propelling the sector to… Read More
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Home testing for COVID-19
The use of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 looks set to ramp up in Australia with Health Minister Greg Hunt suggesting rapid… Read More
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Indigenous Procurement Policy delivers Indigenous tech business boom
Opportunities for Indigenous businesses have recently increased, with $188 million in contracts being awarded to Indigenous small to medium enterprises… Read More
1 month agoHealth insights from the first year of COVID-19 in Australia by AIHW
During the first year of the pandemic, Australia avoided the level of health impacts seen in many other countries, where… Read More
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Australians being duped by plant-based labelling
Research published recently reveals the majority of Australians are being tricked by misleading plant-based protein packaging, and 73 per cent… Read More
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Government’s response to the National Archives of Australia Tune Review
The Morrison Government has released its response to the Functional and Efficiency Review of the National Archives of Australia (Review),… Read More
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Ex-Service Organisations convene support for Afghan Veterans
Ex-service organisations from across the nation have met with the Australian Government recently to throw their support behind efforts underway… Read More
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Serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force members
Service in the Australian Defence Force has many risk factors, including exposure to physical and psychological injury, trauma, and potential… Read More
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GP Update from the PM at the AMA virtual conference
Telehealth has played an important role in supporting Australians through the pandemic, ensuring that Australians can continue to see their… Read More
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Census instructions now delivered to your letterbox
Instructions on how to complete the 2021 Census have started hitting the letterboxes of the nation. Ahead of the Census… Read More
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Its National Dental Health Week
This week is National Dental Health Week and the message this year is to Keep your smile for life. Dental… Read More
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National Pain Week 2021
This week marks National Pain week (25 July to 1 August) to remind our friends, family and health professionals of the social… Read More
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Volunteering Australia chair Professor Michael Drew explains the new strategic directions
Aristotle once said that the essence of life is, “to serve others and do good.” Volunteering enables us to help… Read More
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Education will largely benefit from COVID-19
Unique problems require unique solutions according to Mr Artur Meyster one of the founders of Career Karma. He recognised early… Read More
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The Northern Territory and the potential rise of Black Caucus power
The future 47th Parliament may reveal the first example of Black Caucus power in Australia. The United States of America… Read More
3 months agoFCAI welcomes release of the Northern Territory’s EV Strategy
FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber has welcomed the release of the Northern Territory’s electric vehicle (EV) Strategy. “Our initial view… Read More
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Advocate Calls for People with Disability to Have Vaccine Choice
Advocacy organisation People with Disability Australia has called for people with disability and their treating practitioners to be able to… Read More
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Farm Safety Week is for all of us
Safety issues from childhood to ageing farmers is the focus of this year’s National Farm Safety Week. There are many… Read More
3 months agoNational media focuses on the speed of the vaccine rollout
Leading realtime media monitoring provider Streem recently reported that media interest in Australia’s vaccine rollout continues to grow, with May… Read More
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Stop Children’s access to home delivery of alcoholic products
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and Berry Street have issued a call to action and is seeking… Read More
3 months agoAIHW celebrates 34TH birthday with new CEO announcement
The Australia Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) was established by the federal government in 1987, as an independent corporate… Read More
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The law of unintended consequences catches out federal public servants
Australia has 59,000 entities listed on the ACNC Charity Register and 30,000 of them have deductible gift status. Most are… Read More
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Fat people should eat more vegetables and the government subsidies it
According to a new report, Inequalities in overweight and obesity and the social determinants of health, by the Australian Institute of Health… Read More
4 months agoCelebrating NAIDOC Week and Indigenous Veterans
People are encouraged to pause and remember the legacy and valuable contribution of Australia’s First Nations’ service men and women… Read More
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A new advocacy group seeks to influence Canberra about GP clinics
Consumers, carers and patients will benefit from a new group of doctors who have recently established the Australian Society of… Read More
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Community housing has tripled in size to over 100,000 homes
The number of community housing dwellings in Australia has more than tripled from 32,300 dwellings in 2006 to 103,900 in… Read More
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Bushfire Report highlighted asthma practice presentations for GPs
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has recently published the Australian Bushfires 2019-20: Exploring the short term health… Read More
4 months agoStop trying to punish those who speak out for the underprivileged in society!
An alliance of Australia’s most well-established and respected charities has recently taken out a full page advertisement in The Australian… Read More
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A sugar tax will cut disease and save lives
The AMA has called for a tax on sugary drinks as a key plank of its plan to tackle chronic… Read More
4 months agoGenerational reform to empower Aboriginal Territorians
The Federal Government has co-designed with the Northern Territory Land Councils a package of generational reforms to the Aboriginal Land… Read More
4 months agoCensus Night is soon
This year’s Census is due to take place on Tuesday, 10th August and as always is organised by the Australian… Read More
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Making Closing the Gap data more accessible but will it deliver?
The Productivity Commission has recently launched a new $10.1 million Closing the Gap Information Repository, making available a data set… Read More
4 months agoCoalition Government strengthens governance standards for charities
The Coalition Government has strengthened laws to ensure that Australian charities that engage in or use their resources to actively… Read More
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Second roundtable of senior Ministers and the Coalition of Peaks held
The Prime Minister hosted the second roundtable of senior Ministers and the Coalition of Peaks, a representative body made up… Read More
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