Family support vital for children’s wellbeing, Landry says Community & Social According to Michelle Landry, Australia’s assistant minister for children and families, for all kids to thrive and be healthy, adequate family support must be available.
Rapid funding for mental health services to lift NSW in lockdown September 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health Mental health concerns for the millions of Australia’s population living in lockdown due to public health orders to limit the transmission of COVID-19 has led
Premium Interviews Meet Jodi: Mother, Palawa woman, psychology graduate September 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Education It’s only the start of this psychology graduate’s professional journey but she represents a bright future for growing ranks of Indigenous psychologists who are serving
FOI decision delays move commissioner to sound alarm September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology The number of timely Freedom of Information (FOI) decisions made by Victorian departments and agencies in the five years to 2020 slipped by 16%, representing
PM on violence against women: ‘What comes next is in all our hands’ September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has described family violence — which predominantly affects women and children — as ‘everybody’s business’ and said that the nation
Family violence policies must centre survivors’ experience, study says September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A new study from Monash University has highlighted the important role domestic violence survivors play in shaping effective services and public policy response, also calling
WA trial brings solar power to public housing September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The introduction of a smart energy for social housing trial in Western Australia has saved individuals approximately $200 in energy bills each within six months.
New Gold Coast waterways strategy led by local vision September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A revised strategy for Queensland’s second-largest city and the activities attached to or on its 170km of navigable waterways will be guided by community input.
Boyer Lectures turn to Shakespeare’s lessons on life and leadership September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Acclaimed theatre director and Shakespeare expert John Bell will deliver the ABC’s Boyer Lectures, an examine the relevance of the bard’s life and work to
Forum canvases Australia’s strategic and economic partnership with PNG September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A ministerial forum between officials from PNG and Australia has been described by the foreign minister as an event that continued to ‘advance the special
Lawyer and human rights practitioner picked for AHRC role September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Careers A former WA Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) lawyer has been named as the next Australian Human Rights Commissioner. Lorraine Finlay will be based in
Report shows 1 in 5 Australians touched by suicide this year September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A state of the nation report by Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) has underscored the tragedy that about 5 million people nationwide know somebody who took
Mental health flagged in new statement for managed quarantine principles September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A new statement on the managed quarantine program for international arrivals has been published by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), underscoring the need
Nazi symbol ban strengthens anti-hate protections in Victoria September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Victoria has outlawed Nazi symbols in a reform the state government has described as a ‘landmark’ move to ‘stamp out hateful behaviour and boost human
