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NDIS shifts focus: personalised autism support

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is making significant updates in how it supports people with autism, shifting from focusing only on diagnoses too considering everyone’s unique needs. However, Bill Shorten’s, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme of Australia, suggestion challenges the old idea that having a diagnosis automatically qualifies you for NDIS …

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Protest outside Pine Gap for Palestine

Yesterday, protesters gathered outside US intelligence base Pine Gap to condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestine civilians. Two protesters secured themselves to a concrete barrel outside Pine Gap, 25 kilometres south of Alice Springs, and it’s the second blockade the community group has organised these protests. The Wire’s contributors from 8CCC’s Big Brekkie show started asking …

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More to be Done to Close Digital Divide in First Nations Communities

The digital divide in First Nations communities continues to be cause for concern despite the Federal Government’s Target 17 commitment to close the gap by 2026.  The First Nations Digital Advisory Group was established to address the issue and is working with a variety of different organisations and agencies, as well as the Federal Ministry …

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Endangered Aussie Dolphins found with world’s highest rates of ‘forever chemicals’

New research finds Australian dolphins have the world’s highest concentration of environmental pollutants.  The joint study done by RMIT, the Marine Mammal Foundation and Melbourne University, found significant concentrations of PFAS chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” in Victoria’s critically endangered Burrunan Dolphin. The Wire’s Mary-Kate Hannagan spoke to Chantel Foord, lead author of the …

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QUT to establish Australia’s first Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultures

Queensland University of Technology has announced the establishment of a Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultures, the first of its kind in Australia. Set to launch in 2024, the new Faculty aims to expand current Indigenous Australian research, education and engagement via new initiatives and supplementary programs across multiple university disciplines.   Image: Image Credit: …

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