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WA’s budget lacking response to housing crisis

Western Australia’s state budget was delivered this week and received mixed reactions. While the state is expecting a $2.4 billion dollars surplus in the next year, housing and homelessness is way underfunded. While there are some welcome measures in the budget, advocates are concerned the housing crisis will affect more Western Australians.  Image: Photo by …

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Investigation into mysterious magpie condition kicks off

The cause of a deadly illness in magpie populations in Western Australia may remain a mystery. A surge in cases over the summer in Perth and across the state’s southwest has prompted an investigation. Image: Photo by Carolyn Shearer: https://www.pexels.com/photo/australian-magpie-walking-on-dry-grass-31724459/ Produced By: Shannon Kirkwood Featured In Story: Dr Bethany Jackson – Lecturer, Centre for Biosecurity …

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Lake Macquarie will ‘Float its Boat’ this weekend

This weekend, Lake Macquarie will be floating their boats. The Float your Boat event will bring the community together to showcase art through flotillas. The final touches are being put together with thousands of visitors expected throughout the weekend. Image: Image by Peter Hyslop Produced By: Peter Hyslop Featured In Story: Adam Schultz – Mayor …

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calls for increased funding to meet demands of SA’s DV crisis 

Content Warning: the following contains discussion of domestic violence which may be distressing for some.   South Australia’s historic Royal Commission into Family Domestic and Sexual violence is set to release its final report in mid-August. But, in the wake of SA’s budget announcement last month, experts say more funding is required to respond to the …

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hundreds of letters call for independent investigation into death in custody delivered to NT Parliament 

Content warning for First Nations listeners– the following has the name of a deceased Warlpiri man Earlier this week, grassroots community group Justice Not Jails, delivered over 700 letters to NT Parliament. The letters called for an independent investigation into the death of 24-year-old Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody in a Coles …

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‘The Seasick’ exhibition paints Australian refugee realities

Ahead of Refugee Week, Adelaide visual art exhibition, The Seasick, frames a lens on the deeply personal experiences of Iranian refugees who arrived in Australia by boat. In a series of paintings and postcards, the artists and siblings, Elaheh Mahdavi and Arman Mahdavi, explore the lives of those who fled their homeland, the loved ones …

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Cost of living crisis puts mental health treatment out of reach

New research reveals an increased number of Australians are leaving mental health support until breaking point. Data shows one in five young Aussies delay reaching out for help with mental health and wellbeing, whilst people with just 27 percent of people experiencing substance abuse disorders will seek seek treatment in their lifetime. According to the …

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