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Calls for Increased TeleHealth Services in Regional and Remote Communities

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As regional Australians continue to struggle with accessing quality healthcare, experts are urging providers to meet the rising demands for telehealth mental health services. Approximately 28% of Australia’s population live and work in geographically remote locations, with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reporting higher rates of hospitalisation, death, and injury as well as …

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Neurodivergent Kids Disproportionately Affected by Justice and Education Systems, advocates say

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In August this year, the Queensland government pushed for laws allowing police watchhouses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres.  The Government claimed the changes would address capacity issues while holding young people safely, even though the proposed laws override the Human Rights Act. Academics and advocates say neurodiverse youth are among …

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ACT Advocates Call for Expunged Records Following New Drug Legislation

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Over the weekend, The ACT’s new legislation decriminalizing drugs for personal use came into effect. Under the new legislation, anyone found with small quantities of illicit drugs will be subject to fines or diverted to health education, rather than face criminal charges. Health advocates are urging the ACT government to go one step further and …

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How Modern Cars are Driving off with your Data

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New research from the Mozilla Foundation has found internet-connected cars are the worst products for privacy, with 25 brands failing their tests.  Australian privacy laws are limited in protecting drivers’ information being gathered and sold by car companies, sparking calls for urgent reform.  The Wire’s Toni Pankaluic spoke with Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor at the …

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WHO and UN call to end human rights abuses in mental health care

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UN) have jointly released a new report called “Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”. The aim of the report is to support countries like Australia to reform laws to end human rights abuses and increase access to …

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