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After many hiccups with Covid, and getting our new Outdoor Broadcast Van manufactured it finally went on the road last weekend. The November Rotary Seaside Market was the venue for the maiden outing of our new van. Even thought Van has not been fully kitted out (It was missing a internal bench, and is due …
The access to traditional medicines through Medicare has the potential to greatly enhance better health outcomes for Indigenous communities. A study released today by Dr. Alana Gall, a Truwulway woman and post-doctoral research fellow at Southern Cross University, highlights the critical role of healthcare in promoting the health and wellbeing of First Nations people by …
Bush Medicine can improve health outcomes for First Nations People Read More »
This week marks 34 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and still First Nations people remain overrepresented in Australia’s justice system. Since the report at least 590 Indigenous people have lost their lives in custody. The Commission made calls to increase access to bail, and for Indigenous people to be incarcerated …
Recent justice policies ‘another nail in the coffin’: Thorpe Read More »
Content warning: the following contains reference to domestic and family violence which may be distressing for some. Queensland will roll-out GPS trackers on high-risk domestic violence offenders later this year, going against report recommendations from a trial showing trackers don’t work. The Queensland government ran a trial of GPS trackers for high-risk perpetrators of domestic …
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Zero-alcohol drinks are on the rise in Australia with little regulation around marketing them towards younger people. New research reveals adolescents perceive zero-alcohol drinks as alcoholic beverages rather than soft drinks. Researchers are now calling for stricter regulations on the marketing and sale of zero-alcohol drinks, aimed at protecting young people from long-term negative effects. …
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As Australia’s federal election cycle moves closer to voting day, experts highlight an emerging disconnect between the younger generations and Australia’s political parties. A recent study outlined in The Conversation found almost 50 per cent of surveyed Gen Zs voted simply to avoid a fine, so why is this generation of voters disengaged or even …
Research shows Gen Z are more sceptical when voting for political parties Read More »
New documents released by the NSW government reveal hundreds of incidences of child abuse and subsidy fraud in the state’s childcare centres. Childcare providers are currently only required to sit an online knowledge test and meet a ‘fit and proper’ standard to operate in New South Wales. A NSW government inquiry and parliamentary inquiry into …
NSW childcare centres attract more safety breaches than rest of Australia Read More »
While evidence shows how technology impacts a developing brain, less is known about how technology affects an ageing brain. New research from the United States has revealed a lifetime relationship with phones, computers and the internet can actually be good for brain functioning. The study found people over 50 years old who adapt to and …
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The Trump administration has unleashed a slew of threats to cut federal funding for prestigious American universities such as Yale, Columbia, and Harvard. Many academics and critics have condemned these threats as anti-democratic and fascist in nature, arguing that they undermine academic freedom and promote censorship among university staff and students. These funding cuts, however, …