Beyond medication: Doctors embracing runs for health

More people are now looking at alternative ways of healing besides medication. A phenomenon called Social prescribing is a prescription for things beyond medicine, like going for a walk or getting help with finances, to improve health. This approach is gaining support worldwide, focusing on individual needs and building community connections for better health. Image: …

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Beach safety in Australia: Amrita Govekar’s inspirational journey

Amrita Govekar lost her brother in a drowning incident at a beach in Victoria seven years ago during a family holiday. Since this incident, Amrita has co-founded the Hemant Govekar Foundation to spread the awareness of water safety and swimming safely. Amrita is recording this at the same beach were her brother passed away. Image: …

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First Indigenous voice election: South Australians decide

Indigenous South Australians will head to the polls on the weekend for the state’s first Voice to Parliament election.The state government has committed to implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart, an agreement which also sparked the national voice to parliament referendum last year.Greens Senator and Indigenous Affairs spokesperson, Dorinda Cox, says this weekend signals …

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Australia introduces super on paid parental leave

The Australian Government announced it will pay superannuation on the government-funded Paid Parental Leave from 1 July 2025. The announcement comes alongside the release of Australia’s first national strategy to achieve gender equality, titled, ‘Working for Women’. Paying super on paid parental is a key recommendation of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce. Image: Image supplied …

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SA skills policy offers new direction for training pathways

Following federal investment in skills through the National Skills Agreement, the South Australian government have released a new skills policy. Skilled. Thriving. Connected – highlights reform for the next decade, tackling skills shortage through training pathways aligned with state priorities, and ensuring quality and integrity of training providers. SA Unions Secretary Dale Beasley says a …

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Government to tighten competition laws after Bunnings hearing

The government is calling for stronger competition laws to tackle emerging monopolies in Australia. It comes as the Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing has heard that plant growers are just as vulnerable as food suppliers when it comes to negotiating with the hardware giant, Bunnings. Despite industry calls for the inclusion of Bunnings in the …

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Voice election underway in SA

In March last year… the South Australian Government legislated a Voice to Parliament in that state. At the time, polling suggested two-thirds of South Australians were in support of the federal Voice to Parliament, but that result was reversed in the final referendum. The South Australian Voice is continuing though, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait …

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