Commonwealth

“The message was clear”- senator Lidia Thorpe on confronting King Charles

Last week, Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe made global headlines after disrupting King Charle’s visit to Parliament House. Senator Thorpe, a Gurnai, Gunditjmara and Djab-Wurrung woman, was removed from the ceremony in Parliament House’s Great Hall, as she shouted phrases like ‘you’re not my king’ and ‘give us our land back,’ at the Monarch. While some …

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Palliative care services need more funding

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released its report on palliative care services around Australia, showing these services are making patients feel better. But with palliative care needs on the rise, the specialist palliative doctors are decreasing, creating a gap in these services. Palliative Care Australia is urging the Commonwealth and State governments to …

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