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‘An Animal Welfare Disaster’: Greyhound Advocates Reeling Over Proposed Breeder Rebate

Content warning: the following contains distressing themes. Animal advocates are outraged over the recent announcement of a Greyhound Racing Industry rebate – initiated to stimulate breeding in South Australia, with the move sparking renewed calls for state government to introduce breeding caps. This comes as the ninth dog has allegedly died on local greyhound …

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Paramedic Elissa Martyn runs 65km to raise awareness for DV and PTSD

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This year, a paramedic based in Central Australia ran an ultra marathon for a cause close to her heart. Elissa Martyn is a lecturer in Paramedics at Charles Darwin University, and recently ran 65km in the West Macs Monster ultra trail run, raising awareness for PTSD and domestic violence. Ms Martyn ran to honour her …

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Brisbane Rallies for International Working Women’s Day

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Women’s struggles have been put in the spotlight this week with International Women’s Day. But there is another ‘W’ that is just as important. On Saturday, the Queensland Council of Unions hosted an International Working Women’s Day rally in Brisbane, Meanjin, to send a strong message that it’s time for fairer and more equitable workplaces. …

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