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HILDA Spotlights Changing Attitudes to Same Sex Couples and a Love of Lotto

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 -  The longest running survey of Australia’s population known as HILDA has revealed a major shift in attitudes towards equality for same sex couples, a “surprising” rise in mortgage debt, higher poverty rates among children in single parent famil
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Assault and Harassment Across Most Areas of Australian University Life – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 1st August 2017 -  A new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission has revealed that more than half of university students across the country were sexually harassed last year.

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There’s Far More To The Fair Go Than Just Economics

Eva Cox, Tuesday, 1st August 2017 -  Australia needs to consider whether values are the basis of our beliefs about inequality, writes Eva Cox Professorial Fellow University of Technology Sydney in this article first published in The Conversation.

Domestic Violence Helpline Given a Funding ‘Lifeline’

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  Queensland’s only domestic violence legal helpline, which answers 13,000 calls for help each year has received a “lifeline” right before it planned to cease operations due to lack of funding.
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Charity, ALP and Greens Call For ‘Inclusionary Zoning’ to Solve Housing Crisis

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  One of the nation’s leading charities is lobbying Parliament to introduce a mandatory affordable housing target.

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Youngcare Built on an Iconic Story of Mateship

Lina Caneva, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  Youngcare is a Queensland-based organisation that is on a mission to end the residential crisis for young people with high care needs across Australia. Recently Youngcare won the state’s Telstra Business Award in the charity category and its CEO An

Rising Number of Indigenous Professionals But Still Unfinished Business

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th July 2017 -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have a history of entrepreneurship and engaging with the mainstream economy but constitutional reform remains unfinished business, according to author, journalist and special adviser to the Prime Mini

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NDIS Communications Clear as Mud

Jim Simpson, Thursday, 27th July 2017 -  Note to the National Disability Insurance Agency: The way to reassure people with intellectual disability that your communications are going to get simpler, clearer and more accessible is not to send them a convoluted letter, writes NSW Council for I
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Masquerade Ball to Support and Protect Our Children

Contributor, Wednesday, 26th July 2017 -  Join Save the Children for a mystical evening of fun, great music and fine dining – and help make the world a better place for children – at The Masked Ball in Sydney on 16 February 2018.

UK Campaign Launches in Australia to Overcome Negative Stereotypes of Women

Rachel McFadden, Tuesday, 25th July 2017 -  An internationally successful campaign aimed at improving women’s health and tackling “outdated stereotypes” has launched in Australia.

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