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Advocates fear Indigenous kids are losing connections to their culture

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 21st October 2020 -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are around 9.7 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous kids  

Opinion

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‘YPIRAC is a wicked problem that can only be solved by working across sectors’

Di Winkler, Wednesday, 21st October 2020 -  Dr Di Winkler AM, CEO and founder of the Summer Foundation, takes a look at the new Younger People in Residential Aged Care Strategy and reflects on what success will look like.
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Conservation plan launches to regenerate Australia

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 21st October 2020 -  The plan is initially aiming to double the number of koalas on the east coast by 2050 
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How your organisation can empower children who have experienced being in OOHC

Contributor, Thursday, 15th October 2020 -  Safe environments within our organisations can make all the difference to a child who has experienced Out of Home Care, writes Trish Reck, Child Wise state manager for Victoria and Tasmania.
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Help available when life takes an unexpected turn

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 14th October 2020 -  Ask Izzy is looking to connect with millions of Australians impacted by coronavirus 
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COVID-19 creates new barriers for disadvantaged jobseekers

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 14th October 2020 -  New analysis shows there are 106 jobseekers for each entry-level job in Australia                                             
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Fight to criminalise coercive control ramps up

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 13th October 2020 -  “It sends a very clear message to everyone in the community that coercive controlling behaviour is dangerous and intolerable,” an anti-domestic violence advocate says.

COSS Corner

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Anti-Poverty Week, Paying to Work, and the Cost of Living in the NT

Contributor, Monday, 12th October 2020 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.
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Advocates say royal commission must #MakeItSafeToSpeak

Luke Michael, Monday, 12th October 2020 -  A new campaign aims to protect the confidentiality of people telling their stories to the disability royal commission  
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‘Things need to change’: Widespread complex mental illness discrimination revealed

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 12th October 2020 -  A national program to change attitudes around complex mental illness is needed to ensure all Australians can live free from stigma, SANE Australia says. 

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