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Experts urging vaccination as flu cases surge in Australia

Tuesday, April 29 2025

Last year was Australia’s worst record to date for the flu, and this year is on target to be even...

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New national centre aims to empower local communities and tackle disadvantage

Tuesday, April 8 2025

A new collaboration between the Australian Government and leading philanthropic foundations are supporting the establishment of a new national centre...

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Survey: young Australians concerned about cost of living

Tuesday, March 18 2025

The Mission Australia Youth Survey is the largest annual survey of young people in Australia. The 2024 Youth Survey Report...

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Trump’s Powerplay Needs a Personal Uprising

Friday, February 28 2025

A stark warning from Donald Trump’s former communications director – Anthony Scaramucci has sounded the alarm on his old boss,...

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Navigating healthcare for culturally diverse women

Tuesday, February 18 2025

Late last year the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute published an essay written by accomplished journalist, writer and mother, Caroline Zielinski....

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Government delays gambling reform while accepting gifts from gambling industry

Friday, January 10 2025

70% of Australians support a ban on gambling ads, but the Australian Government has delayed gambling reform more than a...

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Report highlights rising alcohol and drug use in Australians over 50

Tuesday, November 26 2024

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation and National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre recently published a research project to better understand...

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Too many lives lost to alcohol

Tuesday, November 19 2024

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals there were 1,667 alcohol-induced deaths in 2023. Alcohol-induced causes include chronic...

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“Every phone is now a bottle shop”

Tuesday, November 12 2024

Research from FARE, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, and The University of Queensland shows how alcohol companies use...

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

Monday, October 28 2024

Last week, Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe made global headlines after disrupting King Charle’s visit to Parliament House. Senator Thorpe, a...

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First Nations Party looking for seats in ACT

Thursday, October 10 2024

The Nation’s first Indigenous party will contest at the upcoming ACT election calling for truth telling, treaty, and First Nations-led...

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Australia is ‘sleepwalking into war’

Friday, September 27 2024

The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network is hosting a conference in Perth next week to discuss how Australia can achieve...

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