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Providing a voice for the voiceless through animal law

Providing a voice for the voiceless through animal law

The Law

A leading international animal welfare lawyer says Australia should follow countries like Switzerland, Holland and South Korea who have animal...

5,000 Indigenous students may get scholarships

5,000 Indigenous students may get scholarships

Education

With the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation revising their fundraising goals, a potential $100 million dollar boost to nation-wide Indigenous education...

Queensland says yes to the NDIS, but WA wants to do it ‘My Way’

Queensland says yes to the NDIS, but WA wants to do it ‘My Way’

Social Justice

Queensland is celebrating today after Premier Campbell Newman agreed to sign up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). However,...

$28 billion on health – but where does the money go?

$28 billion on health – but where does the money go?

Health

According to a new report on the case for mental health reform in Australia, it is impossible to tell if...

Justice reinvestment ‘key to tackling Indigenous incarceration’

Justice reinvestment ‘key to tackling Indigenous incarceration’

Social Justice

Aboriginal legal services and community groups are renewing their call for money to be diverted from prisons to early intervention...

Paid Parental Leave- Workplace policy or Welfare payment?

Paid Parental Leave- Workplace policy or Welfare payment?

Politics & Economy

Should women be paid their normal wage when taking parental leave? This could be a possibility if the Coalition is...

Aboriginal typecasting wears thin

Aboriginal typecasting wears thin

Social Justice

When was the last time you saw an indigenous actor playing a professional, a judge, or a pilot in an...

Cuts to advocacy organistaion in NSW

Cuts to advocacy organistaion in NSW

Social Justice

Have you ever been in trouble with Centrelink? For the last 30 years, the NSW Welfare Rights Centre has been...

Community radio on the verge of shutting down digital broadcasts

Community radio on the verge of shutting down digital broadcasts

Communications & Culture

Community radio stations are waiting with baited breath for next week’s budget to see if the government will reverse their...

A close look at the smaller parties: Rise Up Australia

A close look at the smaller parties: Rise Up Australia

Social Justice

What does it mean to “Keep Australia Australian”? That is the slogan of one of Australia’s newest political parties: Rise...