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New AI technology supporting allied health workers in rehab programs

A new Artificial Intelligence technology is already helping health workers across Australia to assess which rehab programs are the best for patients. Lean on Learning Assistance, or LOLA for short, is bringing already positive outcomes. Image: Image supplied by Arriba Group Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Michelle Barratt – Head of Innovation at …

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Farmers faced with economic brunt from ‘frontline’ of climate crisis

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From mud to concrete in just weeks. This has been the experience reported by a farmer on NSW’s North Coast watching his farmland endure the impacts of fire, flooding and now, drought – and all at the hands of climate change. This week, at the National Drought forum, Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers revealed climate change …

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Koala conservation in national spotlight

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Tomorrow is Save the Koala Day, a day for raising awareness about koalas and their importance in Australian culture. Over several decades koalas have become increasingly vulnerable to land clearing and bushfires. While some state governments like WA and Victoria are banning native forest logging, other states are falling behind, like the New South Wales …

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Survivors of sexual and domestic assault avoid the dentist, research finds

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Content Warning: The following discusses content that may be distressing for some. A report published at the World Dental Congress in Sydney has found a growing number of sexual and domestic assault survivors are avoiding the dentist, fearing the enclosed proximity and confines of the chair will re-trigger trauma. 75 per cent of injuries from …

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Mental health award for resounding leadership

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This week, the Australian Mental Health Prize winners were announced for contribution of their work in the mental health space.The category of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, winner for 2023 is Director of the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project and Menang woman from Noongar, Perth, Megan Krakauer. The project has served as a …

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Siestas save lives in NT

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In the baking heat of the Northern Territory, air conditioning has become a fact of life, not a luxury. It has been found that now Territorians have become less able to deal with extreme heat than they did 40 years ago. Aboriginal people have for time immemorial dealt with heat in traditional ways. One is …

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Disability advocates pin hopes on confronting royal commission findings to deliver reform

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Advocates hope the findings of a Disability Royal Commission which is due to be handed down this week will prompt significant reform of the sector. The four-and-a-half-year independent inquiry has been examining shocking stories of assault of some of Australia’s most vulnerable in disability group homes. An ABC Four Corners investigation aired on Monday night shone …

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Left’s Jacinta Allan victorious as new Victorian Premier

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The ALP’s Caucus meeting this afternoon ran a little late due to Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll from the ALP right throwing his hat into the leadership ring. Following some protracted factional argy bargy the meeting ended with an endorsement for Jacinta Allan as Leader and Ben Carroll as Deputy Leader. Jacinta Allen had served …

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