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Launch of Australia’s Multicultural Framework Review: where to strike a balance?

The Albanese government will kick off its Multicultural Framework Review to better reflect what works for Australia in terms of migration and support services.The Review will give policy advice on what’s working for our community and what is needed to continue being a successful example of multiculturalism. Image: Image courtesy of Radio 4EB Produced By: …

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Open letter urges the Federal Government to target university sexual violence

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Content warning: reference to sexual harassment Over 40 groups and individuals Australia-wide have signed an open letter urgently calling on the federal government for immediate action to address sexual violence in university spaces, in the face of escalating rates. Advocates say university leaders are claiming to have had ‘zero tolerance’ to sexual assaults in the …

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Legacy – Centenary Torch Relay

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On a grey rainy day in the World War one battlefields at Pozieres, two diggers made a promise to look after one another’s wives if either survived the conflagration setting down upon them. That was the beginning of Legacy, and the Torch flame as the symbol of Legacy has been carried from France, across Europe …

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Pathfinders are on the case

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Often people in more remote areas never got their birth registered and as such have no birth certificate. This may not cause much of a problem as a child, but nowadays getting a licence, joining a club, doing anything with Government involves producing a birth certificate or Passport – for which you need a birth …

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Music to your ears

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Music has been shown to be cathartic for many people. It can also help with language. New research from the Lyon Research Centre in France, Western Sydney University MARCS Institute for Brain Behaviour and Development and the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre has shown that regular rhythms can boost sentence repetition in children with Developmental Language …

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Australian Wedgetail Flies Over Europe

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When you modify a Boeing 737-700 with a state-of-the-art airborne early warning and control system, you get an Australian E-7A Wedgetail. The Wedgetail is an invaluable piece of equipment for The Royal Australian Air Force with the ability to track maritime and airborne targets at a range in excess of four hundred kilometers, with aerial …

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Pandemic worsens mental health for refugee women in Australia

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New research from the University of New South Wales found out women with refugee backgrounds in Australia have more mental health concerns linked to the Covid19 pandemic. Researchers found out more than 68 percent of women with a refugee background have a very serious issue with fear associated with Covid-19 because of the prior trauma …

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Queensland housing plan doesn’t go far enough says Qld Greens

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The Queensland government recently announced they would be partnering with St Vincent de Paul Queensland to build 147 new social houses in Toowoomba, Bundaberg and the Gold Coast. It will cost $71 million. In a statement, the government said the project was part of a $5 billion investment to start building 13 000 social and affordable …

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