Australia

Nurses burdened by admin work in clinics

According to the Australian Primary Healthcare Nurses Association’s, a third of nurses’ work are under-utilised, focusing on administrative works instead of clinical tasks. With chronic health workforce shortages across Australia, nurses are taking on a range of non-clinical tasks linking to the impact of patients’ treatment experience.   Image: Shutterstock – Lysenko Andrii Produced By: …

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Rise of Europe’s right-wing movements

The 2024 European elections were indicative of a growing center-right and far-right trend in Europe. The impact has particularly been felt in France, where after the massive success of the far right National Front. In surprise centre-right president Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections. The Wire’s contributor Jahan Rezakhanlou asked, Bertrand Bourgeois, senior lecturer of …

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Australian government set to allocate $1.4 billion to clean energy

The Australian government has allocated substantial funding to critical minerals and clean energy initiatives. Over the next 10 years, $1.4 billion will be provided to support the manufacturing of clean energy technologies. The government’s Future Made in Australia agenda will drive these initiatives. A new framework, established under the Future Made in Australia Act, will …

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Biloela’s Tamil family celebrates culinary success

Biloela’s most famous Tamil family – Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa Nadesalingam were the stars of Biloela’s Women of the World festival last weekend. Priya and Nades are talented chefs who now run a business selling home-cooked Sri Lankan and Indian delicacies. This month marks the two-year anniversary of the Nadesalingam family’s return to Biloela …

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Greens MP Tim Read urges reform to tackle housing crisis

This year’s state budget has aimed to make more homes available for renters by regulating short-term stays like Airbnb. Greens MP for Brunswick, Tim Read published a proposal to spark significant discussion around approaches to addressing the housing crisis. The Wire’s Vanessa Gatica speaks with MP Tim Read about the urgent need for policy reform …

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