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The State Library of NSW has seen a surge in demand for books in to read in community languages. As the library’s multicultural service celebrates its 50th year, more than 35 thousand books in languages other than English are reaching readers across NSW at any one time. The State library has grown from 14 languages …
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Groundbreaking research has uncovered the number of pregnant women in New South Wales using e-cigarettes. Until now, there’s been little research and evidence on the risks of vaping while pregnant. The study found around 1.24% of pregnant Australians are turning to vaping as a way to quit smoking, and young women are among the most …
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Advocates are fighting to reverse a western Sydney council’s decision to ban books featuring same-sex parents. At the beginning of May, Cumberland City council voted to “rid” publicly-funded libraries of any books that show same-sex parents. The state government has now warned the ban breaches public library guidelines, and could lead to funding cuts for …
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On 2 May 2024, the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties will host a discussion panel about the need for drug reform in the state. The last reform in the state was done in 1999, and experts say New South Wales needs to shift away from treating drugs from a criminal perspective to a …
The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has called on the NSW Electoral Matters Committee to remove the restrictions on incarcerated people’s ability to vote. Under the current NSW electoral act, an individual who’s been convicted of an offense and is serving a sentence of 12 months or more, is unable to vote. This disproportionally affects …
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Australia is in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak, with more than 2700 cases recorded in the first 3 months of this year, most of them in Queensland and New South Wales. Whooping cough is highly contagious, and although adults can contract the illness, children and babies are the most vulnerable. Image: Image: Unsplash …
New research supports the push for reformed drug-driving laws following the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in 2016. Under New South Wales law, both the presence of THC and driving under the influence are offences and result in a loss of license. For individuals who rely on medicinal cannabis for chronic pain and other conditions, it …
Australia’s first Peoples Commission into the housing crisis will convene in the next month as affordability remains at crisis level. The inquiry will hear from people at the centre of the housing crisis including renters in severe housing stress, those with crippling mortgages, and struggling homelessness services. Image: Image by Shutterstock Produced By: Remy Naughton …