In The News May Week 4 Part 1

ABORIGINAL PEOPLES

Aboriginal settlement in Oz 'no accident'

Aboriginal settlement in Australia was no accident but the result of large-scale migration by skilled maritime explorers, research shows.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/05/21/03/48/aboriginal-settlement-in-oz-no-accident

Indigenous Greens MP Lidia Thorpe says she may oppose treaty legislation

Victoria offers best chance of negotiating a treaty, after federal government’s negative response to Uluru statement

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/22/indigenous-greens-mp-lidia-thorpe-says-she-may-oppose-treaty-legislation

Native title granted at NT salt mine site

Native title will be granted to several Central Australian Aboriginal groups in an area where there are plans to build a massive salt mine and waste storage site.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/native-title-granted-nt-salt-mine-073344129--spt.html

Cape York traditional owners call for land-clearing halt to protect burial sites

Queensland government takes Kingvale station to court over clearing that Olkola people say threatens sacred sites

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/24/cape-york-traditional-owners-call-for-land-clearing-halt-to-protect-burial-sites

A numbers game: Indigenous children in care and the threat of another stolen generation

On the eve of Sorry Day, Lorena Allam investigates a child protection system in crisis and the controversial measures pursued by one state

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/24/a-numbers-game-indigenous-children-in-care-and-the-threat-of-another-stolen-generation

Indigenous kids' justice supervision facts

Facts about youth justice supervision in Australia in 2016/17

https://au.news.yahoo.com/indigenous-kids-justice-supervision-facts-150033214--spt.html

The kids who make up more than half Australia's child prison population

They make up 5 per cent of Australians aged between 10 and 17, but 50 per cent of children in jail or under community-based supervision.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-25/kids-who-make-up-half-australia-prison-population/9796512

How to get to Australia … more than 50,000 years ago

Sean Ulm et al

Over just the past few years, new archaeological findings have revealed the lives of early Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu potentially as early as 65,000 years ago, from the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia by about 50,000 years ago, and the Flinders Ranges of South Australia by around 49,000 years ago.

https://theconversation.com/how-to-get-to-australia-more-than-50-000-years-ago-96118

The ‘new’ scheme to prevent Indigenous deaths in custody [$]

Jack Latimore

Partially funded by the Commonwealth, the custody notification system (CNS) is closely modelled on a system in place in New South Wales since 2000.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2018/05/24/the-new-scheme-to-prevent-indigenous-deaths-in-custody/

ABORTION

ALHR supports call for safe access zones for abortions

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has backed a private member’s bill in NSW to introduce safe access zones to stop harassment at abortion c...

https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/politics/23281-alhr-supports-call-for-safe-access-zones-for-abortions

Labor questions email detailing access to abortion in Tasmania

Labor accuses the Tasmanian Government of attempting to further limit access to abortion after the closing of the state's only surgical clinic in December.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/labor-claims-email-attempts-to-limit-abortion-access-in-tasmania/9785646

'I felt dirty and ashamed': Abortion referendum divides Ireland

This week citizens in Ireland — once considered the most Catholic country in the world, with 90 per cent of people attending mass — vote on whether to liberalise strict abortion laws, and the result is expected to be close.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/irelands-abortion-referendum-result-to-be-very-very-tight/9772186

South Korea: Decriminalize Abortion

Court Case Could End Risk of Prison, Recognize Women’s Rights

https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/23/south-korea-decriminalize-abortion

Abortion bill to ban pro-life protestors passes NSW Upper House

Women in New South Wales wanting an abortion are now one step away from being able to access clinics without dealing with "sidewalk counsellors" after the NSW Upper House passed a new bill protecting them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/abortion-bill-passes-upper-house-banning-pro-life-protestors/9797464

‘I hate the fact there is abortion’

The Project’s Meshel Laurie has told viewers she ‘hate(s) the fact that there is abortion’ as the Irish prepare for a tense vote

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/meshel-laurie-i-hate-the-fact-that-there-is-abortion/news-story/4fcf5b7b91f1dcdf32ce4cafc2570ff5

'They think the problem is that they're Indigenous'

June Oscar

Five months travelling the country has given Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO a sense of the grave challenges Indigenous women and girls face on a daily basis.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/they-think-the-problem-is-that-they-are-indigenous/9786326

Irish abortion vote puts spotlight on outdated Australian laws

Adrianne Walters

It is a critical time for those Australian governments with outdated abortion laws to reflect on why they continue to defy community values.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/irish-abortion-vote-puts-spotlight-on-outdated-australian-laws-20180523-p4zh0j.html

Why Australia needs abortion law reform [$]

Seb Starcevic

As Ireland votes in a referendum on abortion, NSW is poised to create safe zones around abortion clinics. But Australian women can still be criminalised for making choices about their health.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/not-just-ireland-australia-needs-abortion-law-reform-too/news-story/bf99087cdc02b2a365165ab025ef414d

Does the hope for reconciliation lie with the Millennials?

Brooke Prentis

Sorry. Such a simple word, but, as Elton John sang, ‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word’ (from the 1976 album, Blue Moves). This seems the case in the Australian church and broader Australian society, especially in regard to saying sorry to Aboriginal peoples. Except for the Millennials.

https://www.ethos.org.au/online-resources/Engage-Mail/does-the-hope-for-reconciliation-lie-with-the-millennials

ASYLUM SEEKERS

Manus Island fire forces 120 asylum seekers to relocate

Immigration authorities in Papua New Guinea relocate 120 asylum seekers after a fire breaks out in their accommodation, as police investigate whether a resident started the blaze.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-21/manus-island-120-asylum-seekers-relocated-after-fire/9783260

Doctors beg Australian Border Force to move terminally ill refugee off Nauru

ABF staff on the island have made repeated requests to Canberra for intervention

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/24/doctors-beg-australian-border-force-to-move-terminally-ill-refugee-off-nauru

Vigil to be held on Manus Island after death of Rohingya refugee

Police say asylum seekers are struggling to cope and warn of more suicides

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/25/vigil-to-be-held-on-manus-island-after-death-of-rohingya-refugee

Dutton looks at taking up New Zealand offer to resettle 150 refugees

Home affairs minister says it will happen only if asylum seekers are banned from ever coming to Australia

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/25/dutton-looks-at-taking-up-new-zealand-offer-to-resettle-150-refugees

White evangelicals are the most likely to say US shouldn't welcome refugees

Of all social demographics in the US, white evangelical Protestants are the most likely to say that the US does not have an obligation to welcome refugees.

https://www.christiantoday.com/article/white-evangelicals-are-the-most-likely-to-say-us-shouldnt-welcome-refugees/129396.htm

Salim fled genocide to find safety. He lost his life in the most tragic way

Behrouz Boochani

It’s the third suicide in under a year, the seventh death of a refugee on Manus Island

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/25/salim-fled-genocide-to-find-safety-he-lost-his-life-in-the-most-tragic-way

Pacific Solution has become a mess for Coalition and a point of division for Labor

Roman Quaedvlieg

No one in the Coalition planned or envisaged any single asylum seeker being in a Pacific purgatory for this length of time.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/pacific-solution-has-become-a-mess-for-coalition-and-a-point-of-division-for-labor-20180524-p4zh8d.html

CHARITY AND WELFARE

Bundaberg mayor turns against high cost of cashless welfare trial

Jack Dempsey says his Queensland community opposes $10,000-per-person cost of trial and says money is better spent elsewhere

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/21/bundaberg-mayor-turns-against-high-cost-of-cashless-welfare-trial

Newstart recipients left with just $17 a day after housing expenses, research finds

Salvation Army says it is ‘simply inhumane’ to give corporations a tax cut while failing to lift Newstart

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/23/newstart-recipients-left-with-just-17-a-day-after-housing-expenses-research-finds

Report Reveals Disconnect Between Grantseekers and Grantmakers

A new report has revealed a “surprising” disconnect between Australian grantseeker and grantmaker perceptions on the state of philanthropy.

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/report-reveals-disconnect-grantseekers-grantmakers/

Growth and Change in Australia’s Charities

The total number of charities in Australia decreased between 2014 and 2016, according to the charity regulator’s first comparative report analysing changes over multiple years.

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/growth-change-australias-charities/

Newstart Recipients Living on $17 a Day After Accomodation Costs

The Salvation Army has urged the federal government to raise the level of Newstart, after new research revealed the average recipient was living on just $17 a day after accommodation expenses.

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/newstart-recipients-living-17-day-accomodation-costs/

Australian Red Cross owes $20m in back pay to current and former staff

The charity faces a mounting financial crisis after losing a key government contract, not helped by staff running up 140 traffic fines last year

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/25/australian-red-cross-owes-20m-in-back-pay-to-current-and-former-staff

Australian Charities Adapt to Cashless Society With Arrival of Apple Pay

The charity sector needs to adapt to a world without cash, according to the CEO of Cancer Council Australia, which is set to be one of the first Australian charities to use Apple Pay.

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/australian-charities-adapt-cashless-society-arrival-apple-pay/

ASI Releases New Benchmark Survey Results on Membership and Fundraising

Increasing donor acquisition has moved to the top of the list of priorities for fundraisers, according to a recent report on fundraising performance by Advanced Solutions International (ASI).

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/asi-releases-new-benchmark-survey-results-membership-fundraising/

Justice Connect Set to Develop National Guide for Volunteering

Charity legal service Justice Connect will use a $250,000 government grant to produce a National Guide for Volunteering, containing legal resources to assist not for profits with volunteer management.

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/justice-connect-set-develop-national-guide-volunteering/

CHILD ABUSE

First female genital mutilation criminal trial to start in Queensland

A couple accused of removing two young girls from Queensland and taking them to Africa to undergo female circumcision is the first to be prosecuted on female genital mutilation charges in Queensland.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-21/first-qld-criminal-prosecution-of-female-genital-mutilation/9777306

Tasmania to join national sexual abuse redress scheme

The Tasmanian Government agrees to join the national redress scheme for survivors of institutional abuse, recommended by the royal commission.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/tasmania-to-join-national-sexual-abuse-redress-scheme/9786594

One year's losses for child sexual abuse in US top $9 billion, new study suggests

A new study at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the annual economic impact of child sexual abuse in the US is far-reaching and costly: In 2015, the total economic burden was approximately $9.3 billion and includes costs associated with health care, child welfare, special education, violence and crime, suicide and survivor productivity losses.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/jhub-oyl052118.php

Archbishop Philip Wilson landmark verdict the 'tip of the iceberg'

Finding that Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson concealed child sexual abuse is likely to encourage charges against other Catholic priests, a legal expert says.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/philip-wilson-landmark-case-likely-to-encourage-others/9786672

Convicted Archbishop Philip Wilson steps down, but fails to resign

Adelaide's Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson, who is facing up to two years in jail for covering up child sexual abuse, says he will stand aside from his duties, but will not resign unless it becomes "necessary or appropriate".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/philip-wilson-archbishop-of-adelaide-to-step-down/9790576

Pope to see second group of Chile priestly abuse victims

Pope Francis will play host to a second group of victims of priestly sexual abuse in Chile, the Vatican said on Tuesday, days after the country's bishops all offered to resign over the scandal.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-abuse-pope/pope-to-see-second-group-of-chile-priestly-abuse-victims-idUSKCN1IN2WZ

'It's scary': A third of girls harassed in Sydney before they turn 15

Milly Gerstle remembers the first time: she was in year four, walking home from ballet class in the quiet suburb of Northwood on Sydney's lower north shore. It was a Wednesday afternoon. Milly was still wearing her leotard, something the 10-year-old later chided herself for.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/it-s-scary-a-third-of-girls-harassed-in-public-before-they-are-15-20180521-p4zgma.html

Royal Commission yields no charges [$]

Police will lay no charges relating to incidents identified by the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory

https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/crime-court/royal-commission-yields-no-charges-john-elferink-abc-at-odds-over-need-for-70-million-inquiry/news-story/9e356724272ba7fb8349621bca3eff2f

'It's children': when partners are revealed as internet paedophiles

When Natalie Walker found out she felt like she had been physically gutted, with an intense pressure in her chest. It was shock.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/it-s-children-when-partners-are-revealed-as-internet-paedophiles-20180524-p4zhck.html

'Momentous' law change opens church up to legal action from abuse victims

Victims of paedophile priests and brothers will now be able to sue the Catholic Church with more confidence, as the Victorian Government abolishes a legal loophole that experts say was saving the church millions of dollars.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-25/legal-loophole-ellis-defence-catholic-church-close-damages/9800142

I grew up being sexually harassed on the street. How is that normal?

Lauren Lancaster

I was first objectified by a stranger on the street at age 11, and since then have faced everything from men masturbating on front of me in public and male drivers following me home. Why do we accept harassment as the normal part of a girl's experience of growing up?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/street-harassment-survey-reveals-girls-as-young-as-11-catcalled/9783316

Groundbreaking verdict against Archbishop raises thorny questions

Greg Barns

What are the implications for others who were in similar positions to Archbishop Philip Wilson -- those who were told numerous times by credible sources about sexual abuse, perpetrated by individuals over whom they exercised some control?

https://www.crikey.com.au/2018/05/23/upshots-of-verdict-against-archbishop-philip-wilson/

Catholics must break confessional seal [$]

Michelle James

Archbishop Philip Wilson's conviction for concealing child sex abuse has returned the spotlight to the Catholic Church's continuing refusal to report allegations of abuse raised in the confessional.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/rendezview/michelle-james-catholics-must-break-confessional-seal/news-story/f1ccd5edddce332a53861239489b5d48

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Australian women living in 'fear and vigilance' due to street harassment

Survey finds a quarter of women in Sydney harassed on the street once a month or more

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/22/australian-women-living-in-fear-and-vigilance-due-to-street-harassment

Sexual assaults rise sharply on Gold Coast, women warned to 'stay in groups'

A spike is sexual assaults on the Gold Coast — half of them in so-called Safe Night Precincts — raises alarm bells, with one senior policeman saying women heading out at night should avoid being alone.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-21/gold-coast-rape-cases-dramatic-increase-women-safety/9782510

Lawyers alarmed as Victoria moves to tighten sentencing laws

Violent criminals will no longer be able to argue they were drunk or affected by drugs to avoid jail time under new Victorian laws, as tighter mandatory sentencing rules prompt lawyers to demand an urgent meeting with the Premier.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/law-and-order-overhaul-announced-by-andrews-government/9786034

Nearly half of NSW men aged 33 have had a run-in with the law: report

More than 48 per cent of men born in 1984 had action taken against them by police, a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research report published on Wednesday showed.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nearly-half-of-nsw-men-aged-33-have-had-a-run-in-with-the-law-report-20180523-p4zh0i.html

Queensland's sexual consent laws should be reviewed, Law Society says in wake of ABC report

The Queensland Law Society president writes to the Attorney-General, backing calls for a review of Queensland's sexual consent laws sparked by a woman whose accused rapist was acquitted despite causing her shocking injuries.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/queensland-law-society-backs-calls-for-review-into-consent-laws/9795830

Youth justice system leads nation for all the wrong reasons

Queensland's youth justice system is leading the nation in several categories for all of the wrong reasons, according to a new federal government report.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/youth-justice-system-leads-nation-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-20180524-p4zhdi.html

A Sentencing Guidelines Council for Victoria: report

Sentencing Advisory Council (Vic)

The Victorian government plans on introducing legislation in 2018 to establish a Sentencing Guidelines Council. This report makes a number of recommendations, in relation to key features of the council, as well as the sentencing guidelines it would create.

https://apo.org.au/node/173281

Youth justice in Australia 2016–17

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This report looks at young people who were under youth justice supervision in Australia during 2016–17 because of their involvement or alleged involvement in crime. It explores the key aspects of supervision, both in the community and in detention, as well as recent trends.

https://apo.org.au/node/173336

A record $340 million lost to fraud in Australia, says latest ACCC report

Cassandra Cross, Queensland University of Technology

The amount of money lost to fraud in Australia continues to rise, and scammers are developing new ways to target victims. It's a warning to all to be on the lookout for anything suspicious.

https://theconversation.com/a-record-340-million-lost-to-fraud-in-australia-says-latest-accc-report-96912

Reporting my sexual assault was horrific but healing. Here’s what I learned

Bri Lee

Few women who survive a sexual attack make a formal complaint. For Eggshell Skull author Bri Lee, it’s about justice

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/21/reporting-my-sexual-assault-was-horrific-but-healing-heres-what-i-learned

DEATH AND DYING

Aussies unprepared for end of life: study

Death is the one thing guaranteed in life, yet many Australians shy away from talking about their own, a new study has shown.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/aussies-unprepared-for-end-of-life-study/news-story/fe6641019695588cefb1b7f59bc2f58d

Suicidal teens suffer poor sleep, bullying

Poor sleep, bullying, sexual abuse and living in a single parent home have been identified as common risk factors for suicidal behaviour among Australian adolescents.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/suicidal-teens-suffer-poor-sleep-bullying-190025616--spt.html

Take your time: chronically late people live longer

If, like me, you're punctual to a fault (read: 15 minutes early to everything) then here's some news to brighten up your afternoon: basically we're going to die earlier and be less successful than our tardy mates.

https://www.essentialkids.com.au/health/health-wellbeing/take-your-time-chronically-late-people-live-longer-20180518-h108ac#ixzz5GAkRLCYI

Age-related racial disparities in suicide rates among youth ages 5 to 17 years

The study shows racial disparities in suicide rates are age-related. Specifically, suicide rates for black children aged 5-12 were roughly two times higher than those of similarly-aged white children. For older children, the trend reverses back to the national average. For youth aged 13-17 years, suicide was roughly 50 percent lower in black children than in white children.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/nch-ard051718.php

Is help finally at hand for suicide crisis on America’s farms?

Farmers take their lives at a rate higher than any other occupation, and at twice the rate of military veterans. Two bills to help farmers were included in the federal farm bill

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/23/is-help-finally-at-hand-for-suicide-crisis-on-americas-farms

How to afford to live beyond 100

Catherine Robson

The uptrend in longevity shows few signs of abating and many of us will live longer than our parents.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/money/planning-and-budgeting/how-to-afford-to-live-beyond-100-20180524-p4zh7l.html

The big problem with legalising euthanasia [$]

Rex Jory

Most people think some form of euthanasia should be legal in Australia. But a foolproof system with the risk of abuse and corruption is unattainable

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/rex-jory-euthanasia-without-possibility-of-abuse-is-impossible/news-story/d759bd4cb55d4b449f7df0192120463e

‘Suicide tourism’ and understanding the Swiss model of the right to die

Samuel Blouin, Université de Montréal

Recent stories in the media highlight the idea of suicide tourism to Switzerland. But what does that mean? How is the Swiss view of assisted dying different from the Canadian one?

https://theconversation.com/suicide-tourism-and-understanding-the-swiss-model-of-the-right-to-die-96698

DISABILITY

Fears NDIS delay will lead to 'tsunami' of mental health job losses

About 150 jobs stand to disappear from the community mental health sector in South Australia when the Federal Government rolls mental health funding into the National Disability Insurance Scheme on July 1.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-21/fears-ndis-will-lead-to-mental-health-job-losses/9783600

'We shouldn't have to fight': The people falling through the cracks in the NDIS

A Canberra mother needed a new battery for her wheelchair and modifications to her house. Instead she was offered a spot in a group home.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/we-shouldn-t-have-to-fight-the-people-falling-through-the-cracks-in-the-ndis-20180522-p4zgqp.html

Department investigating allegations of poor handling of vulnerable children, Minister says

The for-profit service provider Total Support Services is being investigated over its handling of children with disabilities in its care, Tasmania's Human Services Minister says.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/fallout-for-roger-jaensch-care-provider-total-support-services/9795590

Landmark NDIS funding agreement for NSW

Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have reached a "landmark" agreement to secure the rollout of the NDIS in NSW

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/landmark-ndis-funding-agreement-for-nsw-20180524-p4zhaa.html

Action Must Be Taken to Stop Bullying of Students with Disability

Stephanie Gotlib

Unfortunately, bullying of students with disability, including abuse and violence at school is not a new, unusual or unknown experience

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/action-must-taken-stop-bullying-students-disability/

NDIS a key to choice [$]

Graeme Innes

The disabled are not at the mercy of those who know best.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/ndis-empowers-recipients-with-the-gift-of-choice/news-story/71cb40ed9216bd6709e397e725eb82bc

ACT NDIS inquiry is necessary and important

Canberra Times editorial

The ACT Government is to be commended for pressing ahead with its inquiry into the NDIS. We just hope our Federal Parliamentarians are listening.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/act-ndis-inquiry-is-necessary-and-important-20180523-p4zh2q.html

DIVERSE SEXUALITY

Victorian laws changed to stop the forced divorce of transgender people

New laws passed in Victoria mean married trans and gender-diverse people will no longer have to file for divorce after their gender is changed on their birth certificate.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/victorian-laws-changed-stop-forced-divorce-transgender-people/9795404

Pope warns bishops against letting gay people train for priesthood

Pope Francis has warned Italian bishops to be wary of priesthood applicants suspected of having homosexual tendencies, according to a new report.

https://www.christiantoday.com/article/pope-warns-bishops-against-letting-gay-people-train-for-priesthood/129398.htm

It's okay to be gay — Pope Francis says so

Alan Austin

Pope Francis' comments to Juan Carlos Cruz are a step towards ending the persecution of LGBT people around the world

https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/its-okay-to-be-gay-pope-francis-says-so,11537

Is this a brave new blockbuster era? Or shameful queer-baiting?

Clem Bastow

Why have both Deadpool and Lando's creators outed their characters as pansexual?

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/is-this-a-brave-new-blockbuster-era-or-shameful-queer-baiting-20180524-p4zhdl.html

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Preventing murder by addressing domestic violence

Victims of domestic violence are at a high risk to be murdered -- or a victim of attempted murder -- according to a Cuyahoga County task force of criminal-justice professionals, victim advocates and researchers working to prevent domestic violence and homicides.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/cwru-pmb051818.php

What we learnt during a year reporting on domestic violence in the church

Julia Baird

The insistence by many Christians that churches are safer places because a religion of love and selfless kindness should be anathema to abuse still blinds many to what was, and is, occurring in their midst

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/when-women-are-believed-the-church-will-change/9782184

DRUGS

Teen develops 'wet lung' after vaping for just 3 weeks

Coughing and difficulty breathing led an 18-year-old in Pennsylvania to visit an emergency room where her condition rapidly worsened -- all due to vaping, according to a new report.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/17/health/case-study-teen-vaping-wet-lung/index.html

Achtung, it's official: Beer is not beneficial, German court rules

Beer cannot be marketed as beneficial, a German top court ruled on Thursday after a consumer rights group sued a brewery on the basis that its advertisement falsely suggested the beer had health benefits.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/achtung-it-s-official-beer-is-not-beneficial-german-court-rules-20180518-p4zg0j.html

New PSU study shows higher formaldehyde risk in e-cigarettes than previously thought

Portland State University researchers who published an article three years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine about the presence of previously undiscovered forms of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapor revisited their research and found that formaldehyde risks were even higher than they originally thought.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/psu-nps052118.php

Cannabis edibles being popped among Sydneysiders as concerns grow over their use

THERE’S a new drug on the scene that’s posing a real concern for police and parents because it looks like a lolly or a vitamin.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/food-warnings/cannabis-edibles-being-popped-among-sydneysiders-as-concerns-grow-over-their-use/news-story/a75639b977ddefc075a1e8cfd91c8b76

Quitting smoking, but not cutting back, linked to better lung health

Long-term light smokers appear to be at greater risk for lung function decline, emphysema and obstructive lung disease than heavy smokers who quit, according to new research presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/ats-qsb051418.php

Saving our lives while losing their own – the rise of narcotics use among paramedics

Kim Jenkins knows the man in the security camera footage is her dad, but his behaviour is far from recognisable.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/the-rise-of-narcotics-use-among-paramedics/9788134

Tobacco health warnings are burning out

Graphic imaging and health warnings used on tobacco packaging is losing its deterrence value, a Queensland researcher has found.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/tobacco-health-warnings-burning-173145896--spt.html

FAMILY

Renewed Push To Extend State Care in Victoria

There has been a renewed push in Victoria to extend the age of care for foster children from 18 to 21 years, as a new survey indicated three quarters of Victorians supported the reform.

https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2018/05/renewed-push-extend-state-care-victoria/

FINANCE AND INEQUALITY

Tax cuts to help women on lower incomes but 'taper effect' will trim gains

Rise in effective marginal tax rate will serve as a dampener for increased workforce participation, study says

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/20/tax-cuts-to-help-women-on-lower-incomes-but-taper-effect-will-trim-gains

How much tax do the rich actually pay? It depends on how you do the numbers

A new analysis has challenged previous ideas about the Government's budget, which pegged Australia's wealthiest as the biggest winners, but it also reveals how much a slight tweak can change Australians' understanding of the tax burden.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-22/tax-paid-by-the-wealthy-depends-on-how-you-do-the-numbers/9784536

The world where you need $33m to be considered rich

Just how rich is "rich?" ... Here, then, is a real answer, courtesy of the hush-hush world of private banking: $US25 million ($33 million). Twenty-five million dollars in investable wealth. The kind of money you could afford to see dip into the red for a quarter or three, maybe even a year or two, without breaking a sweat. With $US25 million, maybe, just maybe, you're starting to be rich.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/the-world-where-you-need-33m-to-be-considered-rich-20180524-p4zh5e.html

Pay rises might be hard to come by, but Australia has 16 new billionaires

Australia has 16 extra billionaires this year, taking the total to a record 76, with carboard and recycling magnate Anthony Pratt again topping the list of the nation's wealthiest.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/billionaires-multiply-as-profits-surge-wages-stall/9796424

Why more Medicare funding ends up going to wealthy kids

Kim Dalziel, Harriet Hiscock and Philip Clarke

Poorer children in Australia are less likely to receive their share of Medicare funding, particularly in the first years of life

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-25/more-medicare-funding-goes-to-wealthy-kids-who-use-specialists/9800048

Higher minimum wage makes economic sense

Age editorial

Much can yet be done to lift the purchasing power of many of the households with the lowest incomes

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/the-economy/higher-minimum-wage-makes-economic-sense-20180520-p4zgfv.html

How Indigenous and disabled women lost out in the 2018 budget

Helen Hodgson, Curtin University

Despite the government spruiking its tax relief for Australians in this year’s budget, many women will not benefit from the tax plan.

https://theconversation.com/how-indigenous-and-disabled-women-lost-out-in-the-2018-budget-96531

The almighty investor

Lavinia Steinfort on the insidious 'investor protection mechanisms' stacking the odds in favour of corporations.

https://newint.org/features/2018/05/21/the-almighty-investor

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