NewsMatch Alert: Press Release Summary | 15 August 2024
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Redress Scheme inquiry ending soon
A parliamentary committee inquiring into the operation of the National Redress Scheme is expecting to finish its inquiry in October 2024.?The National Redress Scheme was established in response to the?Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Committee’s role is to oversee implementation of the Royal Commission’s redress-related recommendations.
eSafety’s Spotlight on Cyberbullying as complaints and awareness rise
Community awareness of cyberbullying and how to respond continued to grow last financial year, with reports to eSafety rising by 37 per cent.?Marking Bullying No Way: National week of action (August 12-16), eSafety today launched new resources designed in collaboration with child wellbeing expert and NSW Chief Behaviour Advisor, Professor Donna Cross.
Ideas and Society’s domestic violence panel discussion
La Trobe Ideas and Society Program presents Domestic Violence: Why? What has to be done? Journalist and author Jess Hill and Professor Michael Salter will outline their views on how to understand and to fight the sinister, well-known pattern of male intimate partner control, intimidation and violence. La Trobe University domestic violence expert Emeritus Professor Angela Taft will join the panel, with Women's Community Shelters Chief Executive Officer Annabelle Daniel OAM moderating the conversation.
Women step up for 2024 council polls
This year's Victorian local government elections will see a new cohort of women running as a result of a program to bridge the gap in the 32 local government areas with the greatest gender imbalance. More than 120 women from a variety of backgrounds have graduated from the free intensive program run by the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA), following a ceremony on August 10.
New clue into the curious case of our ageing immune system
A WEHI study could help solve a long-standing mystery into why a key immune organ in our bodies shrinks and loses its function as we get older. In a world-first, researchers have uncovered new cells that drive this ageing process in the thymus - significant findings that could unlock a way to restore function in the thymus and prevent our immunity from waning as we age.
Treating high blood pressure to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) suggests that high blood pressure treatment should be part of Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies.
AI sperm checker enhances IVF success
Monash engineers have developed AI technology that accurately assesses the quality of live sperm in seconds, removing the need for invasive procedures that compromise sperm viability in IVF treatments.
New data shows rising health insurer profits as patients lose out: CHA
Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has today released new analysis that exposes private health insurers’ soaring profits while many private hospitals struggle to remain viable. The analysis, published in a position paper, uses publicly available data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA).
Companies can profit by aligning financial goals with social aims: study
International research involving Monash University has shown that businesses can achieve financial success by embracing as a core mission critical global issues such as climate change, poverty, human rights violations and medical breakthroughs.
Building new market-rate housing will improve rental affordability for most: New research
领英推荐
Building new market-rate homes improves affordability by lowering rents on most existing homes, new research released today by e61 Institute has found.
Consumer Energy Unleashed – creating a better energy system for all
RELIABLE AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY FOR 2030 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE ( RACE for 2030 )
RACE for 2030’s new research report calls for a step change in energy policy and applied research to create the 21st Century power system Australia needs.
A forward-looking agenda for rural and regional education
悉尼新南威尔士大学 Gonski Institute for Education
The Gonski Institute for Education at UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture has published two documents that map out a plan for making a real difference to educational outcomes for students in rural and regional communities.
Announcing the shortlists for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Creative Australia?has today unveiled the shortlists for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards,?the?richest literary prize in the nation. The awards celebrate the exceptional talents of emerging and established Australian writers, illustrators, poets, and historians.
Maggie Beer puts aged care rights in the spotlight at parliamentary event
The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), Council of the Ageing (COTA), and the Maggie Beer Foundation hosted an event in Parliament House last night about the critical importance of food and dining in aged care and the issues and opportunities presented by the new Aged Care Act.
Specialist Elder Law Program to benefit older Australians
In an Australian first, the Law Society of NSW has launched a new program that will help older Australians, and those who care for them, to readily recognise whether a solicitor is an expert in the growing area of Elder Law.
Canine happiness 101; vampire movie science; galactic green-thumbs; your ‘visual brain’; and speaking for trees
Science in Public for NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK
Highlights from day 6 of National Science Week include: Canine happiness 101: if dogs could talk, you might be shocked; Meet the scientists who speak for the trees; and Your smartphone pics could help scientists keep an eye on water. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country.
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