NewsMatch Alert: Press Release Summary | 16 April 2024
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Calls for calm. Schizophrenia is not a cause but a condition that demands greater support without stigma and blame
SANE, the national organisation representing Australians impacted by complex mental health is gravely concerned at the public speculation following the horrific incident and loss of lives at Bondi Junction on Saturday. People with schizophrenia are the most stigmatised in the media and despite clear evidence showing this community are far more likely to be the victims of violent crime, they are often automatically (and incorrectly) blamed by the media.?SANE CEO, Rachel Green is calling for collective calm and due process to be adopted.
Australian media need generative AI policies to help navigate misinformation and disinformation
New research into generative AI images shows only over a third of media organisations surveyed at the time of research have an image-specific AI policy in place. The study, led by RMIT University in collaboration with Washington State University and the QUT Digital Media Research Centre, interviewed 20 photo editors or related roles from 16 leading public and commercial media organisations across Europe, Australia and the US about their perceptions of generative AI technologies in visual journalism.? ?
PJCIS to review new declared areas bill
At the request of the Attorney-General, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024. The amendments in the Bill would ensure the continuation of the declared areas offence in section 119.2 of the Criminal Code Act 1995. The offence, which is due to sunset on 7 September 2024, is an element of the Australian Government’s efforts to stop Australians becoming foreign fighters.
World Vegetable Map 2024: Turbulent times for the global vegetable sector
The value of the global vegetable trade rose in line with rising prices, reaching 3% average annual growth from 2017 to 2022, according to Rabobank’s recently published World Vegetable Map. The map and accompanying report – charting recent global vegetable production, consumption and trade – found production in the EU and the US saw declines over the same period, while global consumption held up relatively well, despite higher costs for consumers and producers alike.
Food Frontier report urges government to overhaul food systems for economic, health, and environmental gains
In a report directed towards governments, Food Frontier outlines the economic, public health, and environmental justifications for overhauling our food production, distribution, and consumption systems. Food Frontier CEO Dr Simon Eassom said Australia must implement support mechanisms for more sustainable foods if it is to achieve its climate change targets and remain a global food leader.
Unfolding global bleaching calls for collaboration and solutions
The declaration overnight of a global coral bleaching event indicates the increasing pressure climate change is having on reef systems around the world. This is why the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is prioritising research to underpin scientific solutions to tackle reef resilience. This comes as AIMS, CSIRO, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority publish the Reef Snapshot later this week which contains further information from aerial bleaching surveys conducted over the Great Barrier Reef in February and March.
Incomplete nature reforms leave our environment dangerously exposed
As a record mass bleaching event devastates the Great Barrier Reef, the Albanese Government has said the ‘cheque is in the mail’ on their promise to fix Australia’s national environment law and tackle the escalating climate crisis. The Climate Council calls on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to prioritise and urgently accelerate the full reforms to protect nature from climate disaster and deliver on his government’s own priorities.
Expert alert: World peak ocean authorities confirm fourth global bleaching event
Climate Media Centre (CMC)
The Climate Media Centre says the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing the highest level of heat stress ever recorded, research shows bleaching and mortality at previously unaffected locations, with a fourth global bleaching event confirmed by the NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) in Washington overnight. Australia’s leading reef experts are available for interview (broadcast quality vision and high res images of 2024 bleaching event available on request).
Media alert: Adelaide Metro rail industrial action to continue tomorrow
Adelaide Metro rail workers will take industrial action again tomorrow in pursuit of a fair and reasonable pay deal from private rail operator Keolis Downer Adelaide (KDA).?Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) SA/NT Branch Secretary Darren Phillips today rail workers had been forced to escalate their industrial action due to KDA’s heavy-handed approach to negotiations.
LinkedIn reveals Australia’s Top Companies in 2024
LinkedIn has today unveiled its 8th annual Top Companies List– a data-backed ranking of the 25 best employers to grow a career in Australia right now.?Fuelled by unique LinkedIn data, the methodology looks at different aspects of career progression like how employees are getting promoted, adding new skills, gender diversity and more. This year’s list has seen Commonwealth Bank take out the top spot, with Canva making its debut at number nine.
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Australian Private Hospitals Association CEO resigns after 24 years
The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA), Michael Roff, has advised the Association Board he will be stepping down from the position effective Friday 5 July 2024. Mr Roff has served the Association for the past 30 years, first as Public Affairs Manager in 1994 and was then appointed CEO in March 2000. He has represented the private hospitals sector to to nine different Federal Health Ministers and eight Prime Ministers.
Monash expert: new traces of asbestos found in mulch
Following news that asbestos has been found at a Cranbourne reserve, a Monash researcher is available to discuss how world-first technology can detect asbestos in waste. Monash PhD candidate Diani Sirimewan has led the development of new cutting-edge technology capable of recognising tiny asbestos particles inside mulch and recycled soil.
Breakfast impacts student success, but not in the way you might think
New research led by UNSW Sydney suggests a healthy breakfast is important for student motivation and achievement. The study, which was funded by the Australian Research Council and The Future Project at The King's School , also found that eating an unhealthy breakfast had a similar detrimental effect on motivation and achievement as eating no breakfast at all.
Got a chronic disease and fear of needles? A prick-free natural alternative is on the horizon
A Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher is a step closer to replacing the needle to deliver drugs in the treatment of many chronic diseases.?CDU pharmaceutical scientist Dr Nazim (Naz) Nassar, PhD and RMIT biophysicist Professor Stefan Kasapis have filed an application in the US patent office for a new technology of a “gel-like casing” in an oral tablet form to deliver naturally occurring therapeutic proteins and vaccines.
World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Australia opens on 22 April in Melbourne
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2024 in Melbourne, Australia from 22-24 April will bring together stakeholders from all relevant sectors of global health – under the theme ‘Shape the future of health across Asia and the Pacific'. For the first time the World Health Summit Regional Meeting is being held in Australia, and the three-day meeting is hosted by Monash University, Melbourne.
The Kokoda Challenge returns to Kenilworth, raising funds for local youth programs
The Kokoda Challenge, an annual charity event that honours the legacy of the Australian Diggers who fought in the Kokoda Campaign during 1942, is returning to Kenilworth the weekend before ANZAC Day, Saturday April 22nd, 2023. Last year, event saw over 1,000 participants hike distances of up to 48 kilometres, raising over $160,000 for local youth programs.
Anzac Day Gallipoli and France 2024 accessing host broadcast & stills imagery
On Thursday, 25 April 2024, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in association with the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is providing a host or international television and radio feed of the ANZAC Day Dawn Services in Gallipoli, Türkiye and Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Archie Moore presents kith and kin at the Australia Pavilion for the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
kith and kin; an enveloping artwork created in situ by First Nations artist Archie Moore, premieres at the Australia Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Commissioned by Creative Australia, the exhibition is curated by Ellie Buttrose and is on view from 20 April – 24 November 2024.
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