NewsMatch Alert: Press Release Summary | 27 October
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Former finance head calls for substantial increase in tax take
Former Department of Finance head Michael Keating will use a speech to the Australia Institute’s?Revenue Summit?2023?at federal parliament to call on the Albanese government to substantially increase taxes to keep pace with public expectations for service delivery.
Homelessness can be fixed within a decade
Australia can end homelessness within a decade if it commits to building 50,000 social and affordable homes per year, expands Commonwealth Rent Assistance to reduce rental stress, and reorients government services towards the prevention rather than symptoms of homelessness through a new ‘duty to assist’, according to Homelessness Australia.
The Salvation Army urges struggling Australians to reach out for help – 73% of vulnerable Australians are experiencing mental health challenges from financial distress
The Salvation Army is encouraging Australians this Anti-Poverty Week (October 15 to 27), to reach out for financial support as the current cost-of-living crisis continues to impact households. Recent research from The Salvation Army, which surveyed more than 1700 Australians who have used The Salvation Army’s services, revealed mental health and emotional wellbeing were among the greatest challenge in the past 12 months for 73 per cent of respondents.
Eating healthy saves money at the checkout, research shows
Families could save $150 a fortnight at the checkout by choosing a healthy diet, new research has found.?The affordability of shopping healthy was shown by a regional Victorian hospital's food affordability study, which compared a trolley of items that meet the Australian Dietary Guidelines to what the average Australian family buys in a fortnight.?
Being embedded and on-site enhances pharmacists’ quality use of medicines activities at aged care facilities
A new study by Monash University suggests being on-site and truly embedded within the interprofessional aged care team provides greater opportunities to support resident- and system-level improvements in quality use of medications. The new study explored the roles of early adopters of Australia’s embedded on-site pharmacist model in supporting quality use of medications in RACFs.
Thousands of Australian women sign up to share their experience and lifelong impact of mother loss in world first study
Not-for-profit organisation, Motherless Daughters Australia (MDA) is working with Deakin University to conduct world-first research into the impact of mother loss on adult women, with researchers overwhelmed by the rapid response of more than 2,700 women wanting to share their experience. More than four million Australian women are motherless daughters, around 1.2 million of them before they reached the age of 44.
Thiess sets global benchmark by deploying autonomous mining solutions at the Pembroke Resources’ Olive Downs Complex
Thiess has made history at Pembroke Resources’ Olive Downs Complex making it the world’s first mining operation to deploy Cat? MineStar??Command for hauling and Command for drilling solutions simultaneously.?
Engineered stone must be banned now
The CFMEU has declared engineered stone must be banned after the recommendations of an expert report.?Safe Work Australia has recommended banning the deadly product, which is killing workers through deadly dust diseases like silica. CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith said the report backed up the union's Stop This Killer Stone campaign. "This report is the final nail in the coffin of the killer stone," he said.
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#BringThemHome Pram Installation
Zionism Victoria, Habayit and United With Israel are hosting an installation of support of the Global #BringThemHome Campaign today and Sunday, featuring Israeli-Melburnian parents, both male and female, who will walk together in silence with empty prams. On each pram seat there will be a photograph of one of the thirty kidnapped children that are still being held in Gaza.
Jenin mother reveals heartbreaking impact of Israeli raids in West Bank Refugee Camps: “Our children sleep with their hands raised”
The situation in the West Bank is rapidly spiralling out of control, ActionAid is warning, with Palestinian civilians subject to increasing attacks from both the Israeli forces and armed settlers. ActionAid spokespeople, including mothers from the Jenin refugee camp, are available for comment.?
Indigenous healthcare is most effective with Indigenous voices
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called on policy makers to tailor public health initiatives to Indigenous populations to drive the best outcomes and Close the Gap. It comes on day two of the WONCA World Conference Sydney 2023, from 26 to 29 October 2023, one of the largest global conferences for GPs. WONCA 2023 is being hosted by the RACGP, bringing the conference to Australia for the first time in over 20 years.
1,000 netballers to compete in 2023 Koori Netball Tournament
More than 1,000 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal netballers from across NSW will converge on Charlestown Netball Courts this weekend for the Koori Netball Tournament. This year’s tournament will feature more than 90 teams competing across six divisions, including women’s and mixed for both adults and juniors.
Student-designed artificial heart pumped to beat world’s best at first ever Heart Hackathon
A new artificial heart designed and built by Monash University students is on its way to the USA to compete against the world’s best at a global artificial heart competition to help combat one of the world’s biggest killers – heart failure.
Expert alert – World Teacher’s Day
One of Australia’s leading experts on education, RMIT University's Professor Joanna Barbousas is available for commentary on World Teachers’ Day.?Quotes attributable to Professor Barbousas: “Teachers are needed now more than ever before, to work with young people as they navigate a complex world. We need more teachers who are knowledge rich and immerse themselves in evidence informed approaches to teaching.”
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