Tag Archive for Australia

Coles Partners With The Resilience Project

A positive mental health program to help students build resilience and cope with stress will be delivered in 20 schools across Australia thanks to a new partnership with Coles and The Resilience Project. The education partnership was officially launched at Shepparton East Primary School by Collingwood Football Club’s AFLW young gun Jordyn Allen who shared…

NSW Paramedics Launch Weeklong Action over Resourcing and Pay

NSW Paramedics have launched a week of industrial action, as the Australian Paramedics Association (NSW) escalates demands for better resourcing and pay. Until Friday, APA (NSW) has placed a complete ban on ‘staff movements’—meaning Paramedics will refuse to split from crewmates or travel from their designated station to fill roster gaps elsewhere. “Refusing staff movements…

Calls to Address Nursing Workforce Crisis

Heading towards the next Federal Election, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is urging politicians to prioritise the issues impacting the nursing profession throughout the campaign, in the interests of the health of all Australians. “For the last two years, nurses have led Australians through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” ACN CEO Adjunct Professor…

Funding Announced to Improve Canberra Waterways

To improve waterway health and provide greater amenity for Canberrans, the ACT Government has provided a significant funding boost to the ACT Healthy Waterways program, committing an additional $14 million through to June 2023. This brings the total value of the program to $20.5 million since the first stage of Healthy Waterways was completed in…

MIFF Announes Inaugural MIFF XR Commission

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is pleased to announce local artists and long-time collaborators, Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine, have been awarded its inaugural MIFF XR Commission, supported and developed by artist and philanthropist, Ling Ang. Knowles and Sowerwine, have written, directed, and animated Line-Up – a series of Augmented Reality (AR) experiences celebrating…

Variety Australia Launches

The Brag Media, which reaches over 33% of the Australian population each month across its digital and print properties, has entered into a further licensing agreement with Variety’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation, to launch Variety Australia. Variety Australia launches online today, featuring original and syndicated content most relevant to local audiences. A print edition…

Punks for West Papua

Director Anthony ‘Ash’ Brennan Narrated by Basia Bonkowski Score 6/6 Punks for West Papua is an Australia wide movement, and the brainchild of Jody Bartolo. Jody and his band ‘Diggers with Attitude’ spearhead Punks for West Papua with the aim to raise money and awareness for the Free West Papua cause. The genocide of the…

ACCC To Monitor Fuel Excise Cut

The ACCC notes that the Federal Budget announcement of a six-month reduction in fuel excise from midnight. Under direction from the Federal Government, the ACCC currently monitors fuel prices, costs and profits and reports on these each quarter. The ACCC can compel refiners, importers, terminal operators, wholesalers, and retailers to provide information relating to fuel…