The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) was advised by an Expert Working Group that breakthroughs in the science of learning, including brain function, motivation and the practice of teaching, have the potential to transform how individual Australians acquire and retain knowledge throughout their lives. The ...
Preparing a learning society for the future on Mar18 2010
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The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcomes the introduction of a single national consumer law. The Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009, passed today by the Senate, represents significant reform of consumer protection laws in Australia. The Australian Consumer Law heralds ...
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Abbott ‘young man with great deal to learn’ on Mar15 2010
Abbott headline hunting in his opposition to traditional owner acknowledgement Chairperson of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Bev Manton has hit back at suggestions by the federal Opposition leader that ceremonies acknowledging Aboriginal traditional owners, which are routinely embraced by millions of Australians around the nation, are “out of ...
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St Vincent de Paul Society condemns Welfare Quarantining Decision on Mar11 2010
The St Vincent de Paul Society today condemned a Senate Inquiry’s findings on compulsory income management. We receive this news with a sad heart,” said National Council Chief Executive, Dr John Falzon. This Inquiry heard evidence from all over Australia. The ...
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Former PM Fraser Memoirs on Mar3 2010
MICHAEL KIRBY TO LAUNCH MALCOLM FRASER MEMOIRS AT MELBOURNE LAW SCHOOL On Thursday, 4 March at 10.30 am for 11 am, at the Woodward Centre in the University of Melbourne’s Law School (185 Pelham St, Carlton), The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG will launch the first political ...
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Forty years and rolling for the Indian Pacific on Feb22 2010
The mighty Indian Pacific celebrates its 40th Anniversary today (23 February). A train acclaimed not only as an Australian icon but as one of the worlds greatest train journeys. History was made when the Indian Pacific departed Sydney Central Station on the first direct rail journey across the ...
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Indigenous social divide grows despite apology on Feb12 2010
TWO YEARS SINCE NATIONAL APOLOGY BUT STILL NO PROGRESS FROM LABOR ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES “There needs to be genuine partnership forged between the Federal Government and Aboriginal leaders, elected and appointed by the community. So far we have not seen much evidence of this in NSW” ~ Bev Manton, ...
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NSWALC Councillor condemns rising incarceration rate on Feb10 2010
Steve Gordon, the elected Councillor for the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council's North West Region has condemned Australian governments and their agencies for shirking their responsibilities in regard to the implementation of the now more than 23 year old Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). Councillor ...
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Colour my cement on Feb10 2010
CEMEX BURRUP ROCK ART FINE PATHETIC, CRIMINAL: GREENS The decision to fine cement company Cemex $280,000 over its destruction of ancient Indigenous rock art on the Burrup Peninsula is a pathetic one, say the Greens. Greens MLC Robin Chapple said his reaction to the destruction, which ...
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Human rights champion to advocate for Australia’s disadvantaged on Feb9 2010
In an unprecedented move, respected human rights advocate Father Frank Brennan has been appointed an official advocate for four of Australia’s leading health, social services, aged care and education bodies. As Catholic Advocate in Residence for the St Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Health Australia (CHA), Catholic Social ...
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Promises need to be delivered and leadership respected – Manton on Feb8 2010
Aboriginal people and the wider community should not be fooled by claims by the Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin that her Government is placing local Indigenous leaders at the front and centre of efforts to close the opportunity and life expectancy gaps between Aboriginal people and their fellow ...
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Woolworths’ surplus food for needy on Jan22 2010
WOOLWORTHS ‘FRESH FOOD RESCUE CAMPAIGN’ Woolworths supermarkets, together with the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Federal Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, is today launching a year long campaign to rescue a record amount of surplus food from the waste stream and turn it into meals ...
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Community Beds for Mental Health Needs on Jan21 2010
We need more mental health beds, but not in hospitals! More acute mental health beds and more doctors is not the answer to Australia’s mental health needs – it is more community-based beds which will improve mental health outcomes, according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Mental Health ...
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Gold-plated silver for A-Day on Jan21 2010
STUNNING NEW COIN FOR AUSTRALIA DAY In the lead-up to Australia Day, the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced the design of the newest coin to go into the hands of Australians. Commemorating and celebrating Australia Day and designed by the Royal Australian Mint in ...
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Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence? on Jan20 2010
Pros and Cons and Current Research at New ProCon.org Website ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501(c)3 non-profit public charity dedicated to promoting critical thinking, created the new website at videogames.procon.org to explore the core question: "Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?" 97% of 12-17 ...
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Lack of services mean mentally ill sent to prison, not treated on Jan19 2010
Almost 80 per cent of inmates in Australian prisons have a mental illness and magistrates in regional areas are sending mentally ill people to jail as there is often no treatment or mental health facilities available. David Crosbie, MHCA CEO, told ABC current affairs that many magistrates are ...
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The Making of Our Nation on Jan15 2010
National Trust launches 2010 Heritage Festival In the bicentennial year of Lachlan Macquarie's governorship, The National Trust of Australia (NSW) has launched its 30th annual 2010 Heritage Festival – The Making of Our Nation, to celebrate the built, cultural and environmental heritage of our state. As ...
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Ten jailed for over $4.4 million in GST fraud on Jan8 2010
Ten people have been sentenced to jail since September for separate GST fraud offences, attempting to defraud the community of more than $4.4 million in revenue. Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo said the Tax Office will bring the full force of the law against those who deliberately seek to evade ...
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New plan for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on Jan8 2010
ULURU MANAGEMENT PLAN A SUCCESS ON EVERY FRONT The Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) today welcomed Environment Minister Peter Garrett’s approval of the new management plan for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The plan will ensure the sustainability of the tourism industry in the Northern Territory and ...
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Mobile phones – Free recycle via Australia Post on Jan5 2010
AUSTRALIA POST CALLS MUSTER ON OLD MOBILE PHONES With more than one million mobile phones sold in the lead up to Christmas, Australia Post is urging Australians to dig up their old mobile phones and take advantage of MobileMuster, a free mobile phone recycling service offered through its ...
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Stoush continues on mining versus community health
Hunter residents and health professionals spoke out in another of a series of articles critical of mining’s affect on health in the valley, published in the Sydney Morning Herald today [19 March 2010]. It described conditions for Jerrys Plains ...Read on →
64 per cent electricity price increase hurts small business and low income earners
NSW Shadow Minister for Small Business, Don Page, wants the State Government to find an alternative solution to the massive electricity price increases recommended by IPART yesterday. A 64% price increase over the next three years ...Read on →
Tillegra ‘folly’
Saturday, 20 March 2010 ~ Greens NSW MP John Kaye addresses supporters at Newcastle Foreshore Park, Wharf Rd, Newcastle at 12pm. Dr Kaye joins local opponents to Tillegra Dam to highlight the damage the needless $477 million project will ...Read on →
Bulga mine workers sign new agreement
Workers at the Bulga Open Cut mine in the Hunter Valley today endorsed a new three-year collective agreement. The agreement includes: Paid union meetings and payroll deductions for union membership; ...Read on →
HMRI world-class medical research facility approved
The Hunter Medical Research Institute’s (HMRI) plans for a state-of-the-art building have been approved by the NSW Government. The University of Newcastle welcomed the NSW Government’s development approval for the new Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) building. ...Read on →
Wind expert blow overseas again
The Hunter-Central Coast Regional Wind Ensemble, already used to national and international success, plays a farewell concert this weekend before heading to Japan. The Ensemble was formed in 2005 and at any one time has about sixty senior ...Read on →
Cracks at Nerong
The Roads and Traffic Authority and their contractors have refused to acknowledge that cracking and other damage in homes at Nerong are due to blasting operations,” said Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, John Turner. Mr Turner said a number ...Read on →
Nobbys dune care invite
Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2010 ~ A team of local and international Conservation Volunteers will be regenerating the dunes through weed removal and the re-establishment of native species. The team of keen volunteers will be travelling ...Read on →
Newcastle residents welcome Queensland hotels reduced hours recommendations
Newcastle inner city residents have commended the Joint Queensland Parliamentary Committee’s report recommending reduced hotel closing times across the State. These recommendations vindicate the hard struggle by local police and residents to make their streets safe and free from ...Read on →
Dalgarno Institute supports reduced hours for Queensland hotels
The Dalgarno Institute and its growing Coalition of concerned citizens continue to applaud and support endeavours to abate the alcohol related distress inflicted on our community. For over 150 years our movement has initiated, backed and collaborated with recommendations on ...Read on →
Wetlands ‘Animal Diversity’ festival
Sunday, 21 March 2010 ~ The Native Animal Trust Fund Wildlife Rescue Service (NATF) is hosting a day of celebration and education of the Hunter’s local wildlife at the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland on Sunday 21st March. The Wildlife Rescue ...Read on →
Preparing a learning society for the future
The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) was advised by an Expert Working Group that breakthroughs in the science of learning, including brain function, motivation and the practice of teaching, have the potential to transform how individual Australians ...Read on →
Electricity price rise 60% over 3 years
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) today released its final electricity regulated retail price determination for the 3 years to June 2013. This determination will apply to the majority of small NSW customers that have not entered into a ...Read on →
Debate rages as new coal loader goes online
A war of words accompanied the first coal train delivering export coal to Newcastle’s new billion-dollar coal loader. As Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay lauded the “significant achievement,” a Sydney Morning Herald article sparked a ...Read on →
NSW Upper House keeps Carramar Nursing Home public
Greens MP and health spokesperson Lee Rhiannon won support today in the NSW Upper House for a Greens motion that calls on the NSW Government to scrap its plans to sell off beds in the Carramar Nursing Home in Leeton. ...Read on →
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