NewsMatch Alert: Press Release Summary | 18 July 2024
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Mental health organisations collaborate to call for changes to social media platforms
Mental health organisations ReachOut, Beyond Blue and Black Dog Institute are calling for a range of evidence-based measures to help improve the safety of social media platforms for young people, including verification of mental health information and limiting infinite scroll features.
Treaties Committee to examine extension of Australia-US scientific balloon agreement
The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing today for its inquiry into a treaty action which concerns the extension of a 2002 agreement between the Australian and US Governments allowing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue conducting scientific balloon experiments in Alice Springs.
Fish chomper stoppers could help baby corals rehabilitate reefs
Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and James Cook University (JCU) have designed special cradles for baby corals that help prevent fish from eating them alive.
Mother’s diet during pregnancy can protect her offspring’s heart, study finds
Monash University researchers have found that eating a high-fibre diet while pregnant can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in offspring.
Cricket cuisine: unlocking sustainable protein
Australians could eat more insects, and they could provide a sustainable, nutritious food source, if a path can be found through significant commercialisation challenges. This is the focus of a Nuffield Australia report released today, penned by scholar Paula-Lee Pownall, a pioneer in Australia’s edible insect industry.
ARENA funds green oxygen trial for wastewater treatment
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed up to $3 million in funding to the Barwon Region Water Corporation ( Barwon Water ) for the Green Oxygen for Wastewater Treatment project. Barwon Water aims to investigate the use of pure oxygen produced as a byproduct of electrolysis to treat water more efficiently.
Minister Keogh – More than $4.7 million announced to support veteran advocacy
More than $4.7 million in funding will be provided to 102 ex-service organisations (ESOs) across Australia to support veteran advocacy through the Albanese Government’s Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) grants program. The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has made it clear that delays in accessing supports can have negative impacts on veterans and families.
Indifference – a threat to community organisations!
A new report has found strong support for Australian charities and community organisations, including the need for increased funding and support, but there is an emerging minority of Australians who are less engaged and less supportive of charities and not-for-profits. The Community Compass report– released today – is based on research from 89 Degrees East for Our Community and CCA.
Capital City Lord Mayors conduct Annual General Meeting in Darwin
The Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) is pleased to announce that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held in Darwin this week. This significant event brings together the Lord Mayors from Australia's capital cities to discuss and shape the future of urban governance in the country.
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Minister right to sack Liverpool Council say staff
United Services Union (USU)
The Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig is right to sack Liverpool Council given the level of dysfunction, says the union representing staff at the South West Sydney council. Minister Hoenig announced today a public inquiry into the council, the deferral of the scheduled September elections at Liverpool Council until after that inquiry reports, and that he intends to suspend the council (council formally has seven days to appeal the suspension decision).
NSW refuses to accept that population is key driver in biodiversity loss
Population size and growth are the key drivers in NSW biodiversity decline and continues to be ignored by those responsible for the protection of our environment, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA).
The Salvation Army set to expand Social Housing stock after land purchase at Kangaroo Point
The Salvation Army this week secured land at Kangaroo Point that will one day become home to dozens of families and individuals facing homelessness. The land at 619-633 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, represents the first investment in social housing in inner-Brisbane by The Salvation Army since the sale of the “Pindari” property at Spring Hill in 2022.
Iconic Australian Jack Thompson AM to deliver this year’s Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture
Iconic Australian actor and First Nations advocate Jack Thompson AM will deliver the 23rd Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in August. The annual Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture commemorates the historic Wave Hill Station walk-off led by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari in 1966. This was a catalyst for recognising traditional land rights and inspired national change for equal wages and conditions for First Nations workers.
New Zealand’s champion rodeo riders to compete at Mount Isa at the FIRST EVER Trans-Tasman Rodeo Challenge
MOUNT ISA INDIGENOUS RODEO CHAMPIONSHIPS ( Kath Rose )
New Zealand’s champion rodeo riders, including Jayde Asher, are getting set to compete at the first ever Trans Tasman Rodeo Challenge in Mount Isa, Queensland on 8 August.
100,000 people worldwide have downloaded BrainTrack – have you?
More than 100,000 people worldwide have downloaded BrainTrack, the multi-award-winning free app supporting people to take a positive step forward in their brain health. BrainTrack, a Dementia Australia initiative, helps people privately monitor and better understand potential changes in their cognition over time through fun, travel-themed games that have been adapted from validated cognitive testing.
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