In recent days Deborah Robinson, founder and editor of Australian Women Online, has been dragged back into the torrent of debate about the Government’s plan to introduce ISP filtering. Unlike a number of others talking about this issue, Australian Women Online does not have a broader agenda. We are not part of the civil libertarian,…Read More

Patients going into hospital should be vigilant in ensuring their own safety, an academic will told the National Forum on Safety and Quality in Health Care in Adelaide when today. Director of the Institute of Health Innovation at the University of New South Wales Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite says 10 per cent of people admitted to…Read More

The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Google announced a groundbreaking settlement agreement on behalf of a broad class of authors and publishers worldwide that would expand online access to millions of in-copyright books and other written materials in the U.S. from the collections of a number of major U.S. libraries participating…Read More

The period of paid maternity leave for NSW local government employees is set to be doubled to 18 weeks setting a new standard for employment conditions in Australia says the United Services Union. The motion to increase paid maternity leave for council employees from 9 to 18 weeks was agreed to at the LGA Annual…Read More

A group of teenagers has condemned the proliferation of TV advertising, video games and sedentary lifestyles, naming obesity as the biggest threat to the health of future generations. Francesca Dudas from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Grammar School – named today as the first national Research Australia Youth Ambassador for Health and Medical Research – and state…Read More

More than 375,000 individuals have given their names to UNIFEM to be counted in the Say NO to Violence against Women campaign, helping to break the silence and give voice to women and girls who have experienced violence. Although encouraging, the number of signatures collected thus far does fall short of UNIFEM’s target of one…Read More

A report released on Saturday, 25 October by international aid agency Oxfam shows that cyanide-laden spillages from a mine financed by ANZ in the Philippines has devastated communities dependent on fishing for their livelihoods. Oxfam Australia’s Mining Ombudsman Shanta Martin said ANZ had some good social and environmental policies but had not demonstrated an ability…Read More

Airline passengers are being warned to keep their seatbelts fastened and pay attention to important safety briefings. The warning from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority comes following an incident on a Qantas flight earlier this month more than 70 passengers were injured – some seriously – following a sudden loss of altitude. While the investigation…Read More

World Teachers Day will take place on Friday, 31 October 2008. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established World Teachers’ Day in 1994 to celebrate the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development. To coincide with Australia’s celebration of World Teachers’ Day, NEiTA (National Excellence in Teaching Awards) and the…Read More

Clytie Williams (pictured with her grandson James) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Now 53, Clytie has been chosen as a National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) ambassador for the Pink Ribbon Breakfast to be hosted by Tip Top Sunblest® this morning in Federation Square, Melbourne. When asked to comment on being chosen as a NBCF…Read More