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Australian born actor and all-round good guy, Hugh Jackman will appear in a new documentary, Seeds of Hope, which will air in Australia on Channel Nine on Sunday, 19th September 2010 at 4pm. The documentary, which will coincide with the launch of World Vision’s new economic development program, SEE Solutions, follows Hugh’s journey to Ethiopia [...]
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To encourage Australia to get behind Daffodil Day on Friday 27 August 2010, eight of Australia’s favourite fashion designers have created a Daffodil Day inspired fashion piece. Designers include Akira Isogawa, Arthur Galan, Bettina Liano, Camilla Franks, Gail Elliot, JASONGRECH, Jayson Brunsdon and Rachel Gilbert. Throughout August, people can vote for their favorite Designers For [...]
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Today is World Humanitarian Day, a day that recognises the skill, commitment and bravery of humanitarian aid workers who risk their lives to assist civilians affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts around the world. Humanitarian aid work is one of the four most dangerous occupations in the world. The risks associated with humanitarian aid [...]
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A United Nations Committee says that the new paid parental leave scheme is a good start for working women in Australia, but the Federal Government needs to go further – including increasing the payment parents receive, paying superannuation, and making the scheme available to both parents. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women [...]
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The international community has been slow to act in the wake of the Pakistan flood disaster which has now affected more than 14 million people. The international aid agency Oxfam, says the recent floods that have engulfed Pakistan are a mega disaster and the world needs to mount a mega response to ensure the millions [...]
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We’ve heard the major parties talk about Paid Parental Leave, but what will they do about broader issues like pay equity and violence against women? We’ve come a long way, but there is still a long road ahead for gender equality in Australia, writes Emma Davidson from Equality Rights Alliance. It’s almost forty years since [...]
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A Wesley Gift of $40 helps pay for a crisis phone counselling session. It can provide a sympathetic ear when there is no one else to talk to. Lifeline is there for people in desperate need of help, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At some point in their lives 7 out of [...]
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On 2nd July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly voted to merge the four agencies working for women’s empowerment, into one single entity. The new agency, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women or ‘UN Women’ for short, brings together the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Division for [...]
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Professional women in their 30s are opting out of full-time work at an alarmingly high rate, says the author of new research released today by the University of Melbourne. Only 38 per cent of Generation X, tertiary qualified women participating in a long-running University of Melbourne study work full-time, compared to 90 per cent of [...]
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Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female PM yesterday, ousting a tearful Kevin Rudd, to become the nation’s 27th Prime Minister. Gillard’s swearing in, ironically by Australia’s first female Governor General, Quentin Bryce, ended more than 3 years of speculation that Gillard was vying for the nation’s top job. Speaking at her first press conference as [...]
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