Scholarships worth more than $400,000 will be delivered by the Australia Council for the Arts, as part of a three-year partnership with Perpetual. For the first time The Australia Council is pleased to announce two additional scholarships on behalf of Perpetual, established with the philanthropic support of former NSW Premier, the
Read MoreThe ACCC welcomes two important legislative amendments to Australian competition law that have passed Parliament, following recommendations from the 2015 Harper Competition Policy Review. The Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill passed Parliament today, following the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2017 (Cth) which was passed on 23
Read MoreThe State Government has set formal protocols for its agencies to share vital information following a number of confronting allegations about school-aged sex offenders. There is now an obligation for the Western Australia Police Force and the departments of Education, Communities, and Justice to immediately work together to protect all students. When
Read MoreClose to 10% of the Australian population accessed Medicare-subsidised mental health services in 2015–16, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report, Mental health services: In brief 2017, shows that 2.3 million people (9.5% of the Australian population) received Medicare-subsidised mental health services
Read MoreA world-first exhibition about the life, work and extraordinary talent of Perth-born actor turned international movie star Heath Ledger opens at the Art Gallery of Western Australia this weekend. Presented in partnership with the WA Museum, Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures features objects and photographs from international collections and
Read MoreThe serious issue of elder abuse is being highlighted through the Purple Road, a community project encouraging people to contribute to a growing 'road' of crocheted flowers. Currently measuring four metres, the Purple Road is one tool that is being used to open up discussion of elder abuse in Western
Read MoreFood Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today announced the conclusion of a three-year project looking at the risk of chemicals migrating from packaging into food and has determined that the chemicals investigated are not a concern for human health. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mark Booth said that after a thorough risk
Read MoreA Malaysian man visiting Australia on a tourist visa has been arrested at Gold Coast Airport after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers discovered alleged child exploitation material. Officers stopped the man for questioning as he arrived on a flight from Malaysia yesterday (October 11). During a baggage examination, officers discovered the material
Read MoreThe State Government has granted The University of Western Australia's (UWA) Centre for Transformative Work Design, $498,841 to carry out research into the wellbeing and mental health impact of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) arrangements on workers. Mental Health Minister Roger Cook announced the research program today as part of the 50th
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Maritime Border Command (MBC) together with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have apprehended an Indonesian fishing vessel about 190 nautical miles off the Northern Territory coast, suspected of illegally fishing inside the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). MBC, a multi-agency task force within the Australian Border Force (ABF), tasked HMAS Pirie to intercept
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