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MEDIA RELEASE: Time to Change the Record

New campaign to end the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system - within a generation … more

New app to make child support easier for separated families - Media Release Senator the Hon. Marise Payne Minister for Human Services

New app to make child support easier for separated families - Media Release Senator the Hon. Marise Payne Minister for Human Services … more

Work begins on Ellenbrook family refuge - Media Statement Hon Helen Morton MLC

Work begins on Ellenbrook family refuge - Media Statement Hon Helen Morton MLC … more

Candlelit vigil held to highlight growing number of homeless youth in WA - Gian De Poloni for ABC News

Candlelit vigil held to highlight growing number of homeless youth in WA … more

Headspace: 'McDonaldisation' of youth mental healthcare a ticking time bomb

Leading mental health experts have called on the Prime Minister to urgently address what they say is an unfolding disaster within... … more

Drug treatment program clients increasingly older-more treated for amphetamine use - AIHW

Drug treatment program clients increasingly older-more treated for amphetamine use - AIHW … more

Pope urges world to act after Mediterranean tragedy

Pope Francis on Sunday urged world leaders to respond "decisively" after 700 migrants were feared drowned in the deadliest migrant... … more

More than a million Australians live in poverty report

More than a million Australians live in poverty: report … more

National Taskforce to Tackle Housing Affordability

A new national taskforce will tackle housing affordability as a new report confirms that stable housing is the key to long-term employment. … more

Australia's detaining of migrant children denounced again - Michael Bochenek for Human Rights Watch

The independent inquiry led by former integrity commissioner Philip Moss, which found credible allegations of sexual assault and child... … more

7 April 2015 - An Open Letter to the Australian People

We are a group of current and former employees from the Nauru detention centre who have first hand knowledge of the conditions in which... … more

Australia's child migrant detaining denounced again

The independent inquiry led by former integrity commissioner Philip Moss, which found credible allegations of sexual assault and child... … more

National Youth Week

National Youth Week 2015-Join the celebrations! There are a whole host of activities happening across Western Australia for National... … more

Tim Winton's Palm Sunday plea: Start the soul-searching Australia - Tim Winton for The Age

Tim Winton's Palm Sunday plea: Start the soul-searching Australia … more

Lateline Tax Debate

Cassandra Goldie from the Australian Council of Social Service and CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kate Carnell... … more

Landmark report sparks warning over Australia's addiction to 'mind-eating' ice - Michael Gordon for The Sydney Morning Herald

A landmark report on the scale of Australia's ice epidemic has prompted federal justice minister, Michael Keenan, to warn that "our... … more

Community experts release national plan to tackle housing affordability crisis - ACOSS

Peak community and housing groups today called on the Commonwealth Government to work with them in developing a national housing strategy... … more

Release Of Moss Review - Department of Immigration and Border Protection

​20-03-2015 The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has today released the report of the Review into recent allegations... … more

A statement of democracy, liberty and peace

Recently a statement of democracy, liberty and peace was projected onto Rome's City Council Building in response to the distressing event... … more

Rapes and fears for safety on Nauru uncovered by independent Moss review - Ben Doherty and Paul Farrell for theguardian

Report by former integrity commissioner Philip Moss also found no information to support claims that Save the Children workers encouraged... … more