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Palm Sunday rally and march
February 20, 2024
This year’s Palm Sunday rally and march for refugee rights will be taking place at 14:00 on Sunday 24 March at Belmore Park in Sydney. The annual event brings together community and religious groups to call for the fairer treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, including through improvements in refugee health and visa reform. This…
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An international shame
May 29, 2017
Sydney nurse Alanna Maycock shared a New York stage with world leaders who were horrified…
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50 years since landmark referendum – a history nu...
May 26, 2017
It’s National Reconciliation Week. On Saturday 27 May we recognised the extremely significant 50th anniversary…
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Midwife educator leads first LGBTQI antenatal class
May 5, 2017
Janet Broady is a midwife educator who on one recent sunny Sunday in March led…
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Community support builds in Gunnedah for ratios
May 3, 2017
A passionate group of local nurses and residents will take to the streets tomorrow (Thursday),…
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After the deluge, solidarity
May 1, 2017
The floods in Northern NSW brought out a strong community spirit. Nurses at Lismore Base…
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Health Concerns over Westconnex
May 1, 2017
Sydney’s WestConnex road and tunnel project is riddled with health issues, argue activists. The $18.6…
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Asking the right questions in aged care
March 7, 2017
On the back of growing community concern regarding the complexities of aged care, the NSW…
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Bleak outlook for severely disabled residents
March 6, 2017
Fears are growing for the welfare of severely disabled people in NSW as the privatisation…
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Marriage equality is a health issue
March 6, 2017
Australian marriage law should be amended to allow two people of the same sex to…