by Hayley Prenter | Mar 27, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
The Australian Universities Accord Panel has recommended the federal government pay students for compulsory workplace placements that form part of a degree. It comes after a survey commissioned by the Australian Council of Heads of School of Social Work found a third...
by Angelina Sokolsky | Mar 27, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
An independent MP’s petition to make HECS fairer for university students has attracted almost 220,000 signatures in under two weeks. Member for Kooyong Monique Ryan launched the petition 12 days ago and it already has 216,000 signatures. The petition proposes to...
by Skyla Yorke | Mar 20, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
Tatreez is a Palestinian form of embroidery that carries Palestinian landscapes and heritage in intricately stitched patterns. Taking inspiration from landscape, Tatreez, traditional to Gaza, often bears the depiction of Cypress trees that grow there. However, the...
by Elizabeth Falconer | Mar 20, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ proposed bail law amendments are being met with heavy criticism this month. Two open letters were sent to the premier the first signed by 529 reputable professionals across law, community work, and academia. The letter warns the government...
by Isaiah Vidler | Mar 13, 2024 | Govt & Politics, Tech & Research
The social media giant TikTok is facing a nation-wide ban in the United States, as the government and US senate see the platform as a threat to national security, due it being owned by a Chinese parent company ByteDance ltd. Many American parents see it as a...
by Joshua Hutchinson | Mar 13, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
The Black Dog Institute has begun a campaign calling on New South Wales Premier Chris Minns to address discrepancies in the state’s spending on mental health services. In a statement released on Monday, the institute announced its partnership with five other mental...