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Why Has the Senate Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Gone Silent?
The Australian Senate’s inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women was briefly on the political agenda late last year, with little media coverage. The inquiry came after Indigenous women working across media, politics, and academia attempted to draw attention to the violence First Nations women face. Yet even as the “landmark parliamentary inquiry” was announced,…
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Giving First Aid
Whether it’s the medical community changing the consensus on the most effective way to save someone’s life, or just bad ideas that have been passed down for generations, a lot of what we think we know about providing first aid is either outdated or flat-out wrong. The following seven emergency first aid mistakes cover everything…
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3 in 4 People Experience Abuse on Dating Apps, How Do We Balance Prevention With Policing?
A 2022 survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology found three in four app users surveyed had experienced online abuse or harassment when using dating apps. This included image-based abuse and abusive and threatening messages. A further third experienced in-person or off-app abuse from people they met on apps. These figures set the scene for…
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Offered a Job That’s Too Good to Be True? Make Sure It’s Not a Scam
Entering the new year, the ACCC has raised the alarm on new job scams in 2023, after Scamwatch released 2022 findings on the unique scam type.