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Tag: Community and Society

Controversial IVF bill passes through Vic Upper House

December 4, 2008 21:15:00

A contentious bill to broaden access to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has passed through the Upper House of the Victorian Parliament.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, states-and-territories, health, reproduction-and-contraception, fertility-and-infertility, vic

Govt pressured to reveal at-risk ABC Learning centres

December 4, 2008 19:46:00

The Greens want Julia Gillard to reveal which ABC Learning centres will stay open before Parliament ends today.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, community-and-society, child-care, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, qld

Liberal MPs urge IVF bill re-write

December 4, 2008 19:03:00

Some Victorian Liberal MPs are urging the State Government to rewrite its contentious in vitro fertilisation (IVF) bill.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, states-and-territories, health, reproduction-and-contraception, fertility-and-infertility, vic

Welfare agencies warn against lifting energy prices

Feature

December 4, 2008 18:01:00

More and more Australians are having their electricity disconnected because they can no longer afford to pay their bills.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, community-and-society, welfare, australia

Aboriginal computer scheme scrapped

December 4, 2008 12:37:00

The Federal Government has cancelled the computer part of the Backing Indigenous Ability program.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, government-and-politics, federal-government, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, internet, australia, nt

Govt moves for Indigenous preamble in Qld Constitution

December 4, 2008 11:13:00

The Qld Govt wants to insert a preamble into the Constitution recognising Indigenous people.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Expert hopes to predict domestic violence

December 4, 2008 09:43:00

An international authority on homicide says he is trying to find a way of predicting domestic violence. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, domestic-violence, australia, qld, southport-4215

Rare Gospel fragment fails to sell at auction

December 4, 2008 09:29:00

An unusually large fragment from possibly the oldest copy of part of the Gospel of John failed to sell at a Sotheby's auction in London on Wednesday.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, community-and-society, history, christianity, human-interest, united-kingdom, england

Fewer visits to GPs as economy slows

December 4, 2008 07:21:00

Economists say there is evidence that Australians are cutting back on trips to the doctor as the economy slows.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, community-and-society, gambling, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, international-financial-crisis, australia

Remote Aborigines celebrate internet

December 3, 2008 18:08:00

Aboriginal dancers from Gumbalanya put down the spears used in traditional ceremonies in the Northern Territory today and replaced them with fibre optic cables (pictured).[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, human-interest, people, information-and-communication, internet, australia, nt

Canine cops hit the beat

December 3, 2008 17:33:00

The Northern Territory police force has been given a boost in its sniffer department.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, defence-and-national-security, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

NZ's marae youth courts hailed a success

Feature

December 3, 2008 17:13:00

New Zealand police are hailing a new approach to dealing with young Maori offenders as a success.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, youth-issues, judges-and-legal-professionals, new-zealand

NT police target drink drivers for Christmas

December 3, 2008 17:00:00

A car wreck will be towed up and down Darwin's busy nightclub strip, Mitchell Street, this festive season as part of the Northern Territory Government's anti-drink driving campaign.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nt, darwin-0800

More resources needed for Aboriginal health, committee told

December 3, 2008 16:37:00

The head of the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service in the ACT says more resources are required for carers in the Territory.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, federal-government, health, healthcare-facilities, act, canberra-2600

Survey exposes workers' sunlight danger

December 3, 2008 14:01:00

A national survey released today indicates employers need to provide better workplace protection against direct sunlight. [MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, community-and-society, health, diseases-and-disorders, skin-cancer, work, australia

Echuca festival to go ahead in February

December 3, 2008 14:01:00

The Echuca Riverboats, Jazz, Food and Wine Festival will continue to be held in February.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, echuca-3564, wodonga-3690

Funds boost for theatre guild

December 3, 2008 13:01:00

The Esperance Theatre Guild has received a $20,000 grant from the Western Australian Government which it will use to develop a website and renovate facilities.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, esperance-6450, kalgoorlie-6430

Catalina crew hit with $15k tax bill

December 3, 2008 12:22:00

The charity group which has brought a World War II flying boat to Darwin has to pay Australian authorities $15,000 in taxes.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, australia, nt, darwin-0800

People smugglers 'taking notice' of new immigration policy

December 3, 2008 12:11:00

Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says people smugglers have increased operations from Indonesia to Australia since the Rudd Government took over last year.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, nt

Toddler's balcony fall prompts flyscreen warning

December 3, 2008 11:29:00

Kidsafe is warning parents to be aware that most flyscreens do not prevent children from falling out of windows.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, home-accidents, health, safety, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, westmead-2145

Poor housing options send nurses packing

December 3, 2008 10:12:00

Nurses are leaving the Northern Territory for interstate because they can't find anywhere to live, according to the Nurses Federation.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, health, health-administration, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

Population boost driven by jobs: Lawrie

December 3, 2008 10:12:00

The Northern Territory's population is among the fastest growing in Australia.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, human-interest, australia, nt

Migrants with disabilities deserve a better deal

Opinion

December 3, 2008 10:00:00

The present view of people with disabilities as a burden on the community, a view which permeates current migration practice, must be abandoned.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, discrimination, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, health, disabilities, laws, australia