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2019Five ways to get ready for the new Queensland Human Rights Act
The first stage of implementation of the historic Human Rights Act 2019 (the Act) commenced from 1 July 2019, when the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland became the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC)....
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2019Australia’s Hunger Crisis Leaving Vulnerable Women Without Food
Pro Bono news reports: Women are bearing the brunt of Australia’s worsening hunger crisis, with new research showing women are 50 per cent more likely than men to go without...
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2019Why Older Women are Happier than Anyone Else
Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet, as US clinical psychologist Mary Pipher writes, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts...
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2019Tsunami of Homeless Women
On World Homelessness Day, Jan Berriman from YWCA Housing explained the reasons behind the rise in the number of homeless women and suggests some practical solutions. If a nation’s greatness...
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2019Men have a vital role to play in the anti-domestic violence movement
The Australian chapter of White Ribbon – which is a global campaign of men working to prevent domestic violence – announced recently it had gone into liquidation amid financial turmoil....
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2019Rights and Safety in Healthcare
The World Health Organization is focusing global attention on the issue of patient safety and launched a campaign in solidarity with patients on the very first World Patient Safety Day...
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2019How to Shift Stubborn Gender Roles
In news surprising almost no one, the 2019 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report showed Australian women in heterosexual couples shoulder far more childcare and domestic work than men....
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2019Financial Equality for Women – More than a Generation Away
Australian women are likely to wait 45 years, more than a generation, before achieving financial equality. The latest Financy Women’s Index shows that progress on economic equality for women has slowed over...
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2019Financial Abuse
Abuse comes in many forms. Physical, sexual and verbal abuse get plenty of headlines, but have you heard of financial abuse? Would you recognise it if it happened to you? Financial...
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2019Homelessness has grown by 31% for Women Aged 55 & Older
The number of women aged 55 and over who experience homelessness in Australia has grown by 31% between 2011 and 2016. This trend is expected to continue unless social housing...
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