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Invasion Day rally in Melbourne.

Toxicity swirls around January 26, but we can change the nation with a Voice to parliament

Contributor, Monday, 25th January 2021 -  There is a quiet process underway, aimed at achieving the recognition of the First Nations that has so far eluded Australia, writes University of New South Wales professor and Cobble Cobble woman Megan Davis.

Opinion

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Australians in poverty need a bounce-forward recovery

Kate Harrison Brennan, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  The economic recovery risks leaving many Australians behind. But it doesn’t have to be this way, write Dr Kate Harrison Brennan and Dr Jeni Whalan, issuing a call to action for the nation’s leaders.

Opinion

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Strengthening parental participation to improve outcomes for children and families

Deb Tsorbaris, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  Deb Tsorbaris, CEO of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, shines a light on the approach behind the centre’s Voice of Parents project.
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Building back Melbourne, but not as you know it

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  “As the economic machine starts up again… we need to ask the question of how do we make sure that some of those weaknesses and inequalities in our society can be addressed”

COSS Corner

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Cuts to the coronavirus supplement, new houses left empty and 550 reasons to smile

Contributor, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.
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New Productivity Commission data prompts calls for more housing investment

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  Homelessness groups warn that Australia’s housing system remains in urgent need of repair   
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Indigenous leaders say it’s time for action on reconciliation

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  A new report says Australians need to be brave and have difficult conversations around racism  

Opinion

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Holding the Australian government to account on children’s rights

Simon Henderson, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  Wth many of the child rights issues that Australia was facing in 2015 still the same in 2021, we should all be paying close attention to the federal government’s reaction to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s hearing, writes Save the Child
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Australia’s treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders under UN microscope

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 -  Indigenous leaders say it’s a critical time for the government to reimagine Australia’s justice system 
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Save the Children launches first-of-its kind digital program for vulnerable Fijians

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 19th January 2021 -  The charity’s $6.6 million digital cash program is the largest humanitarian cash transfer in Fiji’s history  in the region  

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