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Sector News
May 2008
Welfare Reform Likely for Aboriginal Communities
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says welfare payments may be reformed in response to the Mullighan inquiry into child sexual abuse in South Australia's far north-west. The report was tabled in the South Australian parliament yesterday and found child sexual abuse is widespread... read more.
Click here to listen to ABC Radio National’s interview with Jenny Macklin, Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, and her response to Commissioner Ted Mullighan’s report on child sex abuse in South Australia’s far north-west.
April 2008
Government to Fund Wound Management System
Improved wound management in aged care has been made a high priority by the Rudd Government, with plans announced for wound management research projects worth up to $500,000. With over 270,000 older Australians suffering from chronic wounds, this research will develop best practice in wound management that will be able to be translated across the sector – allowing for shorter stays in high care facilities and hospitals and much greater comfort to residents and patients... read more.
Australia’s Homeless Youth
A report of the National Youth Commission Inquiry into Youth Homelessness. Youth homelessness has doubled in Australia in the last 20 years, according to a new independent report, which provides a ten step 'roadmap' for strategic action to reverse the trend... read more.
Initial Report of the 2020 summit
The Initial Report from the 2020 Summit to the Prime Minister, sets out the key results of discussion by 1000 Australians over the weekend of 19 and 20 April in Canberra. The Report includes results across the 10 streams of the Summit, including ambitions, priority themes and top ideas from each stream… read more.
The health and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2008
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the health and welfare of Australia's Indigenous population, presenting the latest information on population demographics, housing circumstances, disability and carers, health status, and the provision, access and use of health and community services. Some of the links between education and health and between selected risk factors and health are also explored. Click here to read the report.
March 2008
National Binge Drinking Strategy
The Rudd Government today announced a new national strategy to address the binge drinking epidemic among young Australians. This national strategy will begin with three new practical measures to help reduce alcohol misuse and binge drinking among young Australians... read more.
The Capacity Toolkit
The Capacity Toolkit is a new publication that was launched by the NSW Attorney General on 31 March 2008. The Capacity Toolkit is a guide to assessing a person's capacity to make legal, medical, financial and personal decisions. The Capacity Toolkit was created in response to requests from lawyers, medical professionals, health workers, carers and advocates who required more information about capacity, some general capacity principles and guidelines on assessing a person’s capacity to make decisions... read more.
Click here to download The Capacity Toolkit.