Community groups advancing gender equality for Queensland women are front and centre in a grants program opened today by the Palaszczuk Government. The.
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COVID-19 vaccine rollout for regional, rural and remote Australians
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines into regional, rural and remote communities is an vital part of the Australian Government’s vaccine strategy to protect country people and managing the fight against the virus in the regions.
The Australian Government is working with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, General Practices, state and territory governments, Primary Health Networks, General Practitioner-led Respiratory Clinics and community pharmacies, to ensure that Australian’s living in regional, rural and remote locations have access to a vaccination if they choose to.
To further strengthen our rollout delivery across Australia, both GP’s and pharmacies have been invited to join the nation-wide effort to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. This will integrate more than 2,000 vaccine sites across Australia.
Applications close 31 January 2021 Applications close soon for a scholarship that helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students balance.
On January 26, we acknowledge and celebrate our strong, resilient Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture that has survived.
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An Indigenous ‘Voice’ must be enshrined in our Constitution. Here’s why
As a ‘Voice’ that would allow Indigenous Australians to have a say in parliamentary and government decisions that affect them takes shape, it is vital it be enshrined in our Constitution.
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This year has already seen significant progress in the government’s commitment to establish a body – a “Voice” – that would allow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a say when the government and parliament make decisions and laws that affect them.
However, concerns have emerged from those involved in the co-design process and public law experts that the Uluru Statement’s call for constitutional enshrinement – or protection – of the Voice, is going unheeded.