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For epidemiologists advising politicians and debating control measures in the public arena: excess haste, over-simplification and exaggeration will lead us into dangerous waters.

For epidemiologists advising politicians and debating control measures in the public arena: excess haste, over-simplification and exaggeration will lead us into dangerous waters.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new project to inspire more people to consider a career in rural general

A powerful new exhibition opening today at Queensland Museum will give a voice to Torres Strait Islanders and their quest to save their homes from rising...

2021 marks 30 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody handed down its recommendations. Here's the situation now.

Bakers Creek will represent the club’s Indigenous history on Saturday when the side runs out in customised jerseys for Sir Doug Nicholls Round.`

REMONDIS Australia REMONDIS Indigenous Joint-Venture to Create Service and Job Opportunities across Cape York Weipa, 14 April 2021 REMONDIS Australia – Cape York residents and businesses are set to benefit from a ground-breaking indigenous joint-venture intended to bolster local industrial services and stimulate employment. The 50-50 partnership between REMONDIS Australia (REMONDIS) and JAI-MEC Rural Contracting (JAI-MEC) has seen the creation of a new company called Red Earth Industrial Ser...

Papua New Guinea politician criticises Australias reaction to Chinese fisheries park MonMonday 25 updated WedWednesday 27 JanJanuary 2021 at 3:57am A plan for a Chinese fisheries park at Daru Island has alarmed some people in Papua New Guinea and Australia. ( Share Print text only Cancel A Papua New Guinean governor has criticised Australias response to a plan to establish a Chinese fisheries park on PNGs border, saying Australia wants the "status quo" of poverty in the region to remain. Key po...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With 12,707 adults incarcerated in the NSW prison system last September, this state continues to be the greatest incarcerator in the country. Successive state governments of both persuasions, however, havent seen this as an opportunity to invest elsewhere. Rather channelling funds into this states correctional facilities has become a favoured pastime for parliamentarians. The Baird governme...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Part 3.8 of the Custodial Operations Policy and Procedures of Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) outlines how prison authorities deal with transgender and intersex inmates. It aims to achieve best practice, non-discrimination, safety and security. The policy stipulates that a transgender person must be treated "as the gender with which they identify at their time of incarceration", addressed u...