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Public Interest Advocacy Centre
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has strongly criticised the way insurance company TAL handled the legitimate income protection claim of a woman suffering from cancer.
TAL initially paid the woman’s claim, but then cancelled her policy after obtaining her medical records and finding that she had visited a psychologist. They argued that this constituted evidence of an undisclosed mental illness, even though the woman’s psychologist confirmed that she had not received any diagnosis.
In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the Federal Court found that TAL failed to comply with the duty to act with utmost good faith in the way in handled the claim.
Sundance Institute unveils two new funds for BIPOC artists, organizations The Sundance Institute has created two new granting funds intended for Black and Indigenous artists and artists of color.
Launching today through an open application, the Uprise Grant Fund will dedicate . March 10, 2021
The Sundance Institute has created two new granting funds intended for Black and Indigenous artists and artists of color.
Launching today through an open application, the Uprise Grant Fund will dedicate US$100,000 to support up to 25 emerging U.S.-based BIPOC artists whose development has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Arts Organizations Grant, meanwhile, will see $100,000 granted to eight to 10 U.S.-based BIPOC-led arts organizations working in film, theater, and emerging media.
For the past five weeks, the people of Burma have taken to the streets to protest peacefully and voice their aspirations for a return to democracy and.