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Federal Regional Health Minister, Mark Coulton said the Australian Government is committed to providing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines free to...

Date Time More support for rural and regional students Students from regional and remote communities can now apply for scholarships worth up to $18,000 to help meet the cost of university or other tertiary education and training. Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge said the latest round of the Government’s Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program will help 700 commencing students access tertiary education opportunities this year, from Certificate IV to PhD level. “We are helping more students from regional and remote Australia, into higher education so they can get a qua...

Free, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines will help protect our community from COVID-19. A staged rollout of the vaccines will commence in February...

Date Time Share Royal Australian College of GPs The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is encouraging more rural and remote GPs to update their skills using the latest research to support patients with alcohol and other drug (AOD) use problems in their communities. Under the $7.9 million initiative funded by the Federal Government the RACGP is delivering the Alcohol and Other Drugs GP Education Program, which is tailored to meet the needs of GPs in all corners of Australia. The program encourages participation from rural and remote GPs and includes: · essential ski...

Left Undefended: Killings of Rights Defenders in Colombia’s Remote Communities Format Colombia: Protection Gaps Endanger Rights Defenders - Over 400 Killings of Community, Other Leaders Since 2016 (Washington, DC) -- Armed group killings of human rights defenders are pervasive across Colombia, yet the government is dragging its feet in carrying out policies to prevent them, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 127-page report, "Left Undefended: Killings of Rights Defenders in Colombia's Remote Communities," documents killings of human rights defenders in the country in th...