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Indigenous Affairs
Dheran Young supports a motion for the NT Parliament to support referendum on The Voice. Picture: (A)manda Parkinson

Potential path to NT Voice sparks political rift

Battlelines have been drawn over an inquiry into a future Voice to parliament, with Labor calling for all future policies to provide an explanation on how it will impact the human rights of Territorians. But others warn this may become a ‘tick the box’ exercise.

Business
Second bite Winter Appeal launch.Curtis Stone in the kitchen with volunteer cooks cooking breakfast for ADRA clients (people affected by homelessness). SecondBite CEO Steve Clifford, Penny Fowler, Curtis Stone and SecondBite co-founder Simone Carson.   Picture: Alex Coppel.

Why Aussie workers are the new hungry

A long, cold winter has arrived for a new group of food-insecure Australians, as charity SecondBite launches a winter appeal to bring relief now needed even by those in stable work.

News
Nicky Buckley’s ovarian cancer plea

Nicky Buckley’s ovarian cancer plea

Five Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each day, but with no early detection test and a grim five-year survival rate, undies for awareness are our best defence this Mother’s Day.

Sport
Coles - Towards a Better Future. AFL great Kevin Sheedy is urging all Australians to support veteran charity The Bravery Trust by buying Coles brand Anzac biscuits between April 20 to 25. Coles is donating 50 cents from every packet to help provide financial support to returned veterans in need. Sheedy is pictured with Dimple Thakkar, Coles bakery manager. Picture: Rob Leeson.

Veterans banking on Anzac biscuit sales

Anzac biscuit season is upon us and AFL great Kevin Sheedy urges all Australians to tuck into the classic treat this week to support veterans in need through The Bravery Trust.

News
. Towards a better future. Resilience project .Collingwood WAFL player Jordan Allen  and Hugh Van Cuylenburg with Shepparton East primary school students Alex and Lexi .Picture:Rob Leeson

New mental health plan to save Aussie kids

After teaching mental fitness to a roll call of Australia’s sporting elite, The Resilience Project is now rolling out to regional and remote schools to help build coping strategies in our country kids

NSW
Craig Foster at Addi Road Emergency Food Relief Hub in Marrickville. SecondBite, City of Sydney and Coles have banded together to provide vital food relief to vulnerable Sydney residents by donating and delivering the equivalent of 158,750 meals to individuals and families impacted by COVID-19. PLEASE CREDIT - Pictures - Chris Pavlich Photography

Hunger heroes unite as food demand soars

Food insecurity in NSW has reached dire levels with one charity seeing demand for its food relief services growing on average by 20 per cent each week since the Delta strain hit.

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