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Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Australia has a critical opportunity to demonstrate regional leadership in the upcoming budget, advocates say, with adolescent girls at the forefront of need.

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

Advocates are renewing calls for Australia to adopt a nationally-agreed definition of child poverty, as concerning data shows almost one million are struggling.

Mushrooms to mice: our fears of nature are costing us

Mushrooms to mice: our fears of nature are costing us

Mushrooms to mice: our fears of nature are costing us

Mushrooms to mice: our fears of nature are costing us

One in five Australians suffer biophobias of natural foods and creatures, with real impacts on health, waste and the environment, a recent study shows.

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Homelessness services struggling as demand soars

Homelessness services struggling as demand soars

As an increasing number of Australians seek help during a housing crisis, frontline services are being stretched to breaking point.

Spike in demand for DV services feared during summer

Spike in demand for DV services feared during summer

People are being urged to "stand up" to help "prevent" the scourge of domestic violence ahead of a feared spike in cases over summer.

Federal support needed as crime in outback town climbs

Federal support needed as crime in outback town climbs

Politicians across the spectrum agree more support is needed to tackle the ongoing 'crime crisis' in Alice Springs after a two-month-old baby was assaulted.

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