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2013/05/24 13:46
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Territory losing war on weight
Obesity weight loss problems. Photo: Supplied The number of Canberrans who are overweight or obese has reached an all-time high, with the latest Council of Australian Governments healthcare report...
Katy Gallagher Council of Australian Governments Katherine Griffiths Robert de Castella ACT Government
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2013/05/24 05:05
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Job levels for disabled low
Job levels for disabled lowUpdated: 13:04, Friday May 24, 2013 Employment participation levels of people with disabilities have hit a three-year low, a new national report finds. It paints a bleak...
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John Brumby Ken Baker Council of Australian Governments Reform Council Canberra
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2013/05/24 01:34
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On the new COAG Reform Council reports: “health i...
Australia’s health gaps – including those between rich and poor, between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and between the major cities and everywhere else – are starkly revealed in the...
COAG Reform Council Council of Australian Governments Consumers Health Forum John Brumby Health Alliance
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2013/05/23 15:52
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Obesity increase prompts warning
Governments are being urged to tackle the growing problem of obesity, as a new report finds increased number of Australian adults suffering from the condition. The Council of Australian Governments...
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John Brumby Reform Council OECD Council of Australian Governments Sydney
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2013/05/23 14:17
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A quarter of Australians are forced to wait more ...
ONE in four Australians are waiting more than 24 hours for an urgent appointment with a GP, and even more face an "unacceptable" wait for a GP. And in the last three years, the number of people...
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2013/05/23 06:05
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Big hospitals report high infection rate
Big hospitals report high infection rateUpdated: 13:29, Thursday May 23, 2013 Patients at bigger hospitals are at a disproportionate risk of a bloodstream infection that spreads when...
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National Health Performance Authority Blacktown Diane Watson Performance Authority John Hunter
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2013/05/21 20:46
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Conroy backs TV bookies
Backing the bookies: Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. Photo: Andrew Meares Communications Minister Stephen Conroy brokered a deal with the television industry to allow betting companies to...
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Jay Weatherill Stephen Conroy Julie Flynn Stephen Jones Australian Communications and Media Authority
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2013/05/21 20:46
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Recognising local government needs rethink
We should think again on the terms of ''recognition'' of local government by constitutional referendum in September. The proposal is to include local government in section 96 of the constitution, so...
2013/05/20 18:17
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Gillard urged to ease 'Orwellian' spy laws
Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Photo / Getty Images Prime Minister Julia Gillard is coming under renewed pressure to ease the wave of draconian powers handed to Australia's domestic spy agency since...
Julia Gillard Getty Images JAKARTA Council of Australian Governments Law Reform Commission
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2013/05/15 03:29
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Council of Australian Governments review of count...
... May 2013 | This report evaluates the operation, effectiveness and implications of key Commonwealth, state and territory counter-terrorism laws. At a Special Meeting on counterterrorism on 27...
Council of Australian Governments Review Committee
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2013/05/15 03:29
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Asian languages and Australia's economic future
... February 1994 | This report initiated Australia's first national strategy for developing an Asian languages and cultures program throughout the country. Released in 1994, this is the first time a...
Council of Australian Governments Kevin Rudd National Library of Australia Department of Prime
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2013/05/13 20:47
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Fine-tuning push on terror laws
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. Photo: Andrew Meares The definition of a terrorist act should be tightened and ASIO's powers reduced to maintain civil liberties, reviews of counter-terrorism law have...
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2013/05/11 00:20
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Experts agree: school funding reform important an...
QS World University Ranking's individual subject rankings have rated Melbourne third in the world for education studies. Leading experts on education reform from the Melbourne Graduate School of...
Richard Teese Gillard Government Graduate School Melbourne federal government
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2013/05/10 07:34
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NMHC boss pushes for PM to take on mental health ...
NMHC boss pushes for PM to take on mental health portfolio Story Tools Related Items THE head of the National Mental Health Commission has called on all Australian political leaders to have the...
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Allan Fels National Mental Health Commission Council of Australian Governments
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2013/05/10 06:05
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Ad dumped as Nine gives Greenpeace the bird
The Nine Network has been accused by Greenpeace of buckling under pressure from the beverage industry for the last-minute yanking of an ad promoting recycling from its Friday night football...
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2013/05/08 04:25
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Queensland signs up for disability insurance sche...
Signed... Premier Campbell Newman and PM Julia Gillard agree on the NDIS. Photo: Amy Remeikis Queensland has signed up to the national disability insurance scheme. About 97,000 Queenslanders with...
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Julia Gillard Medicare Tony Abbott federal government Campbell Newman
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2013/05/05 14:23
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End state control of health and education
THE Federal Government should bypass the states and completely take over running health and education, a former high-ranking public servant and business leader says. Blame games and political...
John Menadue Gough Whitlam federal government Department of Prime Malcolm Fraser
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2013/05/03 12:47
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Pressure to lift poultry standards
Shane Rattenbury. Photo: Supplied Australian and New Zealand primary industry ministers will consider increased regulations and enforcement measures over battery hen production, following a push by...
Shane Rattenbury Greens Council of Australian Governments Sydney Brent Finlay
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2013/04/30 18:29
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Bush mobile phone trouble
MANY country Victorians fear not being able to contact emergency services in a crisis because of worsening mobile reception. Access to fire brigades, ambulances or even the family home appears to be...
2013/04/29 22:26
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More women and children facing homelessness: repo...
More women and children facing homelessness: report An increasing number of single parents and their children are being forced to live on the streets due to a lack of emergency housing, according to...
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