Month: March 2015

Still too many kids in care

The unacceptable number of Indigenous children in care is among a number of issues discussed at child protection roundtable The alarmingly high number of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children in state care is among the issues discussed at a child protection roundtable in Brisbane. “There have been three inquiries into child protection in less than 15 years,” says PeakCare Qld Executive Director Lindsay Wegener. “During that time we’ve seen the proportion of children in care who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander grow from 23 to 37 and now 41 per cent. “This growth in terms of both...

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Without Consent – Australia’s dark past

A new exhibition – Without Consent: Australia’s past adoption practices – at the National Archives of Australia, brings to light the previously hidden adoption practices of Australia’s past. It has offered those affected by forced adoptions the opportunity to share their experiences – some for the first time ever. The exhibition was today opened by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard who, in 2013, offered a National Apology to the many thousands affected by forced adoption. It is estimated that 250,000 adoptions took place; a significant number were forced adoptions.   The mothers who had their babies taken were unmarried...

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IKEA Art Event 2015

Media Release IKEA has collaborated with 12 street artists from around the world to debut IKEA Art Event April 2015. From Serbia to Sweden and San Francisco to Spain, IKEA has scoured the globe to uncover 12 street artists to create a limited-edition collection of 12 unique street art posters that will bring the urban art form to everyone. The Art Event Limited Collection will give art-lovers around the world the chance to bring a piece of street art home. The 12 designs combine a spectrum of different techniques; from spraying and throwing paint to fine drawing, stencils and...

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Feral cats cutting a swathe through wildlife?

How many feral cats are there in Australia? That is the big unknown according to a research study from the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre and the University of Canberra’s Institute for Applied Ecology which states that the numbers of feral cats, feral pigs and red kangaroos across Australia is unknown and there has been a bias towards citing large numbers that lack the scientific evidence to back them up. Co-author of the scientific review, Dr Tony Buckmaster, said, “You hear the number of feral cats in Australia reported as being anywhere up to 18 million. The truth is...

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Recycle Expo comes to Brisbane

The inaugural Recycle Expo is coming to Brisbane next month in Windsor. Entry to the Expo is free and the event includes a large diverse range of eco friendly exhibitor stalls, delicious healthy food and free eco friendly workshops on how to live a more sustainable life. Festival organiser, Jonathan Murphy, says “One of my inspirations for organizing the Recycle Expo was from realizing how many wonderful eco – friendly businesses are out there, both large and small, and I felt that if an event could bring them all together at the one place on the one day it...

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