Australia
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Tackling the taboo of gambling
Australians spend more per person on gambling than any other country in the world, and more on gambling – $21 billion – compared to any other dangerous activity, including alcohol, …
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Sexual consent: Is it really a matter of Yes or No?
Last Friday, the New South Wales Government released its first sexual assault strategy, in a bid to improve prevention, provide greater support to victims and better ensure that perpetrators are …
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VMC: ‘When migrants do not take English lessons, it is because of other urgent needs’
On Saturday 30 June, Neos Kosmos published an article by the Hon Alan Tudge MP, in which the federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs argued on the contribution of the …
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Pokies play you, not the other way around says Cr Kris Pavlidis
In the lead-up to the state government election, City of Whittlesea mayor and director of Pronia, Kris Pavlidis is continuing her fight against gambling, and in particular pokie machines. On …
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Over $470,000 recovered in underpayments by ‘cheap eat’ spots
The Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA) has thanked the Fair Work Ombudsman for recovering $472,000 as a result of a series of audits carried out at several …
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Vamvakinou: ‘If people can’t find work then there’s something wrong’
The link between settlement and employment was discussed last week at the roundtable hosted by Federal member for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou MP, the Shadow Minister for Multicultural Australia and Citizenship, Tony …
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ECCV responds to the Minister for Citizenship’s article on English language for migrants
Last week, Neos Kosmos published an article by the Hon Alan Tudge MP, in which the federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs argued on the contribution of the English …
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State-funded language program to be rolled out in Victorian kindergartens
Preschoolers across Victoria will have the opportunity to learn a language other than English, starting from term one 2019, as part of a state-funded initiative. Marking an Australian first, the …
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Locals say no to total smoking ban in Eaton Mall
A proposal that would see a total ban on smoking introduced in outdoor areas at all restaurants, cafes and recreational settings in the City of Monash has been dismissed. The …
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Neos Kosmos endorses Uluru Statement from the Heart
One year after the ‘historic’ meeting in Uluru, where more than 250 leaders of Indigenous communities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples at the First Nations National Constitutional Convention …