Retailers across Australia have had their extended warranty practices examined by consumer protection agencies, including NSW Fair Trading. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the joint operation undertaken during 2013 examined the practices of 141 retailers across Australia, including 23 in NSW. Mr Stowe said the work built on an earlier national project by consumer protection agencies that […]
The Women’s Health of Australia (WHoA!) study – part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) – has been running since 1996. It is one of the primary vehicles for informing Australian government health policy and health services for women. Medical research teams can also apply to use the data in the work […]
Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) Australia, gladly announces its formal launch in Australia here today. The launch events are being held in Sydney and Melbourne on 23rd and 24th November respectively. Working on the ideology of BJP and being in close proximity with the senior BJP leadership in India, OFBJP Australia invites people to its Launch Meeting […]
The Overseas Friends of BJP Australia was launched in Sydney and Melbourne on the weekend of 23 & 24 November amidst much fanfare today and with people joining with full enthusiasm. Termed as a ‘Soft Launch’ the response generated was anything but soft. It created just the atmosphere of excitement among friends, participants and […]
ECCV is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Victoria Law Foundation to develop tailored community language videos to inform ethnic communities about elder abuse. Australian researchers estimate that between 2% and 7% of older persons, over 65 years of age, in Australia experience mistreatment including neglect. “We are very […]
Educating the community is the key to stopping violence against women, Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge said today. Speaking at the annual White Ribbon Day lunch in Melbourne, Ms Wooldridge said that community education is required to change attitudes and behaviours that have allowed violence against women and children to continue. “The White Ribbon Foundation plays an […]
Minister for Women Pru Goward and Member for Oatley, Mr Mark Coure MP, today announced the NSW Government has awarded a grant to the St George region to help raise awareness about the impact of domestic violence. A grant of $1000 has been awarded to the St George Domestic Violence Committee to develop domestic and […]
Minister for Women Pru Goward today announced the opening of NSW’s first telephone counselling and referral service for men. The Men’s Referral Service offers an anonymous and confidential counselling service to men 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “A core part of the NSW Government’s plan to prevent domestic violence is to educate […]
Mumbai, Nov 25 Shoojit Sircar, known for his different sensibilities and filmmaking techniques, thinks that he cannot handle subjects like “Dabangg” and “Krrish” as he believes in making small-budget films that intend to both entertain and inform. He has so far made just four films and only three of them have been released. If his […]