There is currently a high degree of uncertainty as to the level of ongoing state government funding for public libraries in NSW. The NSW Public Library Associations (NSWPLA), representing country and metropolitan libraries, is coordi...
We are a non-government, not for profit charity organisation. We receive grant funding from NSW Health, Department of Communities and Justice and Department of Social Services that allow us to provide services. We also utilise community donations to provide support for women such as pantry ...
Produced in 2021, the inquiry report included inputs from advocacy groups, citizens, and lobbyists alongside substantial contributions from politicians, representing multiple constructions of gender, identity, young people, and schooling. Using Bacchi and Goodwin’s “What is the problem represented to...
This will clearly be too much for hospitals if close contacts are required to isolate. That would entail losing a substantial proportion of capacity, maybe as much as 25 per cent. Government has foreshadowed dropping isolation requirements, which would increase capacity, but also ensure lots mo...
Why does the State government take account of “current demographics and enrolment and travel patterns” in relation to the operation of only public schools? By the time students in NSW enter their senior years of schooling, around 43 per cent are in non-government schools. Why are these schoo...
government level and community acceptance of measures. Several strategic initiatives were used to study these challenges in the NSW Northern Rivers region.Method.Field exercises were undertaken with representatives of 11 local and state authority stakeholders, surveying approximately 300 residential properties...
There can be little doubt that the Fiji Government has totally failed the Fiji people in contrast to the state authori- ties in Australia and the great NZ government of PM Arden. It is no surprise to me that many health professionals I have talked to in Melbourne in the last few months...
It needs to be expert, powerful and tough. That may worry some State politicians and bureaucrats. And cause some loss of face for Commonwealth politicians and officials who swallow and regurgitate tall stories from the big smoke. While it is underway, NSW must deal with Newcastle fast rail. ...
One of the most exceptional events in a sometimes volatile history of dealings between doctors and various state and federal governments, the 1984 NSW doctors' dispute arose when the state government enacted complementary Medicare legislation that gave it powers over how doctors would be appointed to...