Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) has today opened Australia’s new Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre. The Centre will house the latest cutting edge technology and accelerate Australia’s research into better treatment for those with a spinal cord injury. At the Centre’s opening, it was announced NeuRA researchers will receive $6.4 million inRead More →
Collective Shout welcomes the actions of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to remove all listings of child sex abuse dolls from its global platform. Alibaba Group’s actions were in response to our two week investigation which exposed large numbers of replica child dolls modelled on the bodies of pre-pubescent girls, toddlersRead More →
The government has announced that the JobKeeper wage subsidy will continue past its scheduled September expiry date, with support extended to March 2021. The announcement was made ahead of Thursday’s ‘mini-budget’ economic update, by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirming cuts to payments in both programs. ItRead More →
As India struggles to slow or arrest the spread of COVID-19 infections, doubts are being raised about its low COVID-19 death toll, despite a sharp surge being reported in infections. Today, India’s infection numbers stand a t 1.04 million with 26,273 number of COVID-19 related deaths being reported inRead More →
Nearly three-quarters of Australian elementary teachers believe students struggling in mathematics is a good thing, saying it builds resilience, develops problem-solving skills and facilitates collaborative learning. New research by Dr James Russo from Monash University’s Faculty of Education shows a shift in teachers’ willingness to embrace struggle in mathematics, believing this senseRead More →
New data released today by leading mental health organisations Butterfly Foundation and ReachOut show a sharp spike in the number of young Aussies seeking help online when it comes to body image and eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. 75 per cent more people visited ReachOut’s content about body image compared to the sameRead More →
As pointed out by BT at very early stage back in March, India is not adequately equipped with health infrastructure and logistics to face a deluge of COVID-19 infections. Sadly, that is exactly what is happening in India right now. The number of COVID-19 increased by 28,498 in the pastRead More →
The first time below 200 new cases in almost a week, Victoria recorded only 177 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, much to the relief of state’s Chief Health Officer, Professor Brett Sutton. daily infections have fallen below 200. Victoria had recorded 288 infections last Friday, followed by 216 onRead More →
A High Court appeal over a decision on worker entitlements that could see some casual employees claim permanent entitlements must end the crippling uncertainty facing small business owners especially leaving JobKeeper eligible employers especially vulnerable, according to Employsure, one of Australia’s largest workplace relations advisories. The call comes as labourRead More →
A beleaguered Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Saturday that the authorities had recorded 216 new Victorian cases of COVID-19 on July 10, following another 288 recorded on July 9. The state has until now recorded 3560 cases of coronavirus and 1249 of those are active cases in the state. OfRead More →