Monthly Archives: April 2015

Most of us wouldn’t associate Australia with the term ‘poverty’, yet according to new research more than a million Australians are living in poverty despite two decades of economic growth. Research released by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia … Continue reading →

Today is International Earth Day, a day to celebrate our earth’s environment and raise public awareness about pollution and climate change. The first Earth Day was in 1970. Nelson, after seeing the damage done by a 1969 massive oil spill … Continue reading →

New research shows that children of poorer backgrounds appear to have ‘smaller’ brains than those of affluent backgrounds, according to neuroscientists of scientific journal Nature Neuroscience. The study’s researchers assessed the brain scans of 1,100 young children and young adults … Continue reading →

Australians love their denim. 670,000 tonnes of the stuff in 2014 alone and with a $56billion price tag. But at whose expense and at what cost? Oxfam Australia has begun a new campaign targeting the jeans industry, calling on Australians … Continue reading →

Formed by the Gaia Foundation, in collaboartion with the European Union, “Wake-Up Call” is an interactive animation designed to draw our attention to the issue of technology life-cycles and the impact of addcition to modern technology has on us and … Continue reading →

National Youth Week is an opportunity for us as young people and young workers in our community to make a positive contribution to our society and to have our voices be heard and acted upon. But the future of this … Continue reading →