Anti-violence advocates worried about progress of alcohol delivery legislation

Family violence prevention advocates have expressed concern about delays in changes to South Australia’s alcohol delivery legislation after they were recommended in a landmark royal commission. Late last year, the SA government accepted 129 of the 136 recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence — several of which related to…

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Queensland charity closes ‘life-changing’ NDIS employment support program the ORCA Project

A charity that supported 90 young people with disability to become workplace-ready last year will close its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) employment service. Oli Evans joined the ORCA Project, run by Wesley Mission Queensland, about six months ago after leaving high school. The 18-year-old has autism and a rare chromosomal condition that impacts his…

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