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Healthcare is 'universal' for those who can pay - Sydney Morning Herald : Access to timely and appropriate health care is really only "universal" for those who can afford to pay. International comparisons show that Australian health care costs are at the high end whether in terms of private hospital fees or in direct out of ...

Levies from times past - Sydney Morning Herald : Medicare is the scheme that gives Australian residents access to health care . To help fund the scheme, most taxpayers pay a Medicare levy of 1.5% of their taxable income. The Medicare levy raises about $9 billion a year. Queensland flood levy. The ...

Amid demand growth, recruiters' group aims to help ease OFW deployment to ... The rising demand for health - care workers, engineers and skilled personnel in Australia and New Zealand has prompted several employment firms to band together and organize a new recruitment group to handle numerous job opportunities flourishing ...

Pressure on courts if gay ties fail - Canberra Times : But the Family Court, which is responsible for divorce cases in Australia , would not have the jurisdiction to dissolve same-sex marriages made under ACT law. ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell confirmed that local courts would have to deal with divorce ... The Canberra Times

NBA center Jason Collins becomes first openly gay player in major US sports : Collins's declaration comes against the backdrop of in intense public debate about of the lack of of openly gay players in American professional sports. Robbie Rogers, a former USMNT winger who had played soccer in England with Leeds United, came out ... The Guardian

Muslims join Christians on gay marriage referendum call The main Islamic organisation, the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, has backed an election day poll on gay marriage – but also questioned the right of non-believers to cast a vote on the ''religious institution'' of marriage. Keysar Trad, the ...

Australians Prefer Living on Streets – Report : But not for some Australia n families who deem it better to sleep on the streets than be confined in a home where domestic violence and family breakdown abound. In a report by the Wesley Mission released on Tuesday, titled 'Homelessness and the Next ... International Business Times AU

Male violence against women under-reported University of Western Australia Professor of Social Work Donna Chung says most statistics underestimate the real extent of male violence against women. Her survey of statistics on violence was released on Tuesday in the lead-up to the first ...

The rise in young female violence : Although males are responsible for most violent assaults in Australia , the Australian Institute of Criminology has reported an increase in violent offences committed by females, many of them aged 14-25. Moreover, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Growing unease in PNG over attacks against women TUA: We are intending to come together all organisations of women and others to come together to condemn the increased killing of women and raping of women in Papua New Guinea. Since this year the raping and killing of women has increased, and we ...

'Autonomy Plus' to Tackle Issues Plaguing Papua : Papua has been wracked by violence in recent weeks, with accounts from police and Papuan activists often at odds. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for increased autonomy for Papua province to address the host of development and ...

Maori divided over money or spectrum : The Maori Internet Society says it cannot decide between the spectrum or the cash after consulting its 2000 members on how Maori could best share in the sale of the "digital dividend" radio spectrum this year. In February, Communications Minister Amy ...

Huge jump in Maori contracting MRSA : A new study shows there has been a large increase in the number of Maori infected with the superbug MRSA. The study, led by Environmental Science and Research, looked at disease and hospital admissions between 2005 and 2011. It shows the number ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Maori organisations pay tribute to MP : The Maori Language Commission is among a number of Maori organisations paying tribute to former Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia who died on Monday. Te Taura Whiri says during his time as minister, Mr Horomia was responsible for some of its ...