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Banking's bedrock of change : About the same time the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, which went back to 1834, joined up with the National Bank of Australia (established in 1858) to become the National Australia Bank. The old National, like the old Commercial of Australia , ... Sydney Morning Herald

US Baby Boomers Find 'Soul Mates' in Australian Counterparts : The American Federation for Aging Research, AFAR, found that the single greatest rate of obesity was in the 51- to 60-year age group (that group would now be 59 years to 68 years old ); following closely on the heels of their older brethren were the ...

Mayor champions suicide prevention : THIS morning members of the Mackay community gathered to attend the Mayor's Breakfast for suicide prevention. The breakfast saw guest speaker, Glen Gerreyn of Oxygen Factory, present information to bring awareness to Mackay and discuss how they can ...

Aboriginal suicide prevention resource launched Fifteen people have become the first graduates of a new program aimed at reducing high levels of suicide in remote Indigenous communities. The program teaches people how to identify others who might be at risk of suicide and the best ways to intervene.

Preventing suicide an artform : MOST Territorians have a suicide story. One tale - used to educate indigenous communities - lies in a painting by Aboriginal elder Mia Mulladad. The artwork helped build Suicide Story, a series of nine films and 22 paintings Mental Health Association ...

Australia's Prime Minister makes UN pitch Ms Gillard emphasised Australia's track record on international aid and efforts to advance gender equality, eradicate poverty and combat malaria. Tracee Hutchison spoke to Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for the Pacific Richard Marles, who's in New ...

Mental illness - it's more common than you think | World Mental ... : One in five people will experience mental illness this year. It's an astounding statistic but one that for too long has not made headlines. Mental illness is more ...

South Australia takes centre stage in gay-marriage debate The South Australian parliament will early next year debate a bill legalising same-sex unions, in a move supported by Labor Premier Jay Weatherill. A private member's bill, co-sponsored by openly gay Social Inclusion Minister Ian Hunter and Greens MP ...