News Around The Country – March 2025
Parklea Correctional Centre transitions to public management
Publications
News Around the Country – January 2025
Grafton Gaol gets a new upgrade catering towards growing health needs
News Around the Country – November 2024
WA Prison Overcrowding: Experts Warn of “Cruel and Inhumane” Conditions Amid Rising Deaths in Custody
News Around the Country – October 2024
Domestic Violence offenders subject to Electronic Monitoring
Daughters
There is a new US documentary out on Netflix in the community. It’s called ‘Daughters’ and takes viewers inside a Washington DC prison where a special program to give daughters a prom experience with their incarcerated fathers takes them on a rollercoaster of emotions.
News Around the Country – August 2024
Protecting the vulnerable: SA moves to outlaw claim farming
NSW faces record-breaking rent increases and housing shortages due to unreliable government services
India or Bharat?
Speculation sparked among the world when India prompted a change in name when the invitations for guests sent out for the G20 summit referred to Droupadi Murmu as “President of Bharat” instead of “President of India”..
Advocates speak out on scapegoating migrants as cause of housing crisis
by ABHA HAVAL
More than 40 housing organisations have joined forces in expressing their concern over migrants being scapegoated as the primary cause of the housing crisis, calling on the prime minister and opposition leader to show leadership on the issue.
The organisations – which include the Australian Council of Social Services, the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia and National Shelter – wrote a letter, saying the housing crisis was caused by poor policy choices by suc...
More than 40 housing organisations have joined forces in expressing their concern over migrants being scapegoated as the primary cause of the housing crisis, calling on the prime minister and opposition leader to show leadership on the issue.
The organisations – which include the Australian Council of Social Services, the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia and National Shelter – wrote a letter, saying the housing crisis was caused by poor policy choices by suc...
City of Sydney ramps up efforts for a more inclusive city
by ABHA HAVAL
The City of Sydney is ramping up efforts to implement the recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission’s Final Report, completed earlier this year in September.
The Commission’s report included 222 recommendations on how to improve laws, policies, structures and practices that support people with disability, but many domains were left out, including mental health and transport.
The City of Sydney has had an Inclusion (Disability) Advisory Panel since 2012, when it was first...
The City of Sydney is ramping up efforts to implement the recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission’s Final Report, completed earlier this year in September.
The Commission’s report included 222 recommendations on how to improve laws, policies, structures and practices that support people with disability, but many domains were left out, including mental health and transport.
The City of Sydney has had an Inclusion (Disability) Advisory Panel since 2012, when it was first...
What were you wearing? Organization calls for mandatory drink spiking training after a case goes undetermined
Government to invest $100 million in gambling harm minimisation
by ABHA HAVAL
This GambleAware Week, the Minns Labor government is investing a record-breaking $100 million towards gambling harm minimisation across NSW, focusing on the cost of gambling in the community.
The theme for this year’s GambleAware Week, ‘What’s gambling costing you?’, aims to boost awareness of the damaging effects of gambling beyond monetary loss, including loss of family time, impacts on physical and mental health, and negative influence on the community.
The investment is a sig...
This GambleAware Week, the Minns Labor government is investing a record-breaking $100 million towards gambling harm minimisation across NSW, focusing on the cost of gambling in the community.
The theme for this year’s GambleAware Week, ‘What’s gambling costing you?’, aims to boost awareness of the damaging effects of gambling beyond monetary loss, including loss of family time, impacts on physical and mental health, and negative influence on the community.
The investment is a sig...
'No' voters on WeChat largely influenced by misinformation, research shows
by ABHA HAVAL
With only a day to go to vote for the Voice to Parliament referendum, there has been steady backlash from the voters who don’t want to see First Nations peoples have a place in Parliament.
Research so far suggests that the ‘No’ campaign has been largely influenced by misinformation in the community regarding what the Voice entails, how it constitutes legally, and how will it affect Australia’s population.
Critics have highlighted a need to counter the misinformation circulating...
With only a day to go to vote for the Voice to Parliament referendum, there has been steady backlash from the voters who don’t want to see First Nations peoples have a place in Parliament.
Research so far suggests that the ‘No’ campaign has been largely influenced by misinformation in the community regarding what the Voice entails, how it constitutes legally, and how will it affect Australia’s population.
Critics have highlighted a need to counter the misinformation circulating...
Sydney Councils calls for support over disrupted Drag Story Time events
By ABHA HAVAL
City of Sydney councillors put forward a motion in support of Drag Story Time events, after a number of events were disrupted due to rise in homophobia and abusive threats targeting the LGBTQA+ community.
Deputy Mayor Sylvie Ellsmore will be bringing the motion forward at the upcoming Local Government NSW Annual Conference, to encourage more council members to support local LGBTQA+ inclusive events year-round.
With this motion, the council aims to provide a safe space for the perfo...
City of Sydney councillors put forward a motion in support of Drag Story Time events, after a number of events were disrupted due to rise in homophobia and abusive threats targeting the LGBTQA+ community.
Deputy Mayor Sylvie Ellsmore will be bringing the motion forward at the upcoming Local Government NSW Annual Conference, to encourage more council members to support local LGBTQA+ inclusive events year-round.
With this motion, the council aims to provide a safe space for the perfo...
Environmental activists rally in Sydney to end native forest logging
By ABHA HAVAL
At a rally organised by the Bob Brown Foundation, a large crowd gathered in Marrickville on Saturday (12 August) to take a stand against forest logging nationwide. People chanted “save the forests” and “we speak for the trees” in an effort to end logging.
The speakers at the protest included Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens MP Sue Higginson, conservationists John Seed, Susie Rusell, Dr Kim Loo, climate activist Chris Black and comedian Dan Ilic. Musicians Montaigne and William...
At a rally organised by the Bob Brown Foundation, a large crowd gathered in Marrickville on Saturday (12 August) to take a stand against forest logging nationwide. People chanted “save the forests” and “we speak for the trees” in an effort to end logging.
The speakers at the protest included Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens MP Sue Higginson, conservationists John Seed, Susie Rusell, Dr Kim Loo, climate activist Chris Black and comedian Dan Ilic. Musicians Montaigne and William...
Experts warn number of young people at risk of homelessness is growing
By ABHA HAVAL
During National Homelessness Week, Australian experts have emphasised the growth in the number of young people at risk of being homeless each day. Homelessness experts believe the rise in people seeking shelter is due to the impact of cost-of-living pressures and mental health issues among young people under the age of 25.
The demand for assistance from homeless shelters and housing services has increased consistently over the past year due to the worsening housing crisis, shortage...
During National Homelessness Week, Australian experts have emphasised the growth in the number of young people at risk of being homeless each day. Homelessness experts believe the rise in people seeking shelter is due to the impact of cost-of-living pressures and mental health issues among young people under the age of 25.
The demand for assistance from homeless shelters and housing services has increased consistently over the past year due to the worsening housing crisis, shortage...
Northern Beaches bus routes canceled due to driver shortages, privatisation to blame
By ABHA HAVAL
In an attempt to forgo the industry-wide shortage of bus drivers, Transport for NSW has cancelled a number of B-line bus services along the routes coming into the Sydney’s CBD from the northern beaches and lower north shore.
As of Monday 17 July 2023, privately owned franchise Keolis Downer Northern Beaches (KDNB) has adapted a temporary, reduced timetable to ‘improve the predictability and visibility of available services’, allowing passengers to plan a better trip.
Commuters from...
In an attempt to forgo the industry-wide shortage of bus drivers, Transport for NSW has cancelled a number of B-line bus services along the routes coming into the Sydney’s CBD from the northern beaches and lower north shore.
As of Monday 17 July 2023, privately owned franchise Keolis Downer Northern Beaches (KDNB) has adapted a temporary, reduced timetable to ‘improve the predictability and visibility of available services’, allowing passengers to plan a better trip.
Commuters from...
Lack of safety: a growing concern for women who want to ride a bike
Logging continues to pose a threat to Koala Habitats in the State Forests
The proposal for the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) on the NSW mid-north coast is likely to save the endangered koala population from being extinct, but the logging of state forests proposes greater risks of that happening.
Different aspects of architecture
The post-pandemic era of architecture is going to change the way we look at designing a structure. Not only the pandemic but global warming and climate change as well are affecting the strategies of planning and designing.
Architectural development of Sydney, Australia
Sydney is the oldest city in Australia, dating back over 200 years. The architecture of Sydney is a diversity of various architectural styles. It is an amalgamation of old and new architecture throughout its history.
Japan National Stadium by Taisei Corporation + AZUSA SEKKEI + Kengo Kuma & Associates
The Japanese National Stadium, the host of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, is a multipurpose stadium in the heart of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This national stadium serves as a beacon of traditional Japanese architecture blended with nature.
Richard Kelly: Pioneers of architectural lighting design
“Lighting is such a part of the visual arts – architecture, most of all – that I’m sure the best we can do today will be inadequate tomorrow.
The Impact of Architecture in Our Lives
When you enter the realm of a design, you see the space as what you had imagined or what you intend to create. The power of visual communication has nurtured the essence of architecture concerning how we communicate with society.
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