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2010 YWCA Encore programs are starting
Wed, 03/02/2010

YWCA Encore is a free 8-week program for women who have experienced breast cancer.  YWCA Encore has the unique approach of combining specially designed exercises with a supportive environment. YWCA Encore has been operating in Australia for over 25 years and has already helped thousands of women. Find a program near you.

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UN Indigenous Peoples Report
Mon, 01/02/2010

Indigenous peoples make up one-third of the world’s poorest and suffer alarming conditions in all countries. On 14 January 2010, the United Nations released a report, The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, which documents the alarming conditions suffered by indigenous peoples across the world. The report is the first UN publication on the world’s indigenous peoples and reveals terrible statistics on poverty, health, education, employment, human rights, the environment and more, including figures about Indigenous Australians.

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Welcome to the new YWCA Australia website
Fri, 15/01/2010

 

We hope you like our new-look website. You'll find plenty of information about how we change communities locally, nationally and internationally.

 

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New Fair Work laws
Thu, 14/01/2010

New workplace laws about parental leave and flexible working arrangements for parents of young children came into effect on 1 January 2010.

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National rollout of income management
Thu, 07/01/2010

Income management, where part of a person's Centrelink payments are quarantined for essentials like food and rent, has been a controversial element of the Northern Territory Emergency Response. In November 2009 the Australian Government announced a national rollout of compulsory income management into disadvantaged communities from 1 July 2010. On 22 December 2009 the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) released a Community Sector Joint Statement on Income Management by ACOSS and other endorsing organisations.

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