2015 – Kara de Groot

Dec 29,2015

Federal childcare funding shuffle raises concerns

New doubts have surfaced over what the Federal Government’s proposed overhaul of the child care sector could mean for Australia’s marginalised families.
The government says the overhaul will streamline services & better redistribute funding, however Opposition early childhood spokesperson Kate Ellis says the funding shuffle will see many services shut down, locking disadvantaged children out of early childhood education.
Leanne Gibbs from the Community Child Care Cooperative says they have concerns about the proposal’s potential ramifications.
The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care were contacted for comment, but were unavailable over the break.

by Kara de Groot

Dec 8,2015

Cape York Alliance to fight for traditional owners on claim

The Cape York Alliance is combating the Cape York Land Council, and its Cape York Claim One which is currently before the Federal Court.
The Alliance is acting on behalf of 162 traditional owners who wish to join the claim, but had previously been ignored.
The move follows allegations the Cape York Land Council has failed to meet its obligations and responsibility to ensure all people impacted by the claim are consulted.
The chair of the Cape York Allowance, Don de Busch, says it’s about establishing trust between all parties.

by Kara de Groot

4zzz, Health, Organisations Oct 28,2015

WHO labels red and processed meats as carcinogenic

The World Health Organisation has ranked cured and processed meats in the same category as cigarettes for cancer causers.
The report from WHO not only ranks processed meats as group one carcinogens due to a link with bowel cancer, but also places red meat in group 2A as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ due to a link with pancreatic and prostate cancer.
Professor Dallas English from the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics speaks and what this means for Australia’s meat eaters.

by Kara de Groot

Archive December 29, 2015