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In this episode: Healing the legacy of indigenous missions in WA, Tasmania farewells an icon of its national parks, gender identity in South Australian and The Great Melbourne Telescope restoration. #AustraliaWide.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, child-abuse, charities, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, stolen-generations, rural-tourism, australia
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| UpdatedRebels in besieged East Aleppo agree to a plan for aid delivery and medical evacuations, the United Nations says, as reports surface that rebels were preventing civilians from fleeing the war-torn city.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, charities, doctors-and-medical-professionals, syrian-arab-republic
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Topics: health, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, charities, alice-springs-0870, kintore-0872
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Crisis accommodation and Christmas presents helped Shelly Westley and her four kids through a very tough time.
Topics: charities, homelessness, divorce, family, poverty, christmas, darwin-0800
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Ultra-marathon runner Samantha Gash is running across India to raise awareness of charitable projects addressing issues in the country.
Topics: foreign-affairs, charities, india
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Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, charities, poverty, children, townsville-4810
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Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, charities, poverty, children, townsville-4810
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The countdown to Christmas is on for North Queensland charity Food Relief NQ.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, charities, poverty, family-and-children, children, local-government, townsville-4810
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Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, charities, poverty, children, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedA collision on the football field meant Neil Sachse never walked again, but he hopes a new cycling event will raise important funds for spinal research.
Topics: medical-research, health, human-interest, charities-and-community-organisations, community-and-society, charities, sa, tanunda-5352, adelaide-5000, vic, footscray-3011, melbourne-3000
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The Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) is threatening to strip RSL NSW of losing its charity status, if it is found to have broken the rules in the payments investigation scandal.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, veterans, charities, community-and-society, aged-care, nsw, australia
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Hobart men are being asked to lose their ego and their clothes for an hour of yoga to help raise money and awareness for mental health.
Topics: mens-health, mental-health, charities, television, community-and-society, suicide, hobart-7000
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Islamic State group militants kill hundreds and have been recruiting boys above the age of nine around their stronghold of Mosul, the United Nations says.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, charities, iraq
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More than 1,500 people join the annual Day for Daniel walk on the Sunshine Coast, including a new addition to the Morcombe family.
Topics: community-and-society, charities, charities-and-community-organisations, woombye-4559
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Helping the people left outside prison has become a mission for Tamworth's Tamara Kelly.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, drug-use, alcohol, family-and-children, community-and-society, charities, gambling, tamworth-2340
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The Australian Wildlife Conservancy and the Department of Defence are partnering to protect one of the most important sites for conservation in Australia.
Topics: environment, community-and-society, charities, animals-and-nature, conservation, defence-and-national-security, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, broome-6725
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Community Council of Australia chairperson Tim Costello says Australia is one of the richest nations, but we seem to have become less compassionate.
Topics: community-and-society, charities, women, australia
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| UpdatedWith the Pacific cyclone season just days away, thoughts are turning again to disaster management preparations and the major role of non-government organisations.
Topics: international-aid-and-trade, charities-and-community-organisations, charities, pacific, australia
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| UpdatedAn army of "undead" limp and stagger through what could be the final Brisbane Zombie Walk, as the organisers weigh up future events following an increase in council fees.
Topics: human-interest, community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, charities, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedA community beach wheelchair in Mackay, north Queensland, allows people of all ages and disabilities to feel the sand between their toes.
Topics: disabilities, multiple-sclerosis, activism-and-lobbying, charities, charities-and-community-organisations, shoal-point-4750
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Graham Long is the pastor and CEO of the Wayside Chapel, helping homeless and marginalised people in central Sydney. He’s had challenges and tragedy in his own life, but says he feels grateful for the journey.
Topics: community-and-society, charities, charities-and-community-organisations, community-organisations, death, drugs-and-substance-abuse, family-and-children, family, marriage, parenting, grief, homelessness, australia, nsw, kings-cross-2011
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| UpdatedAid organisations warn Iraq is woefully underprepared for the expected exodus of civilians fleeing the fighting in Mosul, and the battle could see civilian bloodshed on a massive scale.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, charities-and-community-organisations, charities, iraq
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| UpdatedMore than 80 bikes from the personal collection of late actor — and avid cycling fan — Robin Williams are put up for auction, with the money raised to be donated to charities supporting people with disabilities.
Topics: charities, community-and-society, actor, film-movies, human-interest, united-states
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David Gonski, who authored the controversial report into school funding, denies his new $5 million fund for disadvantaged schools is a political move.
Topics: education, charities, sydney-2000