Kimberley historian Dion Marinis has travelled to the US to meet the families of an air crew who died at Broome during the 1942 Japanese air raid on the remote town.

Up to five members of the same household will be allowed to visit another household this Sunday as the Queensland Government moves to further ease COVID-19 contact restrictions.

An online petition and Facebook page to negotiate better deals on high-cost airfares for regional West Australians is gaining traction.

When Kerry and Troy Allard sold their house and packed three kids into a caravan to travel Australia, they didn't expect to be threatened while they searched for a place to stay.

A Victorian-New South Wales cross-border community is uncertain when students should return to the classroom, as term two gets underway.

Holowiliena Station is in the grip of a horror drought, but reviving an ancient trade is proving a lifeline to this farming family.

The Jessop family liken their small parcel of land in central western New South Wales to a fortress, protecting their sons and daughter from, what are to them, potentially deadly substances.

One family has been dairying for 100 years and another is getting back in the game. What is it that keeps them so keen in a struggling industry?

For many families in remote parts of Australia, virtual classrooms provide a vital education but low enrolment numbers in some parts could spell trouble for schools of the air.

As Australia's farms expand in size and contract in number, research suggests as little as a third of remaining broadacre farms will be passed to the next generation.

Diversification and innovation are proving to be a key factor in the survival of multi-generation farming families.

Many rural parents are facing increasing debt and overdrawing their accounts in a bid to pay for "exorbitant" boarding fees. There are calls for more financial help for those living in isolated parts of Australia.

Families of loved ones who live with epilepsy are now relying on trained dogs to detect their seizures, and one mother says their dog saved her son's life on multiple occasions.

A new food truck is empowering disadvantaged Gippsland families to choose their own fresh produce and is also allowing for more efficient delivery.

It was one of Australia's worst maritime disasters and now, half a century later, the families of those who were lost have gathered to remember them and honour their bravery.

The Territory Families Department finalised half the number of child-protection investigations it planned to last financial year, but child welfare advocates say the figure is a result of longer-term reforms.

Lego is being used in both informal and clinical sessions to improve the communication and cooperation skills of children with autism.

What's driving Australian families overseas to gamble on "magical" stem cell treatments at sky-high prices?

A Cape York mayor says a perpetual cycle of death is ripping his community apart and more can be done to detect chronic diseases earlier.

For Edward Daly, who was at a rehab centre on the NSW Central Coast to get over his ice, alcohol and gambling addictions, having his partner involved in his recovery made all the difference.

The Social Services Minister has indicated a short-term lifeline may be thrown to a charity that provides 67 million meals for hungry Australians each year after Government moves to split food charity funding between three agencies.

His impromptu show has also provided comic relief.

"This is also my love letter."

Nine people died in the January 26 helicopter crash.

John Collins is stepping up to support those struggling.

Also, Malcolm-Jamal Warner speaks on Ebony Cosby cover.

It's been a long time since I've posted a new entry to this community, and I know the comments on...

Iriss.fm is delighted to broadcast an episode on the work of Plumtree, an Australian not-for-profit organisation that provides support for young children from birth to 8 years old with a developmental delay or disability and their families.

Sylvana Mahmic (CEO) and Dr Melanie Heyworth (Peer Worker) tell the story of Now and Next, a project that has been successful at involving families as peer workers in early childhood intervention.

Three key messages:

Peer workers offer unique benefit to families of young children with disabilities that are not available through existing services, but which are complementary to them. Benefits include feelings of leadership, agency and community. Learning from mental health practice could be applied to the disability sector, so there was no need to spend time reinventing the wheel. It made it cost effective, quick and provided maximum benefit. Implementation of peer work into any existing organisation will face challenges and barriers, but these can be mitigated by pre-emptive organisational action.

Transcript of episode

Music Credit: Make your dream a reality by Scott Holmes

For centuries, nations have expanded geographically and economically by taking land and labor from indigenous people. One of the narratives used to justify this colonialist expansion portrays indigenous land and space as empty, simply there for others to occupy. This narrative is known as indigenous absence. Kleinman and Kleinman write that this kind of erasure […]

Amid a public health emergency, it's unconscionable for California to allow dozens of state-owned homes to stay empty.

This week California's top education official said what many had anticipated: Don't expect traditional high school graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020.

My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.

Food to be distributed to disadvantaged people across Manchester

Lawmakers should support SB 111 as an investment to make Indiana families stronger now and in the future, a letter to the editor says.

Bill Titus, chair of the advisory board of A Kid Again Indiana, lists the fun events planned for families of children with life-threatening illnesses.

Bringing hope, happiness and healing to families raising kids with life-threatening illnesses

Eric Bell, a funeral director in Pittsboro, Ind., says the longest he's waited to hold a memorial service is two months for a deceased person. He explains why.

Some families have said that they were denied free internet access, offered in response to the coronavirus, because of old debts.

The reluctance of our state's leaders to offer further disclosures on a real-time basis, is another failure for Hoosiers.

How the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea is dividing families and communities who live along it.

Family is an integral part of any person’s life. When we live with our families, it’s either we’re dependent on somebody or somebody is dependent on us. Many conflicts arise in a family due to improper finance management. When you have a family, you might often come across situations where you might feel there is […]

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This special issue focuses on the impact COVID-19 is having on youth with diabetes and their families. 

Recorded April 30, 2020.

This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Today’s discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on April 30, 2020.

Presented by:

Barry Conrad, MPH, RD, CDE
Stanford Children's Health

Tamara S. Hannon, MD, MS
Indiana University

Marisa Hilliard, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital

Cynthia Munoz, PhD, MPH
President-Elect, Helath Care & Education, American Diabetes Association

Jennifer Raymond, MD, MCR
Children's Hospital Los Angelas