Closing The Gap: Indigenous hearing health and criminal justice
There is a pressing need to specifically address the high rates of hearing loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in contact with the criminal justice system, with rates as high as 80-95% in some communities. In the spirit of reconciliation we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, […]
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Learn lip-reading online at a price you can afford
You can access a free preview of our Read Our Lips Australia online lipreading course to see what it is all about. Visit our website today and register your details to access Lesson 1 and decide if this product if right for you. Read Our Lips Australia is a self-paced e-learning platform that is dedicated […]
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Government invests $7.5 million in hearing health research
The Australian Government has announced close to $7.5 million funding to support research that will help prevent hearing loss and improve the health and wellbeing of those who live with hearing impairment, including projects focused on improving access to hearing health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. “This funding will support evidence-based research that […]
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AC/DC’s Brian Johnson ‘wouldn’t have minded’ dying
There was a time when singer Brian Johnson might have felt better crashing into a wall at high speed than living the rest of his life without being able to perform anymore with the legendary rock band AC/DC. After Johnson was forced to leave the band in 2016 due to a risk of total hearing […]
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