Australia is sending aid to Vanuatu after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation. The World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration are calling for stronger efforts to ensure equitable access to healthcare for migrants as the world observes International Migrants Day.
Three airforce transport planes are leaving Australia for Vanuatu today, carrying a rescue team and a medical assistance team. Aftershocks, including one 6.1 magnitude earthquake, have complicated rescue efforts in Vanuatu , after an initial 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation.Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says there are no reports of Australian casualties from the earthquake.
He says Australian officials will maintain communications with the Vanuatu government to find out what further assistance is needed.The World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration have called for stronger efforts to ensure equitable access to healthcare for migrants as the world observes International Migrants Day. This year is the 24th annual observance of the day coinciding with the passage of the Migrant Workers Convention* by the UN General Assembly, which outlines the human rights for migrants and their families, including health and working conditions.She told SBS Filipino, she reflects on her journey of coming to call Australia home 'At that time (1990s), you know race is still a big thing. Whereas now, it is completely different. It is all about your actual... What you can bring to the company. What you can do versus where you came from. We have evolved, I think. And everyone is regarded with their own merit. I am not in the medical field. I am actually in the construction field. So to be I guess a Filippino, a woman, in a field like that, is I think - we've come a long way.'Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he believes the federal government has steered the economy in the right direction, as he released the mid-year budget update.After two consecutive surpluses, the update does confirm the budget is headed for deficits - four in a row - that will amount to $143.9 billion, almost $22 billion more than projected in Ma
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