
The way Australians pay for residential aged care, or nursing homes, is changing from November 1…. Residents won’t have to pay for clinical care, such as physiotherapy, no matter their income or assets.
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The way Australians pay for residential aged care, or nursing homes, is changing from November 1…. Residents won’t have to pay for clinical care, such as physiotherapy, no matter their income or assets.

The world’s largest coffee company has dodged taxes on about $1.3 billion in profits over the past decade through the clever use of a subsidiary in Switzerland, according to a report released earlier this year. These tax shenanigans, the authors explain, deprive governments of “revenues to fund essential public services, including education, health care, infrastructure and support for vulnerable people and communities.”



A Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study found that after a cocktail, study participants taking medications for diabetes and weight loss saw delayed effects from alcohol.


Drawing on history, sociology, theology, and survey responses from adult children and parents, they trace the rise of Christian parenting empires that idealize obedient kids and perfect households–but often leave parents and children feeling like they’ll never measure up. The authors also analyze popular Christian parenting teachings. They argue that these teachings on authority, compliance, corporal punishment, and control have had lasting effects on family dynamics and spiritual identity–including loss of faith, estrangement, religious trauma, and deep regret for many older parents. This book equips Christian parents, adults thinking critically about their upbringing, and church leaders to pursue a new path of freedom and mutual respect within their families.

The open, cross-border pollination of an American extremist movement has not gone unnoticed by intelligence agencies.

As youth mental health challenges rise across Connecticut, Dr. Jon Phillips is helping lead the effort to meet the growing demand for trained behavioral health professionals through the new $2.4 million federal grant. Phillips is working to train the next generation of social workers to collaborate with other health care workers to better serve children and families across Connecticut.

Responding to the figures, Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly said that the under-resourcing of Tusla was an issue that could no longer be ignored…. A team of 1,700 social workers dealt with the referrals, and last year, the agency warned that Ireland is “not producing an adequate supply” of social workers and social care workers through third-level institutions to meet the existing and future requirements for the profession.