WIRES allegations of poor practices grow as carers speak out

WIRES allegations of poor practices grow as carers speak out

When it comes to wildlife rescue,there are few organisations better known than WIRES. But it stands accused by some of the very people who are its bedrock – its volunteers – of causing harm.

  • byNick O'Malley

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‘It’s not working’:Philanthropist urges new approach to mental health
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‘It’s not working’:Philanthropist urges new approach to mental health

A major youth mental health private donor is shifting its money from treatment to prevention,but there is debate over whether governments should follow suit.

  • byJordan Baker
These volunteers’ drive to fight for Ukraine comes from long ago

These volunteers’ drive to fight for Ukraine comes from long ago

Khrystyna Fetsitsa’s daily job is done when she has driven 1200km and delivered a vehicle to a soldier in a “zero position” – the line closest to Russian fire.

  • byDavid Crowe
Demand for school essentials help soars as inflation,COVID bite

Demand for school essentials help soars as inflation,COVID bite

A charity that provides school essentials to disadvantaged students has been inundated during the pandemic and is worried surging inflation will leave more families unable to afford items such as laptops and tablets.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
50,000 Victorians per day using Foodbank services

50,000 Victorians per day using Foodbank services

The charity hosted drive-through food pickups on Sunday with thousands of people visiting sites in Dandenong and Epping to receive free hampers of vegetables and pantry essentials.

  • byRoy Ward
Charity review after Prince Charles handed suitcase of cash from Qatar sheikh

Charity review after Prince Charles handed suitcase of cash from Qatar sheikh

The Prince of Wales is said to have accepted three cash payments from a former Qatar prime minister totaling more than £2.5 million,which were then handed to his charity.

  • byHarley Dixon andTony Diver
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As a kid I was homeless,and that’s why I joined the Vinnies CEO Sleepout last night

As a kid I was homeless,and that’s why I joined the Vinnies CEO Sleepout last night

As a young boy,for a couple of years,most of my casual wardrobe was provided by Vinnies,as was almost every piece of our furniture,crockery and homewares. Vinnies changed my life.

  • byRichard Stewart
Dinner and a show in Melbourne comes with a serving of harsh reality

Dinner and a show in Melbourne comes with a serving of harsh reality

We have come to Melbourne’s CBD to stay for a weekend for the first time since the pandemic began. But some of the sights were more confronting than others.

  • bySusan Murphy
Heroes,halos and home truths:students learn life skills the cool way
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Heroes,halos and home truths:students learn life skills the cool way

What happens when nearly 400 year 9 students gather in a darkened auditorium,only to be asked ‘who are you’?

  • byStephen Brook
Charities take fight for WA woman’s $1.3 million will to Supreme Court

Charities take fight for WA woman’s $1.3 million will to Supreme Court

The WA Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Cat Welfare Society are locked in a court battle over who will inherit $1.3 million left in a Perth woman’s will.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘Dressed as a superhero,for a superhero’:See who braved the slide for Neale Daniher at Big Freeze 8

‘Dressed as a superhero,for a superhero’:See who braved the slide for Neale Daniher at Big Freeze 8

Which of Australia’s favourites slid into the icy water at the ’G to support the fight against “the beast”?

  • byNell Geraets