Degree of Associate of Arts certificate conferred by the Tasmanian Council of Education in Hobart Town 1863

Henry Lewis Garrett of Hobart Town was awarded the Degree of Associate of Arts, 22 September 1863. He was awarded the degree upon passing the requisite examinations in English, Latin, Greek, French and Pure Mathematics. The Council of Education Act (1858) set up a Council with the power to confer the Degree. In 1871 the Act was amended to allow women to sit for the Associate of Arts examination. In 1875 a Bill was passed for a University Council to take the place of the Council of Education to be an examining body only with power to confer degrees. In 1890 the University took over the functions of the Tasmanian Council of Educatio

Prevalence and socio-demographic predictors of food insecurity among regional and remote Western Australian children

Objective: Inequities can negatively impact the health outcomes of children. The aims of this study were to: i) ascertain the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among regional and remote Western Australian (WA) children; and ii) determine which socio-demographic factors predicted child FI. Methods: Caregiver-child dyads (n=219) completed cross-sectional surveys. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS version 23. Results: Overall, 20.1% of children were classified as FI. Children whose family received government financial assistance were more likely to be FI (OR 2.60; CI 1.15, 5.91; p=0.022), as were children living in a Medium disadvantage area (OR 2.60; CI 1.18, 5.72; p=0.017), compared to High or Low SEIFA ratings. Conclusions: Study findings are suggestive of the impact low income has on capacity to be food secure. The higher FI prevalence among children from families receiving financial assistance and living in medium disadvantage areas indicates more support for these families is required. Recommendations include: ensuring government plans and policies adequately support disadvantaged families; increasing employment opportunities; establishing evidence on the causes and the potential impact of FI on children\u27s health. Implications for public health: One in five children were FI, demonstrating that FI is an issue in Western Australia

Children and Safety in Australian Policy: Implications for Organisations and Practitioners

Child safety is now a national policy priority in Australia. Extensive inquiries and reviews have escalated legislative and policy responses focused on developing, maintaining and monitoring ‘child safe’ organisations. The recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse point to the importance of cultural conditions within organisations in supporting child safety and the need for responsive change in some organisations. Drawing on a recent policy analysis, undertaken as part of a larger Australian Research Council Discovery Project, this article examines how children and safety are constructed, within and across relevant state and federal government policies in Australia, and the implications of this. Distinctions are drawn between conceptualisations of children within the broader education policy context and two specific policy contexts in which children are considered particularly vulnerable to abuse – out-of-home care and disability. The findings indicate that policy discourses of ‘child safe’ potentially foster different emphases and approaches in organisations. These have implications for the way children are positioned in relation to their safety, how their rights are recognised and implemented, and what is required to foster cultural conditions within organisations to best support children’s safety and wellbeing