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Housing affordability in Australia has become dire, particularly in Australia’s two largest cities. Sydney and Melbourne now rank 3^rd and 4^th respectively in the list of most unaffordable cities of the world. 

On 3 September 2019, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) added their voice to the growing list of international health organisations declaring climate change a health emergency and calling for urgent government action on climate change on health grounds.

In October 2018, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation launched its Hot Spots initiative, led by not-for-profit and community health organisations, to test the resourcing of local-level, cross-sector collaborations focused on addressing heatwave vulnerability.

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The full transcript of Chief Executive Officer, Catherine Brown's speech, Transitions, delivered at the 2017 Inspiring Philanthropy Celebration.