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Analysis
Last summer’s fish carnage sparked public outrage.
As this summer draws to a close, it marks just over a year since successive fish death events at Menindee in Lower Darling River made global headlines. Authors The Conversation…
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Arts & Culture
Iranian refugee Shokoofeh Azar longlisted for Booker International
When the winning books were translated into Farsi, she would devour them. Jason Steger WA Today “I followed all of the Booker Prize winners,” she says, “and always wanted to…
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Aggression
Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence.
The recent killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children by her estranged husband has raised national attention to the types of behaviour that might lead to such a horrific…
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Health
Coronavirus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica
Brazil announced its first case of coronavirus today, marking the first time the virus has been reported in South America. Joshua Berlinger CNN The outbreak has now spread to… Coronavirus…
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Australasia
Kirby says religious discrimination laws a ‘weapon against non-believers’
Mr Kirby, who is an Anglican, said the Morrison government’s second draft religious discrimination bill would mean all Australians “could be worse off on… Judith Ireland Brisbane Times “This is…
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General
“Tennis—I’m Saying Goodbye.” After 28 Years and Five Grand Slams,…
How do you walk away from the courts you’ve trained on since you were a little girl, the game that you love—one which brought you untold tears and unspeakable joys—a…
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Asia
Indonesia treads tight line between China and US
JAKARTA – When China and Indonesia’s Natuna maritime stand-off nearly boiled over last month, President Joko Widodo – a leader not known for his abiding interest in… John McBeth Asia…
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Analysis
Will the coronavirus kill the global economy?
What we know is incredibly scary. The disease is a prolific killer and a stealthy one at that. Laurence Kotlikoff The Hill Over 2 percent of its victims die. For…
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Analysis
The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020
Τhe Signal this week: Increasingly, the coronavirus, or COVID-19, as it is now officially called, is looking like the sort of unexpected, black swan event that scrambles all… Sasha Abramsky…
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Australasia
Victorians get fourth new purple bin for glass
Victorians now have a four-bin system in a massive recycling overhaul for the state. news.com.au The state government announced the system along with a new container deposit scheme as part…
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Africa
‘They wrapped me up like a package’: A Cameroonian’s harrowing…
The man, Emmanuel Chedjou, told the France 24 Observers how he was restrained while being deported from Turkey to his native Cameroon. The Observers – France 24 Four separate videos…
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Asia
South China Sea: Beijing lashes out at Trump after US…
The country has called upon Washington to pull back and stop infringing upon its sovereignty after the unprecedented action. Rebekah Evans Express China is disputing the missile destroyer USS Wayne…