Australasia
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Urgent action to protect women is a matter of life and death
The list of names goes on. All women. Varying ages. And all calling different communities across Australia home. Madonna King…
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Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers
Τhis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn…
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Towards an effective lobbying regulatory scheme
Although lobbying is integral to democratic representation, there are concerns regarding the secrecy and unfair influence of professional lobbyists, which…
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US assurance for Assange a fantasy
The United States Government’s assurance that Julian Assange would have all the protections of a US citizen in a US…
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Truth, colonisation and Yoorrook: what is Victoria’s truth-telling inquiry and what will it achieve?
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan among those to give evidence at the Indigenous truth-telling inquiry examining the impacts of colonisation. Adeshola…
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Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government’s multicultural policy reform
“In 2024, threats to our way of life have surpassed terrorism as Australia’s principal security concern,” he said. Michelle Grattan…
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Environment Minister tells Yoorrook state intentionally cut Traditional Owner groups out of billion-dollar windfall
Victoria’s Environment Minister has revealed the legal frameworks that enabled land to be taken from Indigenous people excluded First Peoples…
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Julian Assange extradition edges closer after US promises not to seek death penalty
In short: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains at risk of being extradited to the United States, where he faces 18 criminal…
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Environment: Oil and gas producers underreport methane emissions
Who should be the last producers of oil and gas? Peter Sainsbury Pearls and Irritations What are Australia’s commonest birds?…
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Australia’s recognition of the State of Palestine an overdue move in support of peace
It is time that Australia be on the right side of history, recognise the state of Palestine and stand up…
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Friday essay: ‘too many Aboriginal babies’ – Australia’s secret history of Aboriginal population control in the 1960s
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article may contain images of deceased people. The Conversation It contains…
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‘Worst I Have Seen’: 75% of Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral Bleaching
“We cannot expect to save the Great Barrier Reef and be opening new fossil fuel developments.” Brett Wilkins Common Dreams…
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The crimson thread of racism festers in the darker interstices of Australian culture
In 1890 Henry Parkes spoke of “The crimson thread of kinship running through us all.” Allan Patience Pearls and Irritations…
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Albanese Government is complicit in the cruel deportation of Australians
The senseless and cruel deportation of Australians, many of whom have spent decades with their families here, will be a…
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The time for First Nations truth-telling is now – we cannot let lies and division fester
Hear our voices June Oscar The Guardian As I reflect on my seven-year tenure as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Domestic violence is a public health and safety issue – it’s time we treated it as one
Sadly, these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg. InQueensland Family violence is present in every part of our…
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