Australasia
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‘I can’t save money for potential emergencies’: COVID lockdowns drove older Australians into energy poverty
But for older Australians who depend on the Age Pension for income, lockdowns drove many deeper into “energy poverty”. Authors…
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It’s been one year since Australia’s first COVID-19 case.
Monday marks exactly one year since the first case of coronavirus was discovered in Australia. Maani Truu & Lucy Murray…
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COVID-19 vaccines not mandatory for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces after National Cabinet
However, the PM did not rule out making a COVID-19 vaccine compulsory for aged care workers “in the future”. Authors…
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Growing abuse of political labels is a real problem
I particularly don’t like the way the use of these labels has evolved in recent years, becoming a mechanism of…
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More than 30 countries condemn Australia at UN over high rates of child incarceration
Australia has come under international pressure to reduce the number of children in detention, with more than 30 countries using…
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‘Like flying’: Dozens more refugees released from hotel detention in Melbourne
But the second day of releases is bittersweet news to the 14 men who remain detained at the hotel, who…
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Widespread overseas travel unlikely for Australians in 2021
Australia’s top health chief has dashed hopes that the rollout of the vaccine will allow people to travel overseas this…
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‘It was life or death’: the plane-hijacking refugees Australia embraced
The official response still staggers him Luke Henriques-Gomes The Guardian Let’s conduct a quick thought experiment: what would happen if…
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White spot virus killing wild Australian prawns and crabs, with some experts saying ‘it is here to stay’
In a survey finalised for the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation late last year, Dr Ben Diggles discovered dead banana…
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‘A shock to the system’: Stranded Australians voice their frustration as Emirates suspends international flights
Stranded Australians have voiced their frustration with the Australian government after Emirates confirmed the suspension of many of its international…
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The greater your voice, the greater your responsibility not to harm
On Wednesday US time, during the discussion of failed US President Donald Trump’s impeachment, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican congresswoman…
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Lessons from 2020 that can improve the legal landscape
Rebecca Sandford, who assumed the role of South Australian Law Society president on 1 January 2021, said the lessons learnt…
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Origin of the specious: how a family business polluted a democracy
Money, pure and simple. Ideology didn’t get a look-in. Eric Beecher Crikey Rupert Murdoch had never had a US president…
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Michael Pascoe: Government’s peak corruption scheme scores $400 million in 2020
At the current rate of rorting, CDG spending will pass $5 billion on its present timetable of running until 2026,…
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14 billion litres of untreated wastewater is created each day in developing countries, but we don’t know where it all goes
Yet 4.2 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, lack access to safe sanitation. Jacqueline Thomas The Conversation…
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Senior ministers take aim at Trump social media silencing
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he was “uncomfortable” with Twitter’s decision to take down Mr Trump’s account and acting Prime Minister…
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