Australasia
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Labor agrees to support new gas projects after public brawl sparked by Joel Fitzgibbon
A public battle between Anthony Albanese, Mark Butler and Joel Fitzgibbon over Labor’s language regarding gas has triggered a process…
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Aged care isn’t working, but we can create neighbourhoods to support healthy ageing in place
How we plan for ageing populations and older people is one critical issue that has been neglected for decades. Authors…
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Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they’re safe in the first place?
About 20 Australian children a week are hospitalised due to swallowing batteries, and three have died since 2013. Luke Nottage…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells Scott Morrison it’s time for ‘bold action’ on climate change
But a statement from Mr Morrison described the call differently, noting that Mr Johnson “welcomed” Australian emissions reduction initiatives and…
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After Victoria’s long and difficult coronavirus lockdown, it’s now the envy of the world
They have every right to be. The Conversation / By Stephen Duckett and Tom Crowley – ABC No other place…
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COVID-19 measures expose ‘potentially unnecessary’ breaches on rights, AHRC says
In a speech to the Senate estimates, Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) president Professor Rosalind Croucher AM warned all governments…
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The law and a culture of sexual harassment: How the profession’s leaders are addressing misconduct at all levels
With a new spotlight, the profession has an opportunity to finally make lasting change. Naomi Neilson LawyersWeekly In mid-2020, global…
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Australia slams ‘grossly, grossly disturbing’ invasive searches of women at Doha airport
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the invasive and reportedly non-consensual searches of female passengers at a Doha airport are “grossly,…
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Asian Stocks Track U.S. Lower Amid Virus Spread: Markets Wrap
Shares fell across the region with declines more modest than those seen in the U.S. overnight, when the S&P 500…
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Covid: Melbourne’s hard-won success after a marathon lockdown
In early July, the nights were long and dark, and Australia’s cultural capital was confronting the terrifying reality of another…
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OPINION: Heightened sense of fairness in precarious times
If we are all to be expected to follow COVID-19 mitigation rules that limit our individual and family freedoms for…
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‘Don’t call me cute’: Bullied boy with dwarfism Quaden Bayles and mum Yarraka share reality of going ‘viral’
Sometimes it’s discreet but it has always been there, strangers photographing and filming him. Authors ABC News & Australian Story…
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Distress, depression and drug use: young people fear for their future after the bushfires
Already, the commission’s officials have warned the status quo is “no longer enough to defend us from the impact of…
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We’ve investigated aged care for the past three years.
It was billed as the “opportunity of a lifetime”. Anne Connolly ABC News And as senior counsel assisting said in…
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‘Humanity came together’: How this family forgave the killer of their children and united a community
Now, months on from the Oatlands car crash, we hear from those closest to the four young victims, who speak…
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Vice president of Liberty Victoria says drones are a ‘significant incursion of people’s privacy’
Vice president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, told Tom Elliot that it is a “significant incursion of people’s privacy”. 3AW693…
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