Australasia
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Federal parliament overturns 25-year-old ban on euthanasia laws in ACT and Northern Territory
Every state in Australia has already legalised voluntary euthanasia. Markus Mannheim ABC However, in 1997, the Commonwealth imposed a veto…
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Proceeds of crime: gambling firms keep millions when Australians steal to fund addiction
Advocates say that must change Stephanie Convery The Guardian n 2018 a 27-year-old Tasmanian assistant financial accountant was convicted of…
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‘Emotional blackmail’: Nationals to oppose Voice to parliament in blow to referendum
Announcing the decision with Country Liberal Party senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on Monday, Nationals leader David Littleproud said the party…
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Federal Labor removes gag on legal aid centres that banned political advocacy
The Labor government has removed the Coalition’s gag on legal aid organisations taking part in political advocacy and lobbying, saying…
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Refugee’s mission to help others find work
The Iranian refugee was aboard an overcrowded boat that sank en route from Indonesia to Christmas Island. More than 200…
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Michelle Phillips | The Australian government must seek guidance to help end violence against women
When the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 22 years…
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New bookstore Goodwood Books to highlight underrepresented authors and their works
Goodwood Books, co-owned by Emma Coventry and Sarah Tooth, is located in the inner-southern suburb of Goodwood, just south of…
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Refugees who set up businesses enrich NZ financially, culturally and socially – they deserve more support
Each year, the country accepts 1,500 refugees under the Refugee Quota Programme. Authors The Conversation Currently, the government facilitates their settlement…
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First People to arrive in Aotearoa New Zealand from Nauru an Important First Step to Closing Offshore Detention
Amnesty International welcomes the news that six people have arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand after years in the Australian Government’s…
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Minimalist poet Antigone Kefala wins the Patrick White Award for her contribution to Australian literature
She is a most deserving winner by all the terms of that prize. Elizabeth McMahon The Conversation White established the…
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The concept of class is often avoided in public debate, but it’s essential for understanding inequality
These figures are proxies for cultural, commercial and moral aspects of class, signalling differences in fashion, accents and tastes. Perhaps…
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Electronic monitoring in community could reduce immigration detention, document states
Electronic monitoring is being considered to help clear the “intractable” caseload of people in immigration detention, according to a document released…
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What does youth detention look like in other parts of the world?
As he watched vision of a teenager being “folded up” and wrestled to the ground by staff at youth detention…
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Why you should know the exciting experimental, political and feminist work of senior Indian artist Nalini Malani
Her work traverses video, photography, multi-media installation, painting and digital animations. Catherine Speck The Conversation The latter is the medium…
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What is fated is impossible to escape
Tο πεπρωμένο φυγείν αδύνατον – The Temple of Boom Downunder “The only coarser ship that ever passed this way was…
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Sayed fled Afghanistan, found safety in Australia and built a life. Then it was snatched away
Refugee was turned away from citizenship ceremony and became trapped in bureaucratic nightmare thanks to authorities’ mistrust of Afghan identity…
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