Activism
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Welcome, strangers: Queen’s Birthday Honour for asylum seeker advocate
She saw that with help from the community, they could not just survive but thrive. Carolyn Webb The Age It’s…
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The ‘Biloela family’ are going home – but what will Labor do with thousands of other asylum seekers in limbo in Australia?
Interim home affairs minister Jim Chalmers said on Friday the Murugappan family (also known as the Nadesalingam family) can finally…
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More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Authors The Conversation Higher quality, more affordable housing is a matter of…
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Inside Zelensky’s World
Its screen makes his face look like a ghost in the dark, his eyes scanning messages he didn’t have a…
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‘She was the most important person to us’ – R. Rubuntja’s story shows society is still failing First Nations women
She was funny and intelligent, and so very strong. Chay Brown The Conversation R. had lived through domestic and family…
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Umbrage as Turkey braces to hand over Jamal Khashoggi’s trial to Saudi Arabia
Turkey is set to hold the final stage of the trial in absentia of 26 suspects linked to the killing…
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Dam fight pits city water against fish habitat
(CN) — Santa Maria is a modestly sized town in south San Luis Obispo County known for its resplendent wineries…
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‘Don’t shove us off like we’re rubbish’: what people with intellectual disability told us about their local community
But not everyone’s needs are well served in the political sphere – and one of the areas most ripe for…
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Domestic abuse: new UK housing plan doesn’t go far enough to keep survivors safe
Under plans, which are out for consultation, the local connection test would be scrapped. Authors The Conversation Currently, this test sees…
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First Peoples in Victoria have a right to the truth about the impact of colonisation
This is timely because March 24 is the International Day for the Right to the Truth. Authors The Conversation Yoorrook is…
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Bias, politics and protests: how human laws constrain and sometimes liberate animals
The book is not jurisdictionally specific, nor is it temporally bound. Siobhan O’Sullivan The Conversation It is startling in its…
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Diébédo Francis Kéré: how first Black winner of architecture’s top prize is committed to building ‘peaceful cities’
Kéré’s work has consistently highlighted the role of design in creating what he calls “coherent and peaceful cities”. Authors The Conversation…
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Nine detainees released from immigration detention at Melbourne’s Park Hotel
Thirteen detainees have been released from immigration detention centres across Australia, refugees advocates say. SBS News Nine men were released…
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Four Black women who have advanced human rights
Their work has improved the health and welfare of women and girls, protected the environment and elevated the voices of…
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The legacy of iconic singer Miriam Makeba and her art of activism
Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of remarkable global impact. Nomfundo Xaluva The Conversation…
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Women and Peacebuilding in Pakistan’s North West
More work is needed on legal, political and economic reforms for their protection and to help them make the greatest…
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