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Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their fight for freedom…
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‘The world has ignored us’: Myanmar resistance leader urges more support from Australia
Dr Sasa fled Myanmar after the February military coup for two reasons. Abbie O’Brien SBS News The first, he says,…
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Tim Costello lauds ruling allowing charities to lobby for political change
A tribunal ruling that found benevolent institutions are allowed to advocate for political change will free charities from “always looking…
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The cruel sea
First there’s only darkness as we pound across black water. Suddenly, the boat appears, illuminated in the moonlight. Eric Campbell…
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Fate of detained Australian economist Sean Turnell may be tied to Aung Sung Suu Kyi
The economics professor was arrested on February 5, four days after the military coup that put a stop to the…
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‘You couldn’t leave your husband. It wasn’t done’ – the story of the women behind the first domestic violence refuges
They saved the lives of many women. Gill Margaret Hague The Conversation And the projects and political actions they began…
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‘We had to speak up for our friends’: the little town that roared for a desperate family
Then the rural Queensland community learnt to crowdfund, hashtag and take to the world stage – all in the name…
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Could sending humans to sleep for a year help solve the climate crisis?
What lengths would you go to in order to save the planet from climate crisis? Sarah Peters The Conversation Stop…
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UN diplomat alleges ‘crimes against humanity’ after Myanmar military massacre
A Myanmar militia force fighting the army in a central part of the country and residents have found at least…
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Kurdish refugee sues federal government after spending 14 months in hotel detention
A refugee who claims he was unlawfully detained in two Melbourne hotels is suing the Australian government. SBS News If…
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Hong Kong court sentences Tong Ying-kit to nine years in jail for breaking national security law
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year while carrying a…
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The mothers digging for the disappeared
It’s fallen to families to pick up a shovel and dig for their dead. Catherine Scott Foreign Correspondent & ABC…
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Spyware used to target journalists and activists around the world, reports indicate
Military-grade spyware was used to hack the smartphones of dozens of journalists and activists, according to an investigation conducted and…
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Behrouz Boochani: ‘Human beings don’t have a place to go but to other human beings.’
You’ve described yourself as a child of war. Benjamin Law Good Weekend Magazine in The Age What did your childhood…
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Doctors in Myanmar have been attacked by the junta for helping victims of coup violence
Now, health workers are being targeted, sparking condemnation in Australia’s medical community. Henry Zwartz SBS News There are calls for…
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Cheers and tears as Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper prints final edition
As journalists from Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper scrambled to produce their final edition, they didn’t need to…
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