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Top Stories This Week: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces a Royal Commission in the wake of the Bondi attack, as questions mount over systemic failures and public safety. The Climate Council warns that air pollution is putting children at risk at schools across the country, urging urgent action as new data highlights the scale of …

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Top Stories This Week We analyse the recent US strikes on Venezuela and the detention of President Nicolás Maduro, unpacking what it means for regional stability and global politics. In New South Wales, a Bhutanese-inspired community garden is transforming local farmland, bringing together refugees and farmers through food, culture and shared purpose. Experts warn social …

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Thomas’s Top 10 for 2025

The Wire’s Thomas Koutis shares his top 10 stories he has produced for The Wire for 2025.   Stories Featured –  Deep listening to the sounds of nature Your Microchip For Your Pet Could Become Functionally Useless A Rise of Cyberchondria The Post School Slump After finishing School South Australia Struggles with Algae Bloom Landline …

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Top Stories This Week Australia’s public hospital system is wasting an estimated $1.2 billion each year, according to a new Grattan Institute report, as emergency departments overflow and staff face mounting burnout. In Victoria, the state government is considering allowing children as young as 14 to be sentenced as adults for serious violent crimes, a …

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Top Stories Today Australia is moving to introduce a minimum wage and new protections for gig-economy delivery drivers, marking a major shift in worker rights. Across the country, community groups are stepping up their financial and social support during the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Later today, we look at a …

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Civil groups urge Federal government to move on anti-racism plan

In late 2024 the Australian Human Rights Commission launched the country’s first national anti-racism plan with 63 recommendations for a ‘whole society’ approach to eliminating the issue. A year on and civil society groups say the Federal government has taken no action on the framework, with over 50 organisations urging the government to immediately fund …

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COP31 and Beyond: Implications for the Pacific Region

Turkiye will be the official host country for the COP31 climate summit following a highly contested bidding process against Australia and the Pacific Island nations. Australia and the Pacific region will still play important roles for COP31 following a new unique compromise with Turkiye. But without Australia and the Pacific in the drivers’ seat, what …

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