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Roundtable on cleaner energies for First Nations communities

This week, First Nations communities got involved in a community roundtable about energy transition in Alice Springs. The Federal Government and State and Territory Energy Ministers committed last year to co-design and implement a First Nations Clean Energy Strategy under the National Energy Transformation Partnership. This will help to reduce the costs of electricity for …

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CARM women face discrimination at work: research

Recent research from the Diversity Council of Australia reveals how culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women experience discrimination at work, locking them out of leadership roles. Two thirds of the participants felt they had to act white to get ahead. Often workplace gender equity initiatives fail to consider the different life experiences and needs of …

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Limbo: Award-winning First Nations filmmaker’s ‘quest for truth’

Award-winning First Nations filmmaker Ivan Sen’s Limbo – which follows an investigation into a cold case murder in a small country town –  premiered this week in Adelaide.  The theme touches on the often overlooked issue of disappeared and murdered First Nations women.   This film follows a landmark parliamentary senate inquiry into Missing and …

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Casteism recognised as racial discrimination in Australia – but how to fight it?

Last month was Dalit History Month, marking the struggles for justice of Dalits – a group that is severely oppressed by the caste system, which traces back to Hindu scriptures.  The month marks the birthdays of Dalit icons Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, and literary leader and anti-caste reformer Jyotirao Phule.  Both led the fight to abolish …

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Oil and gas conference sparks major outcry for climate concern

Environmental experts have expressed concern about the South Australian Government’s support for fossil fuels… as the industry’s annual conference wraps up today in Adelaide.  According to the ABC, SA’s Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis.. speaking at the conference…said there would be “no net zero” without gas backing up intermittent renewable energy sources. This has come amid multiple …

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Mums on the Inside

Last weekend on Mother’s day at the Dillwynia Correctional Centre near Windsor, the Shine for Kids foundation arranged with the prison a joyful event with the children of prisoners in the Centre. Thirty female prisoners were able to have a Child and Parent day in a play-group type setting. Image: Image: Supplied Produced By: Roderick …

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