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Tracing Palestine-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander solidarity

The Australian Government has plans to implement a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people to advise on national policies. But Indigenous communities are advocating for treaty before a voice to parliament, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities are showing their solidarity. The Palestinian community is strongly showing solidarity, particularly with the conflict …

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Calls to urgently transform the carceral system, following inquest findings

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This week, findings from the coronial inquest of the death in custody of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson were handed down, with the coroner calling Victoria’s bail laws a “complete, unmitigated disaster”. The coroner also found that the state’s bail legislation – which was tightened in 2017 after the …

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Report recommends diversifying the climate movement

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Climate justice collective Sapna South Asian Climate Solidarity released a report late last year highlighting the need to diversify narratives around the climate movement and acknowledge the links between the Global North and South. Climate researcher and activist Dr. Ruchira Talukdar authored the report by speaking with and foregrounding the stories of several Australian climate …

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New campaign wants Justice for Miners

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A new campaign was launched today by the Miners and Energy Union in Queensland demanding the state government to act on miners injuries and deaths. The union wants the government to make mine companies accountable for these incidents, since most of them when filed, there are no charges or the cases are indefinitely held up. …

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Community media welcomes cultural policy ‘Revive’

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Organisations welcomed the latest cultural policy from the Federal government named ‘Revive’, and it will boost and empower the creative arts sector, particularly for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. But also, the community media sector will benefit from Revive, in a sector where 1 in 5 Australians listen to community radio. Produced By: …

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Conflict between Palestine and Israel escalates

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At the beginning of the year, the conflict between Israel and Palestine escalated, bringing concerns of a third intifada. It is the first time the conflict has escalated after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected back to government. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Dr Eyal Mayroz – Senior Lecturer of Peace and Conflict …

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Beach walkers wanted to be involved in penguin research

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A research from the University of Western Australia is seeking volunteers to help identify penguins in West Australian beaches. The project aims to record any little penguins who are deceased and see if there’s a seasonal pattern of their death. Story published by RTRFM Image: Image by M Khun on Flickr Produced By: Fiona Bartholomaeus …

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Breakthrough on treatment of Child Epilepsy

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Research into dementia at Macquarie University has had some other beneficial applications. The discovery that gene therapy that can stop the progression of dementia also appears to be of benefit in the treatment of severe epilepsy in children in that it can stop seizures. This is in cases where other therapies are not effective. It …

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