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Indigenous cultural-based insights emerge from global suicide prevention conference

Content warning: the following contains references to First Nations suicide which may be distressing for some. According to the World Health Organisation over 700 000 lose their life to suicide annually, with rates ranging from less than one to 44 per 100,000 in the population. However, these are often disproportionately higher among subgroups or vulnerable …

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Australia’s economic growth hits record low of 1%

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Australia’s GDP growth has reached a record breaking low of 1%, the lowest growth since 1991-92 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Whilst Treasurer Jim Chalmers has accused the Reserve Bank of sabotaging the economy with high interest rates, global economic conditions aren’t looking great either. So, what International trends could be behind Australia’s …

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Adelaide family raising funds for son with neuroblastoma

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Neuroblastoma is a rare type of cancer most commonly affecting the nerves, however it can also develop in other areas where groups of nerve cells exist like the abdomen, in the chest, neck and near the spine. It usually affects people under the age of 5 with between 40- 50 children diagnosed across Australia annually, …

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New toolkit could help local councils manage homelessness in communities

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Currently over 120 000 Australians sleeping rough each night, but as the homelessness crisis continues to deepen nation-wide, metropolitan and regional suburbs are experiencing a vast range of impacts. So how can local councils respond to the issue and what role can they play in tackling the crisis at a local and broader level? A …

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Rocky Waters in South-China Sea

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Over the last few weeks tensions have risen between the Philippines and China after accusations of the ramming of coast guard vessels in the South China Sea. This continues an ongoing disagreement between the two states, leading to fears the dispute could escalate to become a regional flash-point. Stephen Hill asked Professor Aaron Jed Rabena …

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Missiles kill over 50 in Poltava – Putin’s new strategy

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Missiles have hit central Ukraine in the city of Poltava and killed over 50 in a military school. This follows an assault on Kharkiv earlier in the week. Russia’s ambition appears now to be to pound various parts of Ukraine prior to attempting to take back territory around Kursk that Ukraine has occupied. It could …

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Australia’s GDP growth slumps to record low

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Australia’s GDP growth has reached a record breaking low of 1%, the lowest growth since 1991-92 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Treasurer Jim Chalmers claimed this slow down is because global economic uncertainty, inflation and interest rates of the reserve bank with fears of a recession. The Treasurer has recently taken aim at …

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Tough Youth Crime Laws only a Short-Term Fix

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After winning in a landslide Northern Territory election, Lia Finocchiaro and the Country Liberals have announced massive hard-line reforms to the youth justice system, including lowering the age of criminal responsibility, denying bail for repeat and violent offenders, and holding parents partly responsible for the crimes of their children. This comes after rises in youth …

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