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Students with disability still left behind in schools

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A new report shows students with disability in Australia are still being restrained, excluded, and not given proper support in schools, nearly two years after the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations. Image: Image from Shutterstock Produced By: Moemina Shukur Featured In Story: Skye Kakoschke-Moore – CEO of Children and Young People with Disability Australia First aired …

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One in three e-sccooter deaths involves a child

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A new study from the University of Melbourne reveals that one in three e-scooter fatalities in Australia involves children. Most of these deaths result from collisions with larger vehicles. Image: Image from Shutterstock Produced By: Moemina Shukur Featured In Story: Associate Professor Milad Haghani – University of Melbourne First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 19 …

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Conservations efforts needed to save the Brush-Tail Rock Wallaby

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We often hear about species of bandicoots, bilbies or quolls facing the risk of extinction… but did you know there are populations of Brush-Tail Rock Wallabies facing serious decline. Inhabiting rock piles and mountainous terrain, this nocturnal wallaby subspecies is still relatively common in Southern Queensland. However in other Australia states their situation is dire. …

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Indigenous engineer transforms waste into concrete

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National Science Week continues, with over 2,000 events happening across Australia. I spoke to Associate Professor Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch, a proud Taungurung man about using sustainable engineering to make a real impact. Shannon has helped turn everyday waste like used coffee grounds into stronger, eco-friendly concrete. His work is not only changing how we build, but …

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CALD communities utilise storytelling to persevere in disasters

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities or CALD Communities for short are left out of disaster and crisis management due to a language and cultural divide. Researchers at QUT have undertaken a project to use storytelling techniques, often familiar within CALD groups, to more effectively transfer information and protocols before, during and after a disaster or …

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