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The Wire Weekly

Top Stories This Week: We spoke with Multicultural Affairs Assistant Minister Julian Hill about the government’s new hate speech laws and what they mean for Australian communities. Survey data shows more than half of university students are struggling to afford enough food, raising fresh concerns about cost-of-living pressures on young Australians. And later today, we …

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Prison education program nominated for an award

A Victorian program supporting incarcerated Australians studying a subject on crime and justice has been nominated for its positive impact. The Inside-Out program developed by RMIT University with Corrections Victoria allows criminology students to study inside a prison along with people in custody. The program celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. Image: Corrections Victoria Commissioner …

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BlakAbility: Support for First Nations students with a disability

A new funded project by the Australian Research Council will look to improve the lives for First Nations university students living with a disability. BlakAbility is being run by Dr Sheelagh Daniels Mays, a proud Gameroi woman and lives with low vision. The project will facilitate access and services to be successful as a university …

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