Epilepsy is more common than most people think, and it manifests in different ways. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month – your chance to find out more about this misunderstood condition.…
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Sarah Jacob talks to Andre Oboler from the Online Hate Prevention Institute on why online hate during coronavirus outbreak is bad for Australia, and what you can do about it.…
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Relinquishing federal responsibility for environmental approvals and handing powers to the states and territories would substantially weaken nature protection in Australia, a new report shows. The Morrison government is preparing to wash its hands of its duties to assess major projects on environmental grounds,…
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The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has written to five State Premiers to warn them to prepare for the Federal Government’s latest move to strip financial assistance from more than 500 refugees and people seeking asylum previously transferred from Papua New Guinea…
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Mates4Mates has welcomed the extension of telehealth services until March 2021, after an announcement from the Federal Government.…
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The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has urged the federal government to extend its COVID19 safety nets, as new data shows a four-fold increase in numbers accessing its foodbank.…
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Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020.…
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Indigenous deaths in custody continue to rise amid unambitious parity targets and opaque reporting systems.…
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Shark nets are not fit-for-purpose. They do not protect swimmers and kill hundreds of other marine animals, including threatened species. So why do we still deploy them in Australia, and what other technologies should we be using instead? Sarah Jacob asks the…
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A survey of people on JobSeeker released on Friday by the Australian Council of Social Service lays bare the grim outlook for people without paid work in this recession.…
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