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Australia still not on track to reducing fossil fuel emissions: State of the Climate Report 2024

Science & Environment The Wire

Today COP29 kicked off in Azerbaijan in a diplomatic effort to act on climate change. Back home, the eighth biennial...

First Nations’ ancestral remains repatriated back to Australia

Social Justice The Wire

The ancestral remains of First Nations adults and children held by Californian institutions since the early 1900s have now been...

Australia’s climate finance commitment inadequate for vulnerable Pacific nations

Politics & Economy Science & Environment The Wire

Ahead of Australia’s bid to host COP31 in 2026, Oxfam is calling on the Australian Government to increase its climate...

Continued calls for QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry as uncertainty remains

Politics & Economy Social Justice The Wire

First Nations people and organisations from across the country continue calls for the new Queensland government to reverse their decision...

How can food security be improved in regional Australia?

Health Social Justice The Wire 8 November 2024

Food insecurity has been a barrier to health and wellbeing for many First Nations communities in Australia’s regions. But, the...

Thousands rally to call for an end to native logging

Science & Environment The Law The Wire

This week anti-logging of native forests rallies were held around the country. One of them happened in Mullumbimby, in the...

Eyes on Trump’s second presidency – what motivated US voters?

Politics & Economy The Wire

The US election dominated the Australian media early this week, with many providing ongoing coverage as the nation comes to...

How will a second Trump administration affect trade and rights?

Politics & Economy The Wire

Rising hope for a female American president has been defeated with Donald Trump’s second presidential victory clearing the 270 electoral-threshold....

SA abortion amendments voted down: what does it mean?

Health Social Justice The Law The Wire 7 November 2024

October has seen major debate on women’s reproductive rights re-emerge in South Australia. The Upper House in SA’s Parliament narrowly...

COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report Offers a Better Chance for Future Students

Education Health Politics & Economy The Wire

The Federal Government recently released the COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report, which aimed to identify key areas where future pandemic responses could...