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A water cycle on steroids: Australia’s climate future
A new “water cycle on steroids” is to blame as climate change hits Australians hard. According to the Climate Council,...
What’s next for Germany following Angela Merkel’s resignation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will step down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union in December 2018...
A new voice for Indigenous groups in SA
There is a new voice for First Nation groups in South Australia following a meeting of Indigenous representatives on October...
Refugees face increased mental health risk on Nauru
This week Nauru’s Government ordered Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to leave within 24 hours and to cease their mental health...
Russia to blame for international hacking
Australia has joined with Britain to accuse Russian intelligence agency, GRU, of several high-profile computer hacks across the globe. The...
Indigenous doctors gather in Perth for AIDA conference
Hundreds of Indigenous doctors, AIDA members and students have gathered in Perth for the 2018 Australian Indigenous Doctors Association conference,...
Kidney bias: Indigenous Australians missing out on transplants
Indigenous Australians are often missing out on a place on kidney transplant waiting lists due to a biased health system...
Sri Lanka bans Hindu animal sacrifice
The Sri Lankan Government’s decision to ban Hindu animal sacrifice goes deeper than just animal rights, as political needs drive...
Myanmar’s media freedom in limbo
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested in 2017 during their investigation into the murder of 10 Rohingya Muslim...
Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne brings a strong defence
With a new Prime Minister, comes a new wave of ministers, and Marise Payne has moved from Defence to Foreign...
Brazil’s indigenous activists facing fatal battle with illegal logging
The murder of one of Brazil’s indigenous activist leaders, Jorginho Guajajara, is just the latest death of a member from...
New smartphone app ready to transform mental health management
MindTalk is a new app that has combined the best resources of Adelaide’s Flinders University and Harvard University with the...