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This week, outside the Australian Superannuation Association conference hosted in Brisbane, Market Forces organised the ‘Super Dirty Awards’, shaming super companies who are not achieving their climate targets. This year, Equipsuper, Colonial First State, and REST received the award because of their lack of action against these targets. Image: Comedian Deborah Hart as ‘Coral Bleach’ …
In remote Northern Territory, some piles of legacy waste have sat in sites for up to 100 years without pathways for removal. Researchers from Charles Darwin University have identified a range of possible solutions and developed frameworks for estimating waste removal costs. The outback-based study examined landfill sites for five communities in the West Arnhem …
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Today the headquarters of Australia’s big four banks received some fake inflatable dolphins in protest for funding projects from energy company Santos. The energy company is facing accusations this month from a whistleblower about an oil spill in north Western Australia, allegedly killing marine life. Market Forces is behind the protest, and is demanding banks and financial institutions fund …
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Dozens face re-detention after the Australian Government passed a bill a couple of weeks ago, with refugee advocates and lawyers saying the legislation has had a disastrous effect on those who have just begun re-entering the community. Around 160 people were released from detention over Christmas due to a full federal court case ruling …
World Pride has kicked off in Sydney this year, showcasing a range of First Nations community leaders and artists. In less than a week’s time, Sydney World Pride will host the largest LGBTQIA+ human rights conference to be held in the southern hemisphere. Proud Adnyamathanha, Barngarla and Yankunytjatjara, trans woman Charlotte Coulthard-Dare, who will be …
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It can be hard getting help for victims of domestic violence when you live in a city. But in the country, services already can be hard to access with big distances and limited access. Just finding a place in a refuge in cases of emergency can be so much harder. Front line workers who can …
Domestic Violence help stretched in regional Australia Read More »
Better outcomes for communities in health will result when a Voice to parliament is established according to the Lowitja Institute. Hospitals and other institutions are often insensitive to cultural differences that alienate many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – the consequence is that they can simply avoid going or leave too early which can …
Queensland is proposing changes to drug laws which will give people in possession of illicit drugs three chances before they face criminal charges. This change in legislation hopes to divert resources into areas that will be most helpful in addressing drug problems, such as healthcare and re-education. Dr Maria Boulton and Professor Andreas Schloenhardt talk …