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Indigenous communities to get better mobile service

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland announced additional funds to improving black spots in mobile coverage as part of infrastructure improvements. She said this would help with closing the gap targets for remote Indigenous communities. There are those who would benefit from a break from screen based slavery and this appears now to be a receding respite …

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Climate emergency.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)  has released its latest report.  The report warns climate change has rapidly altered the atmosphere,  and has generated more extreme weather events. The report confirms we are now 1.1 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures,  that humans are unequivocally increasing our greenhouse gas emissions, which is leading increasing in the …

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Refugees in Australia continue living in limbo

The Australian Government’s announcement to create a path to permanent residence for Temporary Protection and SHEV visa holders has been welcomed by refugee advocate groups. However, the fate of thousands of other refugees and asylum seekers in Australia remains uncertain. The changes fall short of an across-the-board solution for all 31,000 people subject to the …

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