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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared COVID continues to be a public health emergency of international concern. As we enter the fourth year of living with COVID, many are asking the predictable question: when will the pandemic be over? The World Health Organisation says while we are still at an emergency phase of our …
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Have you ever found yourself scrolling through social media and noticed your mood starting to become low? Although social media has some benefits, studies show excessive use can lead to feelings of depression. But no one is alone in this struggle and there are ways to manage these feelings. The Wire’s Aryana Mohmood spoke with …
The Australian government’s New Cultural Policy has gained increasing attention since it was released in January 30. The five-year policy, titled Revive, will inject $286 million to revive Australia’s arts, entertainment and cultural sectors. The policy majorly impacts First Nations organisations in the arts industry, and Brisbane-based contemporary dance and choreography group, BlakDance, played an …
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Last week, a mosque was attacked in the city of Peshawar, in northwestern Pakistan, and killed more than one hundred people. It’s the first attack in years, and a faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for it. Pakistanis are concerned terrorism in Pakistan will come back, after years of relative calm. Image: Image …
The past few years have seen an explosion in applications of artificial intelligence particularly towards creative fields. Last week, a group of researchers at Google released an AI-based music generator that can convert text prompts into audio segments. It’s another example of the rapid pace of innovation in an incredible few years for creative AI. …
The Australian Government has plans to implement a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people to advise on national policies. But Indigenous communities are advocating for treaty before a voice to parliament, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities are showing their solidarity. The Palestinian community is strongly showing solidarity, particularly with the conflict …
Tracing Palestine-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander solidarity Read More »
This week, findings from the coronial inquest of the death in custody of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson were handed down, with the coroner calling Victoria’s bail laws a “complete, unmitigated disaster”. The coroner also found that the state’s bail legislation – which was tightened in 2017 after the …
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Climate justice collective Sapna South Asian Climate Solidarity released a report late last year highlighting the need to diversify narratives around the climate movement and acknowledge the links between the Global North and South. Climate researcher and activist Dr. Ruchira Talukdar authored the report by speaking with and foregrounding the stories of several Australian climate …
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