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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced yesterday he lobbied the United States government to drop charges against Julian Assange. Although the Prime Minister told the media he has no sympathy for Julian Assange’s actions, Mr Albanese said ‘enough is enough’. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Dr Robert Marr – Spokesperson from Australian Doctors For …
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A new survey commissioned by the Australian Retirement Trust found out Australians feel financially stressed at least once a week. This comes as the Federal government announced a new Quality of Advice Review to allow Australians to get affordable financial advice. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Anne Fuchs – Head of Advice at …
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In 2022, Blackwater State High received the Queensland Reconciliation Award for Education due to its development of a Reconciliation Action Plan. This plan was a consequence of a three year journey which began in 2020 when Blackwater State High sought to strengthen its engagement with Indigenous communities. The Queensland Reconciliation Awards for 2023 are open, …
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Two former federal agriculture ministers have called on the Crawford Fund to increase the proportion of Australia’s aid budget invested in agricultural research. Board member Joel Fitzgibbon affirmed the benefits of aid-funded international agricultural research for development, particularly in agriculture that has been hard hit by Covid-19. The funding has a clear direction, it will …
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Legislation for a National Anti-Corruption Commission has finally become law today after an amendment proposed by the Greens passed both the Upper and Lower House. The bill has received criticism from David Pocock and the Greens who accused Labor of sacrificing integrity by making a deal with the Coalition. The new deal agreed to include …
Population growth is strongly linked to key aspects of social and economic development. Many developed countries have been experiencing replacement-level fertility for decades, leading to slow population decline and ageing. Some countries have tried to increase fertility to increase the working population. Australia’s fertility rate has also been boosted by high levels of immigration. Andrew …
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The recently released Closing the Gap report of 2022 reveals that out of 18 targets, four targets are on track, and four are getting worse. It will be the first report since the national agreement on Closing the Gap took effect in 2020, aimed at working collaboratively to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians. Although many …
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The government is bid to pass a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution, with the Nationals announcing they will oppose it. Nationals’ leader David Littleproud said the party didn’t believe the Voice would “genuinely close the gap” as the party suggested empowering Indigenous communities at a local level instead of creating another …