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Streaming services against new media content proposal

Under the new National Cultural Policy launched earlier this year, the Federal government is looking to propose new laws to boost Australian media production, requiring big streaming services to honour larger content quotas of Australian produced media. However, the big streaming companies are unsurprisingly against this proposal. Story published by RTRFM Produced By: Damon Sutton …

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New book shows how kids ‘wish upon a star’

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Australians with disabilities face many challenges, particularly when going to school and struggle with their daily activities. This was the case of Asteria Grace, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 12, but it didn’t stop her from fulfilling her dreams as an actor and model. She recently published a children’s book called …

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Post Floods – Lismore pulling itself up by the bootstraps

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Government programs are slowly making a difference to flood ravaged Lismore, as we revisit one of the residents flooded out of house and home. ‘Green shoots’ are beginning to appear as new businesses open up, and many old ones come back to life. It’s still far from over for many though, as options such as …

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Pill Testing to Kick Off in Queensland

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Pill testing will start at festivals in Queensland according to the state’s health minister in a press conference this week. Experts believe the program will be modeled off the CanTEST pill testing program from the ACT. Pill Testing in the nations capital has been ongoing for a number of years, and has been regarded as …

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Twice the tax on top-end super accounts

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It was confirmed yesterday that the top band of super over $3 million would be taxed at 30% up from 15% currently. In the lead up to last years election PM Anthony Albanese said that there would be no changes to super, so many were caught by surprise with this measure. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is …

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More Women in Prison

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In the last decade there has been a sixty percent increase in female prisoners all throughout Australia. With this rate, there are a growing number of women according to CEDA’s report that are trapped in the system that is perpetuating the disadvantage that brought them into the system in the first place Image: Image: Shutterstock- …

Russia signals more nukes; Cuts oil to Poland

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As US President Joe Biden toured Eastern Europe from Kyiv to Warsaw, Russian President Putin hit back with a speech that suspended the last Nuclear non-proliferation treaty START. He signalled intentions to develop and make more nuclear weapons. He also cut oil supplies to Poland. All these things could be unrelated and just a curious …

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