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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow despite a Russian attack on a Kyiv children’s hospital that has caused international outrage. The two countries have a close friendship, which hasn’t been shaken by the war in the Ukraine. India’s relationship with Russia, as well as the upcoming US presidential election, …
It’s NAIDOC week and as part of the week long celebration held across the nation, historian Dr. Michael Bennett will speak with the Dharriwaa Elders Group’s and other community members in the town of Walgett to hear about his findings. These include records from the 1960’s Walgett Aboriginal activists who were apart of the Freedom …
Remote communities have higher rates of ear disease than First Nations children in Cities or regional towns. Although some of these are asymptomatic, accessible tests can show whether they are at risk of experiencing hearing loss. Hearing Australia has conducted research on 19,000 First Nations children and found that one in five were experiencing hearing …
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It has been two weeks since Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been freed after pleading guilty to a single charge of breaching the espionage law in the United States. Questions have been raised around the future of journalists and whistle-blowers. The Wire’s contributor, Jahan Rezakhanlou, speaks with media ethics expert Dr Dennis Muller from Melbourne …
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Low-income earners in regional Australia are increasingly turning for help to pay for basics amid the worsening cost of living crisis. Welfare agencies that provide No Interest Loans are turning people away amid unprecedented calls for help. The scheme allows people to borrow up to two thousand dollars for essential items or housing related expenses, …
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This month sparks the start of plastic free July, with experts urging the fashion industry to stop the use of plastics in textiles. Around 62 percent of fabrics sold in Australia are made with synthetic materials. Micro-plastics shed from these textiles contributing significantly to environmental pollution. The Wire’s, Vanessa Gatica, speaks with Dr Tamzin Rollason, …
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Residents of Alice Springs, at the heart of Australia, will soon be preparing for a second night of 10pm to 6am curfew. A 72 hour after-dark shut down of the town centre began on Monday, after disturbances over the weekend, that included four off duty police officers, allegedly being attacked while walking home in the …
Argentina’s Libertarian President, Javier Milei, is close to replacing the Peso with the US Greenback. Calling the Argentine Peso a ‘museum piece,’ Milei believes hard economic shock therapy and adopting the US dollar will calm one of the most volatile economies in the world. The government’s plan to adopt the dollar, privatize key industries and …
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