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Animals Australia has made fresh allegations about inhumane treatment of sheep being exported to the Middle East. But the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council is adamant the industry has a future. Image: Shutterstock Produced By: Wendy Frew Featured In Story: Mark Harvey-Sutton – CEO of Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council First aired on The Wire, Tuesday …
An ongoing spat between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of The Wagner private military company Yevgeny Prihgozhin peaked last weekend when Wagner occupied the city of Rostov and threatened to move on Moscow. At some point, during the chaos, Prihgozhin had a moment of clarity and turned his forces back, avoiding a civil …
Throughout June, the world celebrated the LGBTIQ+ Pride, and Australia is not the exception. While metro areas like Sydney and Melbourne are well known to accept the LGBTIQ+ community, some regional areas don’t have this luxury, and it’s more challenging because of the discrimination the community faces. This month, the Queensland town of Gympie celebrated …
Small regional town of Queensland celebrates first LGBTIQ+ Pride Read More »
The Cancer Council of Victoria has released alarming new data revealing three times increase in tobacco smoking among 14 to 17-year-olds within a span of four years. Teenagers are currently grappling with the challenge of quitting vaping and smoking. This trial will require professional support from health practitioners such as Quitline, local pharmacists, and general …
An initiative run by and for people from asylum-seeking backgrounds is providing young asylum seekers living in Australia with essential access to education and employment opportunities. There are more than 25 million asylum seekers world-wide and around 30,000 people who fled their homes for safety and arrived by boat in Australia during 2012–2013. Most of …
The Hope Co-op providing support for asylum seeker youth in Australia Read More »
On the journey to net zero, communities around the world are coming to terms with their inevitable transition away from coal. This was the case in Coshocton, Ohio, where a coal-burning power plant was once the backbone of the local community. The plant was demolished in 2020, but in May of this year, the community …
Using the arts to support communities in transition away from coal Read More »
Australia has had a complicated history with Indian Ocean territories, with such territories becoming areas for quarantine and detainment of asylum seekers. Some detainees, as we learn through harrowing accounts in Reneé Pettitt-Schipp‘s new book The Archipelago of Us, are held in centers for years, where they are mistreated, underfed and distressed. RTRFM’s Danae Gibson …
Mining experts say the world needs vast quantities of lithium, cobalt, copper, sand and other minerals for a sustainable net-zero world. At the same time, mining companies need to decarbonise their operations. But how can we ensure the demands for these minerals do not translate to environmental damage and negative impact on local communities? These are …
World’s leading mining experts gather at this year’s World Mining Congress Read More »