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Nations at UN Biodiversity Summit Commit to Protecting 30% of the Globe by 2030

The UN convention on Biological Diversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada has concluded, with almost all participating nations agreeing to a set of 23 environmental targets, including a commitment to protecting 30% of the world’s landmass and oceans by 2030. The agreement also recognizes the important role of indigenous peoples and traditional land management in …

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Being a good Bad Santa

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Leave with a great gift and bragging rights, or receive silly and useless gifts. Bad Santa adds a new level of fun to the once-a-year Christmas season. When all the presents are gathered, guests choose a gift of their own at random. However, the best strategy is to ‘steal’ someone else’s better gift. Joel shares …

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Oral care assistance needed for Immigrants

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The charity Fill the Gap campaign last month proposed and called on the Government to provide unpaid dental treatment to vulnerable people who do not have access to mainstream oral health services. The campaign is aimed at migrants, as research from the Australian National Study of Oral Health shows that around 42 per cent of …

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The plight of the Bogong Moth

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Five years ago the Bogong moth population declined sharply due to increasing drought and rising temperatures in the caves used by the moths for estimation. Despite a trend of higher Bogong moth numbers due to this year’s La Nina climate and sustained rainfall conditions, however, it is still not out of the woods. Darcie Carruthers …

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Penny Wong to visit China

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With high-level channels of communication reopened between the government and China following Labor’s federal election victory in May, Penny Wong will on Wednesday become the first Australian minister to visit China since Beijing put diplomatic relations into a deep freeze. Her visit to China coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations …

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Government to halve subsidised psychology sessions

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Earlier this week, Mark Butler announced government plans to reduce the number of Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions from 20 to 10. Sessions were initially increased to 20 from 10 by the Morrison Government in 2020 due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision, cited by the Minister as an opportunity to increase access to …

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Prison officers on strike for better conditions in NSW

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Prison officers from the Parklea Correctional Centre in Sydney have started a strike today to demand better wages and better safety conditions. The strike will last 48 hours, after the company MTC Australia just offered a wage increase of 2.5 per cent to the prison officers. Also prison officers are forced to work double shifts …

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Abortion can be challenging for some Australians: research

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While abortions are legal in Australia, some people are finding access to abortion services limited and far between. Time sensitive access, stigma, costs and physical location are a a few of the barriers Australians are facing when attempting to access abortion services. Without a national standard framework of health advice for abortion seekers, some GPs …

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