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Australia’s housing crisis: A perfect storm spurs debate on rental caps
Owning a home (or two) has been seared into our immigrant psyche. Homeownership shielded our poor working-class immigrant parents from political and economic vagaries. Unlike our Greek peers in Germany, …
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‘Stitch-up’: inquiry’s duck hunting ban call raises ire
Victoria may have held its last duck hunting season after an inquiry recommended a ban, riling shooters and some unions. An upper house committee tabled a report to state parliament …
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British Museum heist the new hot topic on Artnet’s “The Roundup” podcast
In a recent episode of Artnet’s “The Roundup” podcast, Europe editor Kate Brown, alongside international art critic Ben Davis and Wet Paint gossip columnist Annie Armstrong, delved into three headline-making …
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Armenians demand govt pressure on ‘genocidal’ blockade
Hundreds of Australia’s Armenian diaspora have called on the government to increase pressure on Azerbaijan to lift a nine-month blockade over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory that has left thousands starving. …
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Opinion: How EU’s largest fire on record was met with Greek state silence
I am writing this from Alexandroupolis, capital city of the Evros region, the epicentre of Greece’s wildfires this summer. We are well into the second week since the first blaze …
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Warning over threats, harassment during referendum
Federal politicians and their staff have been urged to report abuse and harassment to police as the Indigenous voice referendum campaign gets under way. Australian Federal Police officers have been …
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Mitsotakis: The climate crisis is dangerous and threatening for all
“The climate crisis is dangerous and threatening for all. The answer must be given by everyone,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday addressing the parliament during a debate on …
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Albanese govt slammed for ‘reckless’ mine approval
Environmental groups have accused the Albanese government of recklessness and hypocrisy after it approved a major coalmine expansion in central Queensland. Groups including the Climate Council and Australian Conservation Foundation …
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A new national agenda for multicultural Australia is well overdue
The Australian Government’s current Multicultural Framework Review is looking at ways for government and the community to work together to support a cohesive multicultural society and advance a vibrant and …
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Pharmacists shelve medicines campaign as talks begin
A peak pharmacy body has shelved its campaign against 60-day medicine dispensing and agreed to talks to iron out an agreement that will not jeopardise the viability of local pharmacies. …