Keywords: Concern Australia
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Juliette Hughes
- 10 October 2024
I wish I could tell you why Nobody wants this is so funny without giving spoilers. Add to that the real tenderness between the two lovers, and you’ve got something unusual: a believable romance, funny and sometimes surprisingly honest with little moments of humility and vulnerability.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Tony Smith
- 04 October 2024
The Forest Wars reveals how vested interests make life difficult for the scientists and activists who attempt to defend the environment, a war waged through deforestation on one hand and deception and obfuscation on the other. Linenmayer asks: if we continue to allow vested interests to drive deforestation, how long before the forests — and the future they promise — are lost beyond repair?
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MEDIA
- David Halliday
- 23 September 2024
Social media regulation has been a long time coming. For the last eighteen years we’ve been running a social experiment where we watch what happens when we allow children to grow up with unfettered access to this technology.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 19 September 2024
Though little known in Australia, Abraham Johannes (A.J.) Muste spent his life commending pacifism and leading movements to make the world more just. His commitments to pacifism may still seem extreme to many. But will anything more mild address the threats facing the world from violence, inequality and apathy?
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AUSTRALIA
- John Falzon
- 19 September 2024
We should not be surprised at the persistence of gambling advertising. We are confronted by a federal government that appears to be stubbornly protective of certain private interests while wanting to appear to also be concerned about the harm to the community that is caused by the promotion of those interests.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 12 September 2024
Anxieties about democracy around the world today are well-founded. While we rightly celebrate our democratic institutions, it's crucial to acknowledge the vast wealth disparities and the growing influence of powerful corporations.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael McVeigh
- 11 September 2024
Gambling ads are infiltrating children's sports content, raising concerns about the impact on the development of young minds. Is our current gambling culture something we want to hand on to the next generation?
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AUSTRALIA
- Smeeta Singh
- 06 September 2024
Australia is quietly confronting a national crisis: one in every four Australian children has been a victim of child sexual abuse, but you would never guess the scale of this crisis, given the lack of urgency from our national discourse.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 05 September 2024
Electric scooters have become a flashpoint in Australian cities, pitting residents against local councils. While some embrace scooters as convenient and eco-friendly, others raise valid concerns about safety and regulation. As cities grapple with these issues, the broader question is, how can we effectively balance individual freedoms with community wellbeing?
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INTERNATIONAL
- Robin Osborne
- 05 September 2024
Pope Francis has frequently voiced sympathy for refugee concerns and before leaving on this trip, he reaffirmed his call for safe migration pathways for people fleeing their own countries for fear of persecution, describing any refusal to harbour asylum seekers as a ‘grave sin’.
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AUSTRALIA
- Binoy Kampmark
- 03 September 2024
The government has imposed a cap on enrolments, sparking controversy among universities. Critics argue this will harm the education sector and exploit foreign students, while supporters believe it will protect the integrity of Australia's education system and address concerns about over-reliance on international student fees.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 28 August 2024
As Pope Francis embarks on a demanding tour, skipping Australia to visit smaller marginalised Catholic communities in Indonesia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, he is demonstrating the priority of the Church in reaching out to those on the margins.
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