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In a sombre address to Ukraine's citizens, the president vowed he would not betray Ukrainian interests in the US-led peace process.
Ukraine faces 'difficult choice' of losing dignity or US backing, says Zelenskyy
In a sombre address to Ukraine's citizens, the president vowed he would not betray Ukrainian interests in the US-led peace process.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In a sombre address to Ukraine's citizens, the president vowed he would not betray Ukrainian interests in the US-led peace process.
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Red Cross to shed nearly 3,000 jobs, scale back budget amid donor fatigue reut.rs/4oUq7ri
Red Cross to shed nearly 3,000 jobs, scale back budget amid donor fatigue
The International Committee of the Red Cross will reduce its 2026 budget by nearly a fifth to 1.8 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) and cut 2,900 jobs, it said in a statement on Friday, as its top donor the United States and others pare back support.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Red Cross to shed nearly 3,000 jobs, scale back budget amid donor fatigue reut.rs/4oUq7ri
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NTEU taking RMIT to court for allegedly underpaying student counsellors for over a decade.
Affected staff could be owed more than $1million.
Read more:
www.nteu.au/News_Article...
#HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd
Affected staff could be owed more than $1million.
Read more:
www.nteu.au/News_Article...
#HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NTEU taking RMIT to court for allegedly underpaying student counsellors for over a decade.
Affected staff could be owed more than $1million.
Read more:
www.nteu.au/News_Article...
#HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd
Affected staff could be owed more than $1million.
Read more:
www.nteu.au/News_Article...
#HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd
Australia's top research agency slashes hundreds of jobs #csiro www.theage.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.theage.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Australia's top research agency slashes hundreds of jobs #csiro www.theage.com.au/national/csi...
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Former (sadly) MP Zoe Daniel is a journalist - a good one - and it really shows in this excellent analysis piece, some of it about her own ex-colleagues.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#auspol
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The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Former (sadly) MP Zoe Daniel is a journalist - a good one - and it really shows in this excellent analysis piece, some of it about her own ex-colleagues.
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#auspol
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BREAKING: Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement calling on India to “immediately hand over” former PM Sheikh Hasina and ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan following their guilty verdicts.
🟡 LIVE updates: aje.io/rlquwj
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November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
BREAKING: Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement calling on India to “immediately hand over” former PM Sheikh Hasina and ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan following their guilty verdicts.
🟡 LIVE updates: aje.io/rlquwj
🟡 LIVE updates: aje.io/rlquwj
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A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity.
Bangladesh court issues death sentence against ex-PM who fled the country
A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is set to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.
Too Powerful to Ignore, Saudi Prince Returns to Washington’s Embrace
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is set to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.
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Her crackdown on a student uprising last year killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule in Bangladesh. #world
Ex-PM sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Her crackdown on a student uprising last year killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule in Bangladesh. #world
www.9news.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Her crackdown on a student uprising last year killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule in Bangladesh. #world
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🇲🇲 Myanmar junta says demolishing 150 scam hub buildings
Myanmar's military said it is demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand.
#AFPVertical
Myanmar's military said it is demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand.
#AFPVertical
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🇲🇲 Myanmar junta says demolishing 150 scam hub buildings
Myanmar's military said it is demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand.
#AFPVertical
Myanmar's military said it is demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand.
#AFPVertical
Dozens missing after boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
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Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
Malaysian authorities are looking for more survivors after the vessel capsized near the resort of Langkawi.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Dozens missing after boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
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The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.
Philippines evacuates more than 1 million people ahead of second typhoon
The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.
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A horrible story emerging from Malaysia after a boat carrying refugees capsized near the border with Thailand www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A horrible story emerging from Malaysia after a boat carrying refugees capsized near the border with Thailand www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Forecasters warn that Kalmaegi could dump more than 600 millimetres of rain in Vietnam.
Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds
Forecasters warn that Kalmaegi could dump more than 600 millimetres of rain in Vietnam.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Forecasters warn that Kalmaegi could dump more than 600 millimetres of rain in Vietnam.
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On news of Matthew Carney stepping down at Four Corners, it’s worth reading his recent and stirring address on the 50th anniversary of the killing of the Balibo Five: www.abc.net.au/abc-internat...
50 years on, the Balibo Five remembered for their courage and conviction - ABC International Development
Esteemed Australian journalist and foreign correspondent Matthew Carney reflects on journalism and urges reporters to 'seek truth' at a special event in Timor-Leste, marking the 50th anniversary of th...
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
On news of Matthew Carney stepping down at Four Corners, it’s worth reading his recent and stirring address on the 50th anniversary of the killing of the Balibo Five: www.abc.net.au/abc-internat...
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Tanzania elections: Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest
Tanzania elections: Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest
President Samia faced little opposition with key rivals either imprisoned or barred from running.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Tanzania elections: Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest
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At least 10 dead and 160 injured after 6.3 earthquake in Afghanistan
At least 10 dead and 160 injured after 6.3 earthquake in Afghanistan
Powerful quake strikes near Mazar-e Sharif in north of country
www.irishtimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
At least 10 dead and 160 injured after 6.3 earthquake in Afghanistan
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Authorities are investigating how a cruise ship allegedly left behind an 80-year-old Australian woman who was later found dead on a Queensland tropical island.
Authorities investigate woman's death on island off Great Barrier Reef
Authorities are investigating how a cruise ship allegedly left behind an 80-year-old Australian woman who was later found dead on a Queensland tropical island.
www.abc.net.au
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Authorities are investigating how a cruise ship allegedly left behind an 80-year-old Australian woman who was later found dead on a Queensland tropical island.
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The outsourcing of education to taxpayer funded religious organisations is hardly ever discussed and never questioned
The proliferation of publicly funded private schools has wrecked Australian schooling - and is undermining our society.
All due to the greed and endless lobbying of (mostly dying) churches
All due to the greed and endless lobbying of (mostly dying) churches
Most segregated in the world: here's why that matters - EduResearch Matters
Australian schools are among the most socially segregated in the developed world. Students are separated by parental occupation, education, and cultural backgrounds. Our new research shows that this s...
blog.aare.edu.au
October 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The outsourcing of education to taxpayer funded religious organisations is hardly ever discussed and never questioned
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Sirikit, who succumbed to a blood infection, is remembered as a champion of the poor.
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies aged 93
Sirikit, who succumbed to a blood infection, is remembered as a champion of the poor.
www.abc.net.au
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Sirikit, who succumbed to a blood infection, is remembered as a champion of the poor.
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New @hrw report: The Taliban is systematically dismantling Afghanistan's media landscape through intimidation, threats & arbitrary arrests of journalists. Media workers in precarious situations in exile fear forcible return to Afghanistan & persecution.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Tramples Media Freedom
The Taliban have gutted Afghanistan’s media since taking control of the country in August 2021.
www.hrw.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New @hrw report: The Taliban is systematically dismantling Afghanistan's media landscape through intimidation, threats & arbitrary arrests of journalists. Media workers in precarious situations in exile fear forcible return to Afghanistan & persecution.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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#Palestine 🇵🇸: At least 224 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza. Ahmed Abu Mutair, an engineer for PMP was killed in a rocket strike on 19 Oct, despite ceasefire. #NoImpunity
Palestine: At least 224 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza
Ahmed Abu Mutair dies during rocket strike, despite ceasefire.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#Palestine 🇵🇸: At least 224 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza. Ahmed Abu Mutair, an engineer for PMP was killed in a rocket strike on 19 Oct, despite ceasefire. #NoImpunity
The politics of crime: looking beyond the headlines
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Is Melbourne really the ‘crime capital of Australia’?
Sussan Ley recently declared Melbourne the ‘crime capital of Australia’. But a closer analysis of the data shows a much more nuanced picture.
theconversation.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The politics of crime: looking beyond the headlines
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China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge reut.rs/3IPiSRZ
China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge
Two top Chinese generals have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military for "serious violations of discipline and law", the country's defence ministry said on Friday.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
China expels two top generals from Communist Party in anti-corruption purge reut.rs/3IPiSRZ