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Challenges in Election 2025: More Populist Jingles to Shape National Conformity?

December 6, 2024 - 15:36 -- Admin

By Denis Bright   The LNP’s advertising agencies continue to compromise our national sovereignty. Voter choice continues to be compromised by slick marketing strategies employed at the recent Queensland elections. The return to truth-telling should surely be taken up on both sides of the political divide by candidates like Maggie Forrest as the federal LNP’s challenger…

Senior Netanyahu Adviser Served in Victorian Court facing Genocide Charges

December 6, 2024 - 13:06 -- Admin

Camp Sovereignty Media Release Mark Regev, former senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Australian citizen, has been served with charges of advocating genocide. The next hearing will take place at the Victorian Magistrates’ Court on 10 December 2024. The case, initiated by Krautungalung Elder and human rights advocate Uncle Robbie Thorpe, accuses…

The seven ways the Federal Coalition could cook the books on nuclear costings

December 5, 2024 - 15:53 -- Admin

Climate Council Media Release Australians are being kept in the dark about the true costs of the Federal Coalition’s risky and expensive nuclear scheme. The Federal Coalition’s heavy reliance on the first of two Frontier Economics reports paints a damning picture of the methods they may use to fudge the nuclear numbers and mislead Australians.…

National Dementia Action Plan provides a clear vision for the future

December 5, 2024 - 14:56 -- Admin

Dementia Australia Media Release Dementia Australia welcomes the National Dementia Action Plan, a ten-year framework for government that provides the opportunity to make enduring positive changes to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia. Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said the plan is vital to ensure that the more than 421,000…

Musgrave Crackdown: Safety or Politics

December 5, 2024 - 13:53 -- Admin

By Mason Garland It’s now been over a month since the beginning of the Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Brisbane City Council’s crackdown on the homeless tent cities at Musgrave Park (and Kurilpa Point Park). And since then, there has been a recognisable decline in tent sleepers staying at Musgrave Park, many choosing to migrate…

Australia’s Productivity Pitch – Productivity Commission launches new engagement initiative

December 5, 2024 - 10:53 -- Admin

Productivity Commission Media Release The Productivity Commission is seeking ideas from everyday Australians to inform our policy recommendations to government. “We are looking for practical policy ideas from people in all walks of life on how Australia can work smarter, more efficiently, and more productively,” said Chair Danielle Wood. This initiative follows the Treasurer’s announcement…

CSIRO report reveals the state of bioplastics in Australia

December 5, 2024 - 07:33 -- Admin

CSIRO Media Release Growing environmental concerns have driven a surge in bioplastics, but unclear labelling for disposal is creating challenges, according to a new report from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. The State of bioplastics in Australia report found consumer confusion over bioplastics, with many bioplastic items ending up in landfill or contaminating recycling and…

Oxfam Australia welcomes Australia’s UN vote on the occupation of Gaza

December 4, 2024 - 16:31 -- Admin

Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to vote in favour of a United Nations resolution urging Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories. This shift in Australia’s stance aligns with the UN resolution demanding that “Israel bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…

Monash experts: South Korea’s political crisis

December 4, 2024 - 12:03 -- Admin

Monash University South Korea was plunged into political chaos overnight when President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the country by imposing martial law before agreeing to lift it six hours later. The move resulted in soldiers on the streets, protests and a dramatic late night vote in parliament to overturn the declaration. Gil-Soo Han, Professor Communications &…

Billions of people to benefit from technology breakthrough that ensures freshwater for the world

December 4, 2024 - 11:17 -- Admin

University of South Australia Media Release A novel approach to make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people worldwide. Up to 36% of the world’s eight billion people currently suffer from severe freshwater shortages for at least four months of the…

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