The ABC’s South Asia correspondent has been turfed out of India in the midst of the country’s elections

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Language can help us see things as if for the first time. When it fails, though, the problem does not really lie with language but with us.

This week's column - on language, violence and voices not heard.

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The Swift parrot highlights the urgent need for 🇦🇺 to better value our incredible biodiversity.

Federal Govt still hasn't released long overdue Swift parrot recovery plan & the ACT Govt greenlighting development at Callum Brae Nature Reserve that’ll disturb critical habitat 🤯😤

The lack of examination of upholding the status quo being seen as 'impartial' and not another form of activism journalism, just from the opposing side is insane to me.

This story about strata manager conflicts of interest by Linton Besser on abc730 is amazing. How is it legal?

Gareth Evans tells Labor to ‘get off the fence’ and restart UNRWA funding to help ease Gaza crisis theguardian.com/australia-news…

Yesterday, on IWD, the NSW Liberal Party voted on our state executive. We didn't get a SINGLE woman up.
We now have: a male federal leader. A male NSW leader. A male NSW Director. A male NSW president. And FOUR male Vice Presidents.

✅ fairer indexation for HECS-HELP
✅ paid uni placements
✅ an end to JRG
✅ more student income support
✅ student ombudsman

Just some of the good ideas in the Universities Accord final report

Now it’s up to Govt to implement them.

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Yesterday we heard doctors, nurses, students, scientists, emergency services workers and lawyers from across Australia voice their support for legislating a Duty of Care to young people and future generations.

Add your voice by signing the petition👇
adutyofcare.com.au

Rafah is the world's largest refugee camp. It's where Israel told Gazans to go. And now they are conducting airstrikes on it.

#BREAKING 🚨

Is this the start of Menindees most recent fish kills? Dozens of native fish dying right now; Feb 10, 2024

Millions of dollars spent and no action on the ground. Let’s hope this isn’t just the beginning.

Embargo water now…Rose Jackson Tanya Plibersek

Family means looking after each other.

If we want to consider ourselves part of the Pacific family we need to to stop harming our neighbours by approving new fossil fuel projects.
theguardian.com/australia-news…

EY are doing work for the Federal Government on policy to reduce emissions at the same time as they’re doing work for the gas industry on how to have policy that increases emissions 🤔🤯theguardian.com/business/2024/…

The decision of three actors in the Sydney Theatre Company's new production of The Seagull to wear the keffiyeh during curtain call sparked a frenzy of condemnation from members of the Jewish community. Laura Tingle spoke to Louise Adler. #abc730

Huge win for the incredible Murrumbidgee River today! Thanks to the Ngunnawal who’ve been caring for the river for thousands of years and the many people who’ve been advocating for better flows and care of the river for decades ❤️

This morning I announced my resignation as Senator for Western Australia, effective from 26 January 2024.

Regrettably, my recent treatment for cancer means that my health, although slowly improving, has left me physically unable to continue as a Senator.

It has been an honour.

Labor & Coalition ‘Sea Dumping’ bill allows fossil fuel industry to expand despite knowing how negligent this is.

International Energy Agency director says fossil fuel companies need to let go of “the illusion that implausibly large amounts of carbon capture are the solution.”
cnbc.com/2023/11/23/oil…

6 🇦🇺 women have been killed in just one week.

One woman almost every day.

1 in 4 women in our communities have experienced violence, emotional abuse, or economic abuse by a partner since the age of 15.

Join us to call for an end to this & more funding for frontline services.