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While the mortality rate is not yet accurately known experts are saying that those who are self-isolating should try to self-isolate from their family members too. Prof Tom [...]
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As Washington DC prepares for the inauguration of President elect Joe Biden with never before seen levels of military and National Guard deployed on the streets and with parts of the capital such as The National Mall being closed to the public. Similar security measures are being deployed across various other capital cities in other states. In Texas, the Department of Public Safety closing the [...]
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Trump is impeached again in historic vote. Now Republicans must decide the future of their party
January 17, 2021
Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Bryan Cranston, Swinburne University of Technology In a historic vote today, Donald Trump became the only US president to be impeached twice. By a margin of 232–197, the Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives voted to charge Trump with “inciting violence against the government of the United States” for his role in encouraging the insurrectionists who stormed the [...] -
(Opinion) Much ink will be spilt and keys tapped over the tragedy that has played out in Washington D. C. However right now the USA is under siege, the National Guard is active in 14 states. There are warnings of armed protests, starting as early as this weekend. While Trump said he was committed to a peaceful and orderly transition of power; he still has not actually President-Elect Biden. [...]
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Pelosi: Members of Congress involved in helping the insurrectionists could face legal action
January 16, 2021
Official portrait of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, photographed January 11, 2019 in the Office of the Speaker in the United States Capitol. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has made it very clear that if anybody in the Capitol – staff or member of Congress – was involved in helping the insurrectionists come to Capitol Hill, learn that way the layout of the Capitol Building. [...] -
Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait until there was a riot in the Capitol?
January 9, 2021
Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology After the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has permanently suspended his account, which had 88.7 million followers, citing “risk of further incitement of violence”. Facebook and Instagram had earlier locked Trump’s accounts — with 35.2 million followers and 24.5 million, [...] -
Trump’s Legal Efforts Falter in Bid to Undo Biden’s Presumptive Victory
November 15, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal battles to undo Democrat Joe Biden’s presumptive victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election faltered Friday as courts pushed back against allegations of voting irregularities and fraud. A Michigan judge rejected a bid by Republican Party supporters to prevent the certification of election results in the predominantly Democratic Detroit area, [...] -
Trump’s claims that 2.7 million votes for him were deleted – are mathematically impossible
November 13, 2020
Trump’s claims that 2.7 million votes for him were deleted – are simply mathematically impossible. The main issue for Trump’s baseless claims is that he stated that 941,000 votes that were for him in Pennsylvania were deleted. However, this is just wrong. The company Dominion serves 14 counties In Pennsylvaniathat produced 1.3 million votes with a voter turnout of 76%. Fifty-two percent [...] -
ACTU: Un-amended JobMaker scheme will only create insecure work
November 13, 2020
The ACTU has sounded the warning that the rejection of amendments to JobMaker by the federal government is likely to create a new wave of insecure work and risks displacing workers in existing jobs. Morrison Government rejected common safeguard amendments put forward by the ALP and the Greens and supported by Jacqui Lambie and Rex Patrick to the JobMaker hiring credit. The ACTU claims that in [...] -
Human Rights Law Centre Call For Reform For Political Donations
November 13, 2020
The Human Rights Law Centre reform is needed so the interests of the people, the planet, and future generations come before those of big political donors — in other words people and planet first before political ambitions. The Human Rights Law Centre and the Australian Conservation Foundation gave evidence to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, reviewing the [...] -
New climate modelling suggests that even ceasing all greenhouse gas emissions today might not be enough to stop global warming. The reduced complexity model suggests that even with no further emissions, global temperatures will rise enough for Arctic ice and permafrost to continue melting and thawing for hundreds of years—releasing their stored greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and reducing [...]
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Eric Trump Caught Spreading False Information and Fake News Around Wisconsin Numbers
November 11, 2020
Donald Trump’s son Eric has been caught spreading false information and news related to the votes in Wisconsin. He falsely claimed that a system ‘Glitch’ uncovered in Wisconsin had added votes for Trump to Biden and that a reversal of swapped votes removes the lead from Joe Biden. However, the so called “glitch” was in a media system, not a voting system. Associated Press [...] -
(Comment/Opinion) The evangelical, god fearing Prime Minister of Australia has failed the public morality test by refusing to deal with the allegations made public this week in the ABC’s Four Corner’s report. In fact he has past the buck and said that was an issue for the guy who came before him. In other words, victims be damned and those in power you’re safe. It doesn’t matter that it [...]
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USA: Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Case
November 11, 2020
(VOA News) The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a Republican effort to strike down the Affordable Care Act health care law. The hearing comes weeks after Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court, giving conservatives a 6-3 majority. At the center of the case is a requirement in the 2010 law for most people to have a minimum level of health insurance or face a financial [...]
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ACTU: Un-amended JobMaker scheme will only create insecure work
November 13, 2020
The ACTU has sounded the warning that the rejection of amendments to JobMaker by the federal government is likely to create a new wave of insecure work and risks displacing workers in existing jobs. [...] -
Human Rights Law Centre Call For Reform For Political Donations
November 13, 2020
The Human Rights Law Centre reform is needed so the interests of the people, the planet, and future generations come before those of big political donors — in other words people and planet first [...] -
New climate modelling suggests that even ceasing all greenhouse gas emissions today might not be enough to stop global warming. The reduced complexity model suggests that even with no further [...]
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(Comment/Opinion) The evangelical, god fearing Prime Minister of Australia has failed the public morality test by refusing to deal with the allegations made public this week in the ABC’s Four [...]
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Around 1 in 6 Australians drank more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, but 1 in 6 drank less
November 11, 2020
According to Australian research around 1 in 6 Australians drank more alcohol during the COVID19 pandemic – but around 1 in 6 Aussies also drank less. One reason for this could be because the [...] -
We asked 24 women to reflect on images of ‘hot’ men — and it’s good news for those with ‘dad bods’
November 10, 2020
shutterstock Andrea Waling, La Trobe University; Duane Duncan, La Trobe University, and Gary Dowsett, La Trobe University Since the 2012 hit film Magic Mike explored the hedonistic lifestyle of men [...] -
Pfizer: COVID-19 vaccine 90% effective, lame duck Trump tries to claim the good news
November 10, 2020
Pfizer claims that initial studies have determined their COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective at preventing the disease. Lame duck President Trump has tried to share in the good news after his [...] -
6 New Covid 19 Cases In Qld
August 22, 2020
Queensland now has 6 new cases related to the Youth Detention Centre cluster. The cases are located in Bundamba, Marsden, Carindale, North Ipswich and Forest Lake. New restrictions are in place [...] -
COVID-19: Household Contact Maybe Greater Risk
August 14, 2020
A new peer-reviewed study from China shows that that household contact maybe the main way COVID-19 is being spread. People with a more server clinical case of COVID-19 were more likely to infect [...]
International News
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As Washington DC prepares for the inauguration of President elect Joe Biden with never before seen levels of military and National Guard deployed on the streets and with [...]
Politics
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Human Rights Law Centre Call For Reform For Political Donations
November 13, 2020
The Human Rights Law Centre reform is needed so the interests of the people, the planet, and future generations come before those of big political donors — in other words [...]
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Budget 2019 has little new for schools and even less for early childhood: education experts respond
April 3, 2019
Peter Goss, Grattan Institute; Steven Lewis, Deakin University, and Susan Irvine, Queensland University of Technology In his first budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg [...]
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Report: Many young gay men already had an STI before taking PrEP
December 12, 2019
Many young gay men are taking action to prevent getting HIV and spreading HIV by taking preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), however according to new Australian led research a lot [...]
Human Rights
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‘People are crying and begging’: the human cost of forced relocations in immigration detention
March 3, 2020
RICHARD WAINWRIGHT/AAP Michelle Peterie, The University of Queensland Between July 2018 and August 2019, the Home Affairs Department spent A$6.1m flying refugees, asylum [...]
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As Washington DC prepares for the inauguration of President elect Joe Biden with never before seen [...]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulates Joe Biden for his projected victory in the US election. The Turkish president extended his congratulations to [...]
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Malawi: Poor Women Forced to Trade Sex for Fish
October 1, 2019
(VOANews: Lameck Masina) MANGOCHI, MALAWI – Along the shores of Lake Malawi, poverty and food [...]
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Taiwan: same-sex marriage legalised
May 17, 2019
Taiwan’s parliament has legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday. Taiwan has [...]
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UK: Jeremy Corbyn Will Not lead Labour but is proud of the campaign
December 13, 2019
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will not lead the party in any future general election [...]
Trade Union News
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Singapore Airlines wants power to stand workers down without pay in Australia in the event of an escalation of the Covid19 crisis
March 11, 2020
At a time of high anxiety in Australia about the prevalence of insecure work and financial pressure that has been exacerbated by the Covid19 Singapore Airlines is using the [...]
Social Issues
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Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?
November 11, 2020
Evita March, Federation University Australia When US President-Elect Joe Biden and Deputy Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches on Saturday evening, [...]
Editorials
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(Opinion) Much ink will be spilt and keys tapped over the tragedy that has played out in Washington D. C. However right now the USA is under siege, the National Guard is active in 14 states. There are warnings of armed protests, starting as early as [...]