Why more laws, bans and cops won’t stop neo-Nazis
Whenever neo-Nazi exploits occur in Australia, politicians and the media cry out for more laws, bans and cops, but their calls are largely misguided. read now…
read nowWhenever neo-Nazi exploits occur in Australia, politicians and the media cry out for more laws, bans and cops, but their calls are largely misguided. read now…
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read nowAn announcement by the Victorian Government of a new mental health commission is worthless when mental health laws are being routinely broken. read now…
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read nowExperts in ecology, fish and hydrology pin the death of a million fish in NSW’s far west on poor water quality after extensive flooding. The post CSIRO official explains climate change will mean more events like Menindee’s mass fish deaths appeared first on The Mandarin.
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read nowThis systematic review into early childhood educator burnout and effective interventions was written by Dr Marg Rogers from the University of New England in NSW, Joanne Ng from the Australian Educator Research Organisation and Dr Courtney McNamara from Newcastle University in the UK. The alarming number
read nowWell into the final days and hours of his fight to become the next premier of NSW, Chris Minns is also managing a fierce battle to retain his super marginal seat of Kogarah, in the South of Sydney. So trying to get even a short phone call
read nowDr Marjorie O’Neill won one of two new seats for NSW Labor exactly four years ago on Thursday, at the 2019 state election, having left a career in academia to pursue political life. Now she’s campaigning to retain the seat of Coogee where she holds a
read nowGetty ImagesLess than a fortnight after teachers staged a national strike, education was back in the headlines with the National Party’s release of its curriculum policy – or “rewrite”, as leader Christopher Luxon described it. In a nutshell, the policy would require primary and intermediate schools to teach
read nowAustralia’s longest-running terrorism saga is set to finally end — 44 years, 1 month and 7 days after it began. read now…
read nowBronnie Taylor might be the most senior woman in the NSW government right now, but she never had ambitions for politics. Verbatim, she had “absolutely no interest”. Her heart was always in healthcare. After studying nursing, she spent the first 20 years of her career specialising in
read nowNatalia Marques spoke to young activists in Cuba to find out how the new law was won through grassroots dialogue.
read nowWorld Athletics has announced a ban on transgender women who’ve undergone male puberty from competing in the female category of elite international events. The governing body’s new ruling comes into effect on 31 March 2023 and is surprising news to many. As recently as January, World Athletics
read nowBoris Johnson was called in front of a committee this week where he insisted, again, that he didn’t knowingly mislead Parliament. The post ‘Hand on heart’: Boris Johnson defends himself
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read nowContinuing his search for the very bottom of the barrel, Elon Musk has some approving words for our very own One Nation senator. The post Elon Musk and Malcolm Roberts
read nowBruce Lehrmann has shocked the court in his defamation action by failing to call a key witness at the 11th hour. The post The ‘remarkable’ twist in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation
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read nowA showdown between a Nat and an independent is looming in a New South Wales electorate as large as Germany. The post ‘Three-month waiting list just to visit a GP’:
read nowOur tip: He’s left his Nazi uniform in the closet. read now…
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read nowKaty Gallagher’s revamp of APS values is in full swing, with consultation now open for the inclusion of stewardship to the list. The post Minister sends up signal for APS stewards appeared first on The Mandarin.
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read nowSinodinos hands over US ambassadorship to Rudd, third Equality Initiative ambassador, WA Housing First Homelessness Advisory Group, and lots more. The post Movers & Shakers: Treasury appoints four assistant secretaries appeared first on The Mandarin.
read nowWe are so far down this referendum road that not to reach the destination would have very wide fallout, writes Michelle Grattan from the University of Canberra in this article republished from The Conversation. At the end of the emotional news conference in which he unveiled
read nowIf the NSW Coalition can hold Labor to a minority government tomorrow, or even win, the premier will be a god among his fellow Liberals. The post Can Perrottet revive
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