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Measuring the bushfire tragedy and what we can do  next

Now that the damage has been done, it's time to think forward to how we can prevent another ...  
Extinction Rebellion — why I got arrested

Perth mother and Extinction Rebellion activist Julia Jones describes why getting arrested made an ...  
Sport heroes are doing more for bushfire relief than our own government

There has been an outpouring of financial assistance from the Australian sporting community to aid ...  
In the name of Australia's future, the Morrison Government must go

Due to political incompetence leading to the devastation of our country, Australians are becoming ...  
The power of data in smart city developments

Developments in data science and analysis have been beneficial in managing key social areas such ...  
Grief and rage: The emotional impact of a nation on fire

During times of great tragedy and duress such as our bushfire crisis, we need to find a way to ...  
The contrived ‘war on Christmas’ narrative is now targeting kids

In a world going continually madder, a childcare centre has cancelled an end-of-year celebration ...  
Adelaide 2020: A just transition for Australia

Australia has a chance to lead the way towards repairing the damage done to our planet through ...  
The rise and fall of Robodebt

After many months of inflicting suffering on welfare recipients, Centrelink is now having to ...  
On the murder of Eurydice Dixon: How to keep our communities safe

It's important to examine factors leading to such tragedies as the murder of Eurydice Dixon in ...  
Wren's Week: The Coalition ignores the experts and proceeds with drug testing

The Government has given the go-ahead for drug testing of welfare recipients, despite expert ...  
Democracy, social media and neoliberalism

In order to safeguard our democracy, a "smart" grassroots approach is needed to shift the balan ...  
Robodebt claims the life of a 19-year-old mum

Centrelink's robodebt scandal has been claiming the lives of people struggling with debt, yet our ...  
Morrison Government profits from the 'depravity' of the poor

Along with the indignity of the social stigma against people living in poverty, the Government is ...  
A community fix for Australia's second-rate rural broadband

Over the last decade, Australia has spent $5.5 billion on satellite and fixed wireless broadband ...  
Wren's Week: G7, Porter's religious freedom bill and the Indue welfare card

When Scott Morrison wasn't being useless at the G7 summit, he was showing support to the crippling ...  
Newstart and the casualties of the arts

No one is immune to potential poverty and the crippling effects of being on the Newstart allowa ...  
Battles at Queensland University: Starting to look like conflicts of the past

The recent protests at Queensland University are taking it back to a time when it was a leading ...  

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