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Seaweed solution making waves in the quest to reverse global warming

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 4th June 2019 -  Nearly all the kelp growing along the east coast of Tasmania has been wiped out due to the rising temperatures of the world’s oceans. But scientists have discovered a way to regenerate the seaweed, and reverse global warming in the process.
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Mobile finance program to reunite Indigenous owners with lost super

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 3rd June 2019 -  A finance program will tour through the Northern Territory and Western Australia to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders reunite with superannuation they might have never known they had.
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Dealing with the trauma of youth homelessness

Luke Michael, Monday, 3rd June 2019 -  The lowest point was when the police officer came to the door. Jessica* was already at breaking point, and now the police were handing her a warrant giving her family two days to leave their home.
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Australia still has work to do on gender equality

Luke Michael, Monday, 3rd June 2019 -  Australia is performing poorly on gender equality issues related to climate action and gender data, according to a global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index.

Opinion

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Here’s what needs to happen to get the NDIS back on track

Contributor, Thursday, 30th May 2019 -  Helen Dickinson, professor of public service research at the University of New South Wales, plots the road ahead for the new minister for the NDIS, in this article which first appeared in The Conversation.
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Child trafficking in the modern world: A tragedy we can all help to fight without much effort

Contributor, Thursday, 30th May 2019 -  This EOFY is the perfect opportunity to start making a stand and saving tax in the process.
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Family comes first for Indigenous Australians

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 29th May 2019 -  Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in financial stress are putting the wellbeing of their family and community ahead of their own wealth, according to new research.

Community housing group pave way for reconciliation

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th May 2019 -  A leading community housing group has launched a Reconciliation Action Plan in a bid to strengthen relationships and cultural understanding between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities the organisation works with.

Opinion

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When there is no ritual to dream: The silence of Indigenous suicide

Contributor, Friday, 24th May 2019 -  The high rates of Indigenous youth suicide in Australia can only be addressed if the country first changes and confronts both its historical and contemporary racism, writes Julia Hurst from University of Melbourne, in this article which first appeare
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After a shock election result, do young people still have a say on Australia’s future?

Luke Michael, Friday, 24th May 2019 -  Young people are more important than ever to Australia’s political landscape despite many feeling like their voices are not being heard, a youth sector leader believes.

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