by Daniel Jack Pressure mounts on Australia’s Labor government to overturn the nation’s 24-year-old prohibition on civil nuclear technology—the only G20 nation to have such a prohibition. Australia’s opposition leader Hon. Peter Dutton has recently expressed strong support for Australia to embrace nuclear energy and repeal the prohibition. During his response to the government’s recent …

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by Cody Mitchell Australia’s longstanding republican movement has renewed its efforts to bring an end to the nation’s constitutional monarchy following the coronation of King Charles III. However, for the monarchy to be replaced with a republic, Australia’s constitution would need to be amended. But for such an amendment to be successful, a majority of …

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by Cody Mitchell Australia’s Labor Prime Minister, Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, has committed to supporting a referendum later this year to install an advisory Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution.  The Yes campaign has received widespread support from a range of stakeholders, including prominent corporates, businesses, media personalities, and politicians. But the support is …

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As founder and CEO of ‘Little Dreamers Australia’, Madeleine Buchner is working towards an equal world for young carers, providing internationally recognised programmes focusing on health, wellbeing, social connectedness, financial capacity, education and employment opportunities. Little Dreamers supports thousands of young carers each year through online and in-person peer support, holiday programmes, mentoring, tutoring and …

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We need to create an attitude of acceptance among the peoples of Australia and the Commonwealth to reduce stigma about mental health, writes Amanda McClintock, an 18-year-old from Queensland, Australia. For as long as anyone can remember, mental health has carried a unique stigma. This can primarily be attributed to general stereotypes about people who …

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We need to create an attitude of acceptance among the peoples of Australia and the Commonwealth to reduce stigma about mental health, writes Amanda McClintock, an 18-year-old from Queensland, Australia. For as long as anyone can remember, mental health has carried a unique stigma. This can primarily be attributed to general stereotypes about people who …

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A recent trip to Canada to observe the real life effects of climate change had a life-changing impact on Grant Duthie, a 17-year-old from the Gold Coast of Australia. With nothing but the cold wind running around me, I had plenty of time to reflect on the greatest moral challenge of our time: climate change. …

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Locals in the southern Australian city of Adelaide are concerned by health department plans to close a specialist unit for the treatment of eating disorders, reports 29-year-old Aaron Fornarino. A hospital ward that treats patients with eating disorders in Adelaide, South Australia, has been identified by local state government officials for possible closure, provoking protests …

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Fresh from training with former US vice-president Al Gore at the Asia Pacific Summit in Indonesia, Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne, Australia, urges action on climate change. Selected from hundreds of applicants to be trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at The Climate Project – Australia Asia Pacific Summit (A-P Summit) in Jakarta, …

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Fresh from training with former US vice-president Al Gore at the Asia Pacific Summit in Indonesia, Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne, Australia, urges action on climate change. Selected from hundreds of applicants to be trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at The Climate Project – Australia Asia Pacific Summit (A-P Summit) in Jakarta, …

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