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Illegal immigration has divided public opinion in Australia between those who feel the government should offer more support to refugees and those who want economic migrants arriving on boats turned back. Seventeen-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Sarah McCauley from Canberra reports. This April, violent riots took place in the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, in New South Wales, causing …

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Much of Australia has gone royal family mad with the marriage of Wills and Kate – a madness not evident since the wedding of Diana and Charles, writes 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter from Queensland. In a country where many reject the lingering ties of the British monarchy and profess republican sentiments, the engagement and …

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Much of Australia has gone royal family mad with the marriage of Wills and Kate – a madness not evident since the wedding of Diana and Charles, writes 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter from Queensland. In a country where many reject the lingering ties of the British monarchy and profess republican sentiments, the engagement and …

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While racism, sexism and homophobia are no longer tolerated in society, the same rule does not stand for sizeism. Rather, the prejudice seems to have slipped under the radar, writes 19-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis from Auckland, New Zealand. Size. It’s a funny thing. Men brag about muscles and women have surgery to inflate – …

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While racism, sexism and homophobia are no longer tolerated in society, the same rule does not stand for sizeism. Rather, the prejudice seems to have slipped under the radar, writes 19-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis from Auckland, New Zealand. Size. It’s a funny thing. Men brag about muscles and women have surgery to inflate – …

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A national commemoration to mark the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders during the First World War brings home the tragedy of war and the importance of civic responsibility for Fale Andrew Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland, New Zealand. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia …

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A national commemoration to mark the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders during the First World War brings home the tragedy of war and the importance of civic responsibility for Fale Andrew Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland, New Zealand. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia …

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Could the republican movement in New Zealand be a sign of growing discontent with the British monarchy and maturity as a nation, or is it just a passing phase? Fale Andrew Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland, New Zealand, reports. There are exactly fifty-four Commonwealth states today, and within this figure there are sixteen …

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Could the republican movement in New Zealand be a sign of growing discontent with the British monarchy and maturity as a nation, or is it just a passing phase? Fale Andrew Lesa, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Auckland, New Zealand, reports. There are exactly fifty-four Commonwealth states today, and within this figure there are sixteen …

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An increase in female teen violence has sent shock waves through Australian society. Perhaps we need to provide more education to young people about drinking or re-evaluate our expectations of young Australian women, writes Sarah Kilcoyne, a 28-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Queensland. A new social phenomenon is the subject of public concern in Australia. No …

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