By Amnesty International
Experts from the African continent and its global diasporas called on European governments to address their colonial past and ongoing impacts at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, a decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference 140 years ago. Representatives from Africa and people of African descent came together at the conference on November 15, […] The post Global: Africans and people of African descent call on Europe to reckon with their colonial legacies appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of this week’s resumption of the national security trial of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and founder of the defunct Apple Daily newspaper, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The years-long pre-trial incarceration of a 76-year-old man simply because his newspaper dared to criticize the government and report public discussions lays […] The post Hong Kong: Prisoner of conscience Jimmy Lai must be released as national security trial resumes appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Laurie Menviel, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Gabriel Pontes, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
New research shows melting ice is causing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to slow down, with widespread consequences for the world’s climate and ecosystems.
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By Nadine Dreyer, Health & Medicine Editor
Who hasn’t been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor – for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop working.
This is known as antimicrobial resistance. It occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines. Infections become harder to treat. This increases the risk of diseases spreading, severe illness and even death.
Antibiotics were first used just over 100…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The 19 delegates, UK Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, organizers and facilitators at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, November 15, 2024. © Damian Charles/Dekoloniale 2024 (Berlin, November 18, 2024) – Experts from the African continent and its global diasporas called on European governments to address their colonial past and ongoing impacts at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, a decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa Conference 140 years ago.Representatives from Africa and people of African descent came together at the conference on November…
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By Anna Weekes, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation Africa
“Safe toilets for all by 2030” is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets. But, with just more than five years to go until 2030, the United Nations says the world is “seriously off-track … 3.5 billion people still live without safely managed sanitation, including 419 million who practise open defecation”. That includes millions of people across Africa.
On 19 November each year the UN marks
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By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
In a surprise move, the Coalition has confirmed it plans to oppose the federal government’s bill to cap the number of foreign students in Australia.
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By Amnesty International
An Amnesty International statement today highlighted the ongoing plight of children in Ukraine, who continue to be killed and injured in Russian airstrikes, including in incidents which amount to war crimes. Amnesty International verified seventeen strikes in 2024 that caused child casualties, while field research revealed that Russian forces have deliberately targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure. The statement […] The post Ukraine: Russian strikes amounting to war crimes continue to kill and injure children appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Kate Schirmer, ROLE at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University
The new musical by Paul Hodge retains the uniquely Australian voice of the beloved original material – with plenty to love for younger viewers.
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By Kate Hunter, Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance, Deakin University
Melbourne Theatre Company’s My Brilliant Career is a musical re-imagining of Miles Franklin’s classic 1901 novel of the same name. It follows a young woman, Sybylla Melvyn, as she chafes against her rural constraints to seek creative freedom.
A headstrong young woman, Sybylla dreams of becoming a writer despite her family’s poverty and society’s expectations of marriage. She ultimately rejects a marriage proposal from wealthy squatter Harold Beecham, choosing her independence and artistic aspirations over conventional romance and security. But this decision comes at a personal cost.
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