Australia
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@aussie.zone!australia
@aussie.zonehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/cop31-climate-conference-australia-hosting-bid
Hosting the conference would help us overcome our colonial mentality and the fossil fuel lobby, both of which have held us back from tackling climate change
https://theconversation.com/the-productivity-commission-wants-all-australian-kids-to-get-3-days-a-week-of-childcare-but-it-wont-be-until-2036-239293
A new report also recommends free early education and care for families earning under $80,000 from 2026.
https://theconversation.com/high-speed-rail-plans-may-finally-end-australias-40-year-wait-to-get-on-board-238232
The High Speed Rail Authority has publicly outlined plans that allow for some optimism that Australia could have these trains in the late 2030s.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx63pn0yp0o
The state is grappling with the legacy of a surgeon who allegedly mutilated an Aboriginal man's remains.
https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/local-government-elections/2024-nsw-local-government-elections
View information for the 2024 NSW Local Government elections on Saturday, 14 September 2024.
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-climate-ambitions-have-a-modern-slavery-problem-examining-the-origins-of-our-big-batteries
Several big battery projects in Australia vital for storing renewable energy to meet the nation’s climate goals are highly likely to be using materials sourced through the forced labour of Uyghur and other Turkic ethnic ...
https://archive.is/Jl49O
https://theconversation.com/new-polling-half-of-australians-want-gambling-ads-banned-entirely-lnp-has-big-queensland-lead-238525
Asked whether government should prioritise tackling sports betting or pokies, 47% also said both in the new Resolve poll.
https://theconversation.com/facebook-has-scraped-public-data-from-australian-users-without-an-opt-out-what-can-we-do-238814
There are three key steps people can take to protect their data from big tech.
