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Aboriginal art in the home of absinthe
Brisbane :: Australia | 7 months ago
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The rolling green hills around Motiers don't have much in common with the Australian outback, but neither is the village at the end of the Val de Travers valley one of the busiest places in Switzerland. This is a village of 800 people who are more
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Call to ban forced sterilisations
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
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Under current Australian law, only the Family Court or a guardianship tribunal can authorise the irreversible medical procedure. But national Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes said anecdotal evidence suggested unauthorised non-
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AusAID defends human rights concerns over Cambodian railways project
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | 8 months ago
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Cambodians ride a bamboo train near a reopened station in Pusat province in 2010. Photo: Reuters IT WAS the $145 million project planned to connect the fragile and debilitated railways of Cambodia. But this week, two years into the embattled scheme,
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Racism is costing Australia: commissioner
Melbourne :: Australia | 9 months ago
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Australia and taking a toll on communities, the race discrimination commissioner says. A national strategy to help stamp out racism was launched in Melbourne on Friday. Federal race discrimination commissioner Dr Helen Szoke said racism not only
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Anti-racism strategy a milestone: expert
Melbourne :: Australia | 9 months ago
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THE launch of Australia's national anti-racism strategy on Friday is an important milestone in the nation's battle against racism, an expert says...Professor Kevin Dunn, of the University of Western Sydney, says the strategy is the federal government'
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Appearances count: the next legal minefield?
Sydney :: Australia | 9 months ago
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The issue of lookism is gaining traction in the US with multi-million dollar payouts, and experts say it is a matter of time before Australian companies will face similar legal challenges. Kennett leads Jeff Kennett, the former Liberal premier of
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Abbott call on racial slur blasted
Sydney :: Australia | 10 months ago
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Indigenous leader Les Malezer has called for racial vilification to be made a criminal offence. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen AN indigenous leader has called for racial vilification to be a criminal offence under federal law. Les Malezer, the co-chairman
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Facebook should ban racist page: Conroy
Perth :: Australia | 10 months ago
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The creator removed content from the Aboriginal Memes Facebook page on Wednesday following a barrage of complaints to Facebook, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Australian Human Rights Commission. But Senator Conroy says
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Mundine condemns Facebook over racist page
Sydney :: Australia | 10 months ago
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Facbeook's community standards page forbids "hate speech" but Facebook has responded to those who complained about the Aboriginal Memes page, saying it was "not able to confirm that the specific page you reported violates Facebook's statement of
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Compensate jailed Indonesian minors: group
Canberra :: Australia | 10 months ago
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THE Australian government could face dozens of compensation claims from Indonesian minors jailed after being caught up in people smuggling. A report by the Australian Human Rights Commission published last month showed that 15 Indonesian children who
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