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Part One: The history of opposition to coal in the Central Coast and the global impact of the local campaign
Local activism really can drive nationally and globally significant change – which is exactly why powerful people try to dissuade communities from engaging in it.
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Experts say Trump’s abduction of Maduro is about oil, not drugs
Experts say the insertion of US special forces into Caracas and the abduction of President Maduro was a precision tactical operation.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres “deeply alarmed” by the United States’ attack on Venezuela
The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an emergency meeting in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres “deeply alarmed” by the United States’ attack on Venezuela.
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Federal Government urged to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate disasters
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is being urged to make coal and gas corporations pay for Australia’s rising cost of climate disasters.
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Undocumented, underpaid, and over here
A new Australia Institute podcast shows why an amnesty is needed to address the estimated 7000 cases of people who have “disengaged” from the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.
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Australia’s parliament could expand for first time in four decades
Australia’s parliament appears set to expand for the first time in four decades with election experts backing a reform they say is well overdue.
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Funding for Centrelink payment cancellations ignores rot at the heart of welfare compliance: Anti-Poverty Centre
Welfare advocates have criticised the Albanese government’s response to a second damning report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman that links stigma against welfare recipients to unlawful suspensions of Centrelink payments.
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The Point Weekend Quiz
How well have you kept up with the week's stories? Take the quiz and find out.
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Australia’s oldest public library axes controversial restructure plan
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) conceded it had “created unintended concerns” with its proposal to cut 39 jobs and reduce services to focus on more “digital experiences”.
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Christmas splurge delivers mountains of waste … and debt
Is your fridge overflowing with leftovers from a Christmas dinner which could have fed your family three times over?
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