Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: Australia

Australia’s youth justice crisis needs national leadership. The Senate inquiry is...

The federal Senate inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system should have mandated a minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Why some US Republicans want to punish Australia over new charges...

Australia is being called a ‘loser country’ over the News Bargaining Incentive.

Netanyahu ties Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre to Australia’s recognition of Palestinian...

As Australia mourned a deadly antisemitic attack that killed 16 people, critics accused the Israeli prime minister of exploiting tragedy to attack Palestinian self-determination.

300,000 flood Sydney Harbor Bridge in historic march to demand end...

Defying torrential rain, hundreds of thousands in Australia’s largest city joined a growing global movement calling for a Gaza cease-fire, humanitarian aid access, and political accountability for Israel’s military campaign.

With just 5 years to go, the world is failing on...

Biodiversity refers to the richness and variety within and between plant and animal species, and within ecosystems. This diversity is declining faster than at any time in human history.

Endangered Australian woylies make a comeback

Western Shield was initiated by the Department of Biodiversity and the Conservation and Attractions of Western Australia has recorded the greatest-ever frequency of woylie sightings this year.

A secretive network is fighting Indigenous rights in Australia and Canada,...

“The effort to deny Aboriginal Australians a voice is part of a global playbook from Atlas and its allies.”

‘Globally significant moment for ocean conservation’: Australia to phase out gill...

“The removal of gillnets in net-free zones on the reef has already helped boost local fish populations. We want to see this happen right across the reef.”

Australia becomes first country to approve psychedelics as form of medicine

Australia is reclassifying them as “controlled substances” and making them available for use in managed medical settings.

Battling a mining Goliath on two continents

Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.