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‘Halt the killing’: UN Security Council adopts a Gaza war ceasefire resolution
Hamas welcomed the adoption of the US-drafted resolution, saying it is ready to co-operate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan.
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‘There’s no safe level’: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
The drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians has been contaminated. Experts say further testing must be an urgent priority.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Why can’t the world’s peacekeeper stop the fighting in Gaza and Ukraine?
Two regional conflicts are threatening global peace. Could the United Nations step in – and, if so, why hasn’t it?
- by Angus Holland
Dutton to pull Australia out of Paris Agreement if elected
The opposition leader said there was “no sense” in Australia’s 2030 climate target and that the federal government’s renewables goal was unattainable.
- by Mike Foley
UN chief wants tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising
The head of the United Nations says fossil fuel companies – “the godfathers of climate chaos” – must be stopped from shameless greenwashing.
- by Mike Foley
Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’, says UN chief
UN Secretary General António Guterres branded oil and gas companies the “godfathers of climate chaos” and said they should face an advertising ban, similar to those rolled out against tobacco.
- by James Warrington
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Civilian deaths from killer drones are this generation’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’
The geopolitical tensions and challenges faced by physicists and other scientists 70 years ago in their search for nuclear arms control is now being replicated in the 21st century.
- by Mary Wareham
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Marine life
The ex-PM, the treasure hunters and the deep sea
Scott Morrison has taken a new role at a deep-sea mining fund linked to AUKUS tech and treasure hunters, as pressure grows on Australia to oppose the controversial new mining frontier.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Australia to send aid to PNG after up to 2000 people buried alive in landslide
The death toll in Papua New Guinea is expected to rise following a catastrophic landslide that destroyed a village in remote Enga province.
‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’: UN cancels food trucks in Rafah
The UN’s food agency has stopped its aid convoys into under-siege Gaza for security reasons, after Israel launched an incursion into the area.
- by Samy Magdy
Nyadol Nyuon returning to Kakuma refugee camp
Lawyer and human rights advocate, Nyadol Nyuon OAM recently travelled back to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya with Australia for UNHCR. This was her first visit to the camp since she left almost two decades ago.