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Palaszczuk, ministers resisted Noel Pearson's call for commission of inquiry

Palaszczuk, ministers resisted Noel Pearson's call for commission of inquiry - with regard to remote indigenous students, only that it would work on “developing information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and ...

Brexit risk to up to 4000 UK jobs

Brexit risk to up to 4000 UK jobs - Deutsche Bank could move up to 4,000 jobs out of the UK as a result of Brexit - nearly half its UK workforce. The possibility raised by the firm's chief ...

UK carmakers 'sitting on their hands' rather than investing

UK carmakers 'sitting on their hands' rather than investing - At an event in Brussels to launch the EU car industry's position on Brexit , Hawes said an early indication of a cushion for the car industry in 2019 was ...

Are the parties being clear on Brexit?

Are the parties being clear on Brexit ? - People feel they have a good understanding of the Conservatives' Brexit policies but have a considerably less clear view on Labour's.

Simon Dunn (Gay Bobsled Athlete) Apologizes for Photo Leak

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Simon Dunn ( Gay Bobsled Athlete) Apologizes for Photo Leak - A cropped version of the image originally appeared on Instagram and had to be removed after Instagram claimed it broke their community guidelines. He shared in an online post that he believed it was hypocrisy to allow Kim Kardashian’s comparable image, but not his.

Surf Coast Councillor vows to fly the rainbow flag until gay marriage is legal

Surf Coast Councillor vows to fly the rainbow flag until gay marriage is legal - Councillor Rose Hodge vows to fly the rainbow flag over the shire offices at Torquay until gay marriage is legalised in Australia . A Surf Coast ...

A gendered analysis of age discrimination among older jobseekers in Australia

A gendered analysis of age discrimination among older jobseekers in Australia - This paper investigates how age and gender interact to shape older jobseekers' experiences of age discrimination within a mixed methods framework.

Britain helps gay couples marry in Australia despite it being illegal

Britain helps gay couples marry in Australia despite it being illegal - Unlike election voting in Australia , which is compulsory, participation in the postal ballot would be opt-in, which LGBT activists say appears to benefits ...

Nation states behind some of the largest heists carried out virtually over the past year

Nation states behind some of the largest heists carried out virtually over the past year - The New Zealand government, meanwhile, has launched CERT NZ, ... It will serve as the first place for New Zealanders to report a cyber incident.

This is what we know about how record migration affects traffic, schools, housing and the economy ...

This is what we know about how record migration affects traffic, schools, housing and the economy ... -  In the year to March, 71,900 more people arrived than departed for a ... destination people give to immigration when they arrive in New Zealand .

New World links mood to shopping list

New World links mood to shopping list - The survey found happy people were more likely to choose omega-rich ... "It's worth noting that New Zealanders are amongst the happiest people in ...

New Zealand Sees Opportunity in China's "Belt and Road"

New Zealand Sees Opportunity in China's "Belt and Road" -  New Zealand Sees Opportunity in China's "Belt and Road" ... New Zealand became 'the first Western developed country' to join China's Belt and Road ... and the 'software' that regulates the movement of goods, capital and people .

How fresh is our water?

How fresh is our water? -  New Zealand's rivers and lakes are under increasing pressure, according to the ... Environment Secretary Vicky Robertson says that traditional Māori  ...

Depression under-diagnosed in Maori, Pacific and Asian communities: study

Depression under-diagnosed in Maori , Pacific and Asian communities: study - Despite reporting higher levels of distress and depression than New Zealand Europeans, Asian immigrants often go undiagnosed

Report highlights major concern over seclusion and restraint practices in NZ

Report highlights major concern over seclusion and restraint practices in NZ - A mental health expert has called for an increase in the availability and use of Māori approaches when dealing with mental health patients to help ...

Limits needed for spying eyes

Limits needed for spying eyes -  Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox says she will continue to seek assurances the full technological arsenal available to spy agencies is not used on ...

University astronomer theorises about lost alien civilisation that lived in our solar system

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University astronomer theorises about lost alien civilisation that lived in our solar system - In a rather unique and fascinating academic paper entitled Prior Indigenous Technological Species , James T. Wright from the Pennsylvania State University raised the interesting possibility that evidence of these extinct aliens could exist somewhere in the solar system. Prof Wright is an astronomer who received global attention after suggesting an “alien megastructure” had been spotted in orbit around a distant star dubbed Tabby’s Star. Now the stargazer has said advanced aliens may have left behind “technosignatures” for us to find — if only we knew where to look for them. “A prior indigenous technological species might have arisen on ancient Earth or another body, such as a pre-greenhouse Venus or a wet Mars,” he wrote.

Concern over speed of NDIS rollout in Indigenous communities, as NSW launches approach

Concern over speed of NDIS rollout in Indigenous communities, as NSW launches approach - Concern over speed of NDIS rollout in Indigenous communities, as NSW launches approach. A lobby group is calling for a slow down in the launch of ...

Indigenous oyster farmers overcome barriers to forge successful business

Indigenous oyster farmers overcome barriers to forge successful business - But despite the strong tradition — there is almost no data around the number of Indigenous people who own oyster leases or work in the oyster ...

They're boys from the bush': CEPU officials named in indigenous discrimination case

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They're boys from the bush': CEPU officials named in indigenous discrimination case - The racial discrimination claim filed in the federal court raises questions over the union's indigenous employment program, which received up to ...