Indigenous leaders gather at UN to push for human rights

Indigenous peoples around the world face a worrying four: state violence, human rights violations, harmful environmental practices and the extractive industries. All of these questions and more will be considered at the 21st session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), which is meeting today at UN Headquarters in New York. The […]

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Temperatures in eastern Australia will fall due to the “polar cold” in the north

This week, the average temperature in parts of Australia’s eastern states will drop by 5-6°C as the “polar cold” spreads north from Tasmania to Queensland. A cold front will spread through Victoria and western and southern New South Wales in the middle of the week and reach western Queensland by Thursday. It will then move […]

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