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| UpdatedFar-right activist Richard Spencer has been punched during an interview with the ABC at an anti-Donald Trump protest in Washington DC.
Topics: us-elections, activism-and-lobbying, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedHundreds of protesters have been arrested and six police officers injured as black-clad activists angry about US President Donald Trump's inauguration smashed stores and car windows in Washington DC.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to BJ Nemeth, who has travelled almost 10 hours to take part in anti-Trump protests in Washington DC.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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| UpdatedFederal MP Bob Katter says he will introduce legislation to Parliament to restrict the sale of inauthentic Aboriginal art by creating a licensing scheme and logo, similar to the Australian Made brand, that could only be used by Indigenous artists.
Topics: federal-parliament, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, indigenous-culture, community-and-society, laws, qld, mount-isa-4825, townsville-4810, australia
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Anti-fascist protesters descended on the Capitol overnight, and members of the LGBT community held a night party protest outside Mike Pence's house.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, world-politics, us-elections, community-and-society, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Climate Council warns that warmer global temperatures could have a severe impact on Queensland and lead to more storm surges and intense cyclone activity likely.
Topics: environment, climate-change, storm-disaster, weather, storm-event, oceans-and-reefs, cyclones, disasters-and-accidents, cyclone, great-barrier-reef, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, qld
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| UpdatedIt is likely some GPs will refuse to dispense medicinal cannabis when the drug becomes legal in Queensland, the Australian Medical Association's state president says.
Topics: cannabis, drug-use, health, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, laws, activism-and-lobbying, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, qld
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A Brisbane father whose daughter suffers from terminal illness and has regular seizures says the state's new laws to legalise medicinal cannabis may not work.
Topics: cannabis, drug-use, health, laws, law-crime-and-justice, state-parliament, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe Environment Minister criticises Japan for whaling in Antarctic waters, saying the Government is opposed to "so-called 'scientific' whaling". His comments follow a weekend meeting between Malcolm Turnbull and his Japanese counterpart.
Topics: whaling, conservation, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, australia, asia, japan
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The role of first lady is unique to America — a non-monarchical spouse to a head of state who nevertheless plays an influential and highly visible political role.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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| UpdatedIncoming first lady of the United States Melania Trump is already breaking the conventions set by the women who have come before her.
Topics: government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, women, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Great Barrier Reef has teetered on the edge of extinction in the past and recovered, a new study into its history reveals, but scientist say there are new threats.
Topics: marine-biology, biology, science-and-technology, marine-parks, conservation, environment, activism-and-lobbying, environmental-management, qld, cairns-4870, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810, bundaberg-4670, gladstone-4680
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At least five activists known for their liberal views on social media have gone missing in Pakistan since the beginning of January.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, pakistan, asia
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The rise of social media across the Pacific is leading to increased social and political activism, the impact of which is making some governments in the region increasingly nervous.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, social-media, pacific
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| UpdatedSri Lankan police use water cannons to try to break up violent clashes between government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake.
Topics: government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, sri-lanka, china
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| UpdatedConcerned parents express fears for the lives of dozens of sick Queensland children following raids on a South Australian cannabis oil producer.
Topics: cannabis, drug-use, health, laws, law-crime-and-justice, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, qld, sa, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government has not notified the family of a Sudanese refugee from Manus Island who died in a Brisbane hospital on Christmas Eve, a refugee advocate says.
Topics: immigration, federal-government, foreign-affairs, activism-and-lobbying, papua-new-guinea, brisbane-4000
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Community broadcaster Radio Adelaide secures an injunction in the Federal Court against 891 ABC Adelaide rebranding itself to ABC Radio Adelaide.
Topics: radio-broadcasting, broadcasting, activism-and-lobbying, community-and-society, community-organisations, radio, arts-and-entertainment, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedSpecialist domestic violence and housing services working together to rehouse and support victims chalk up a big success in Brisbane, with nearly 100 women fleeing violent relationships being helped into new housing this past month alone.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, activism-and-lobbying, housing, public-sector, charities-and-community-organisations, qld
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Queensland landholders are planning to clear nearly 70,000 hectares of bush in Great Barrier Reef catchments in a move that will further damage the icon, according to a conservation group
Topics: environment, land-clearing, land-management, state-parliament, climate-change, public-sector, activism-and-lobbying, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe era of mining on Stradbroke Island off Brisbane is about to come to an end, causing a massive change to the economy of a well-loved tourist destination.
Topics: mining-industry, regional, activism-and-lobbying, tourism, industry, business-economics-and-finance, local-government, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, dunwich-4183, qld, australia
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One of the Tasmanian communities losing some health services vows to continue to fight the Federal Government's revamp as the new operators are announced.
Topics: states-and-territories, health-administration, healthcare-facilities, rural, community-and-society, activism-and-lobbying, sheffield-7306, alonnah-7150
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| UpdatedProtesters chain themselves to a gate and police close a road as demonstrations against the Roe 8 extension continue to disrupt work on the controversial project in Perth's south.
Topics: environmental-impact, environmental-management, road-transport, urban-development-and-planning, activism-and-lobbying, beeliar-6164, perth-6000
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| UpdatedMore wildlife is destroyed to protect property and human health at Hamilton Island Resort in Queensland's Whitsundays, despite an angry public backlash.
Topics: animals, human-interest, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, animal-welfare, hamilton-island-4803, qld, mackay-4740, townsville-4810