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The Federal Government's first policy statement on multiculturalism declares it a "success" but says every Australian must sign up to shared values and mutual obligations.
Topics: multiculturalism, community-and-society, government-and-politics, social-policy, australia
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| UpdatedA $60-million multi-functional park in Melbourne's inner south-east promises to provide desperately needed open space as the city grapples with population growth.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, local-government, government-and-politics, environment, environmental-policy, prahran-3181, vic, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedUsing a laser beam to control birds might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but workers at an Adelaide Hills vineyard hope the technology will save their grapes from the flying pests.
Topics: rural, community-and-society, environmental-management, balhannah-5242, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe Indigenous community of Cherbourg in Queensland's South Burnett region works to rebuild one of Australia's first Aboriginal art ventures, the Barambah Potters.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, people, human-interest, ceramic, design, arts-and-entertainment, cherbourg-4605, qld, australia, toowoomba-4350
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Of all the nicknames the Sydney Harbour Bridge has received in the past 85 years, the Iron Lung is one that echoes its significance for those who built it between 1923 and 1932.
Topics: history, community-and-society, human-interest, sydney-2000
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Louis Nowra's new history of the Sydney neighbourhood of Woolloomooloo is affectionate but shines light in some dark corners.
Topics: community-and-society, history, urban-development-and-planning, housing, woolloomooloo-2011
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| UpdatedMore than 70,000 Australian seniors receive federally funded care to help them live in their own homes and now they can do something that was practically impossible before: switch the company that provides that care.
Topics: aged-care, community-and-society, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government is ramping up pressure on Labor and the crossbench to pass its increases to childcare subsidies, citing data that shows fees are increasing across the country.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, community-and-society, children, social-policy, welfare, australia
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| UpdatedAs the Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival turns 10, the local brewing scene continues to go from strength to strength.
Topics: food-and-beverage, community-and-society, community-and-multicultural-festivals, braddon-2612, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The Eleanora Centre homeless shelter that has been running for more than 30 years closes after "running down" its financial reserves over several years.
Topics: homelessness, charities-and-community-organisations, community-and-society, community-organisations, noarlunga-downs-5168, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedGay and lesbian AFL fans push for an annual Pride Round after last year's game between St Kilda and Sydney prompted the formation of LGBTIQ supporter groups, which hope to send messages about inclusion by standing out.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, australia, sa, adelaide-5000
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Indigenous Australians from remote parts of South Australia will be protected from deadly meningococcal disease through a fly-in clinic held by Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Topics: meningococcal-disease, diseases-and-disorders, health, community-and-society, mintabie-5724, marree-5733, oodnadatta-5734, sa
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| UpdatedThe owners of the Heyfield sawmill plan to strike a deal to process Tasmanian plantation timber when they relocate to Burnie on the north-west coast
Topics: timber, states-and-territories, state-parliament, community-and-society, regional, unemployment, vic, heyfield-3858
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Katla is covered by Iceland’s fourth largest glacier and in places the ice is hundreds of metres thick, and it’s one of the country’s most feared volcanoes. It’s long overdue for a violent explosion and recently started rumbling. When it last erupted in 1918 it extended Iceland’s south coast by up to five kilometres and the melting glacier unleashed a torrent of water, mud and icebergs claimed to be similar in volume to the Amazon.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, community-and-society, iceland
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| UpdatedNorthern Territory beef farmer Franz Ranacher makes the ultimate sea-change, swapping the heat of the tropics for freezing conditions of Antarctica.
Topics: community-and-society, human-interest, antarctica, australia
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Would you move to the country for cheaper housing? Stan Grant goes to Wagga Wagga to ask the locals about the pros and cons of living away from the big smoke.
Topics: community-and-society, regional, housing, wagga-wagga-2650
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| UpdatedA day after builder Claudio D'Alessandro was given approval to resume work for non-payment of debts, his licence is suspended again after the Public Works Minister intervenes.
Topics: building-and-construction, industry, business-economics-and-finance, death, community-and-society, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedThe "clumsy" use of restraints and handcuffs have injured children in Victoria's troubled juvenile jails, a parliamentary committee is told, while lockdowns were so frequent some detainees were uncertain when they were allowed to leave their rooms.
Topics: states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, youth, community-and-society, melbourne-3000
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National Heritage-listed dinosaur footprints at the site recently chosen for a new Broome marina could upset plans that have taken decades to negotiate, according to a stakeholder group.
Topics: dinosaurs, university-and-further-education, science-and-technology, community-and-society, broome-6725, university-of-queensland-4072
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| UpdatedAn Iranian asylum seeker will be allowed to remain in Australia for another three months on a temporary visa, but still remains "in limbo" once it expires.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, refugees, human-interest, relationships, federal-government, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedOpal miners are about to try their luck in an area which has been closed to mining for almost 40 years after an historic ballot.
Topics: mining-rural, community-and-society, coober-pedy-5723, sa
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Many people think that democracy is the right system in terms of being fairer and delivers the best outcomes for people, but does it actually make us happier?
Topics: happiness, emotions, community-and-society, government-and-politics, globalisation---economy, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedTasmania's top female surfer condemned the "outrageous" disparity between prizes offered to men and women entrants at one of the state's longest-running surfing competitions.
Topics: surfing, community-and-society, sport, marrawah-7330
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Restrictions on gambling advertisements may be effective in helping those with problems manage their urges to gamble.
Topics: gambling, government-and-politics, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedA North Queensland school says a program rewarding positive behaviour, rather than punishing negative behaviour, is resulting in better outcomes for its students.
Topics: bullying, community-and-society, children, primary-schools, education, mackay-4740, west-mackay-4740