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Challenges ahead for new Women's Minister Audio
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Marise Payne was officially sworn in as Australia's new minister for women this week, and she'll have her work cut out for her.
Topics: scott-morrison, women, federal-parliament, australia
Call for action over silicosis epidemic Audio
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The law firm Slater and Gordon has announced plans to launch a class action against the manufacturers of stone bench tops as more workers are diagnosed with silicosis.
Topics: diseases, laws, courts-and-trials, australia
Measles on the rise in Indonesia, fears of impact on Australia Audio
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Health authorities fear an increase in measles cases in Australia could worsen unless vaccination rates in Southeast Asia improve, with Indonesia posing the biggest risk.
Topics: diseases, vaccines-and-immunity, australia, indonesia
UN accuses Australia of failing to protect Assange's rights Audio
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The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a statement denying an accusation by a United Nations rapporteur on torture that the Australian Government has failed to support Julian Assange and is complicit in his psychological torture.
Topics: courts-and-trials, hacking, security-intelligence, world-politics, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom
Fears of fallout after Trump hits Mexico with new tariffs Audio
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US President Donald Trump's latest threat to impose tariffs on Mexico unless it cracks down on illegal immigration has sparked fears about the future of North American trade talks.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, donald-trump, united-states
Are water restrictions the new norm? Audio
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Experts are warning that water restrictions might become increasingly common as dam levels continue to drop, and level one restrictions come into force in Sydney and surrounding regions for the first time in a decade.
Topics: drought, water-supply, climate-change, darwin-0800
Hundreds join vigil in Melbourne for Courtney Herron Audio
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Hundreds of people braved wet weather to gather for a silent vigil in a Melbourne park last night where Courtney Herron's body was found a week earlier.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, homelessness, domestic-violence, addictive, melbourne-3000
Lebanon faces economic collapse Audio
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Lebanon's economy is on the brink of collapse and big austerity measures are coming, in a desperate attempt to keep the nation afloat.
Topics: economic-trends, economic-sanctions, international-aid-and-trade, unrest-conflict-and-war, lebanon
Australian man tells of torture while jailed in UAE Audio
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A Sydney man jailed for spying in the Middle East has wept and sung the Australian anthem after an emotional return home.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, foreign-affairs, world-politics, united-arab-emirates, australia
Payday lender accused of exploiting Aboriginal communities Audio
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Local authorities in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands of Western Australia say a Gold Coast-based payday lender has charged hundreds of people in remote Aboriginal communities fees up to ten times the value of their original loans.
Topics: consumer-finance, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, poverty, corporate-social-responsibility, qld, coolangatta-2535
What does it take to scale Everest? Audio
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Images showing queues of people near the summit of Mt Everest have prompted concerns this week about the number of people being allowed to climb it, but would restricting the number of permits solve the problem?
Topics: extreme-sports, nepal
Privacy Unravelled: How to protect your digital data? Audio
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Our special Privacy Unravelled series this week revealed the many ways your data is being gathered, stored, bought, bundled up and sold - and the ways you can be manipulated as a result. PM spoke to two experts in the field to ask how we can protect our privacy in an age of rapidly multiplying intrusions.
Topics: computers-and-technology, security-intelligence, internet-technology, australia
Australian recycling crisis to deepen as Malaysia sends waste back Audio
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Australia's recycling crisis shows no sign of going away, and experts warn setting up new plants domestically is only half the battle.
Topics: recycling-and-waste-management, australia, china
'Domino effect' warning as Solomons eyes China over Taiwan Audio
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to the Solomon Islands this weekend comes amidst reports of increasing internal pressure on that country's Prime Minister to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China.
Topics: world-politics, solomon-islands, china, taiwan
North Korean envoy executed over failed Trump-Kim summit Audio
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Reports from South Korea today indicate the North Korean regime has purged senior figures associated with the failed nuclear talks with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi in February.
Topics: international-law, security-intelligence, korea-democratic-peoples-republic-of
UN Working Group criticises Australia on immigration detention Audio
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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has said the Australian Government breached international law by detaining a refugee in immigration detention, and has requested that it change legislation to comply with international law.
Topics: immigration, international-law, prisons-and-punishment, australia
Crown Resorts shares dive after Packer sells stake Audio
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Shares in the casino company Crown Resorts have dived after billionaire James Packer sold half his stake to a Macau-based competitor for $1.8 billion.
Topics: gambling, lifestyle-and-leisure, australia, hong-kong
Trump hits Mexico with new tariffs over illegal immigrants Audio
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The US President Donald Trump has just slapped new tariffs on imports from Mexico, unless that country stops the flow of illegal immigrants across the US-Mexican border.
Topics: international-aid-and-trade, world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, immigration, immigration-policy, united-states, mexico
Trump lashes out at Mueller over an alleged conflict of interest Audio
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In the United States, the war of words over the Mueller investigation continues. The President is accusing the investigator Robert Mueller of having a conflict of interest over a previous business dispute.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, world-politics, donald-trump, united-states
Global push to find vaccine against devastating bug growing Audio
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Strep throat is rare across much of Australia, but has a devastating impact in remote Indigenous communities. Now an Australian institute will lead a new international effort to find a vaccine.
Topics: vaccines-and-immunity, infectious-diseases-other, pharmaceuticals, chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals, family-and-children, australia
Climate change killing giant kelp forests in Tasmania Audio
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Research published today has found giant kelp in Tasmania has declined by 95 per cent in the past 60 years, with climate change to blame.
Topics: climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, coal, tas
Phone use targeted by new Vic road safety campaign Audio
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A new ad campaign from Victoria's Transport Accident Commission is urging people to stop using their phones while driving.
Topics: road, accidents, advertising-and-marketing, vic
Adani's endangered finch management plan cleared by Qld Govt Audio
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The Queensland Government has ticked off Adani's management plan for the endangered black-throated finch after previous rejections. Adani is welcoming the decision, but some researchers are worried the process has been rushed.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, coal, pollution, conservation, government-and-politics, qld
FFA head apologises to sacked Matildas coach Audio
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On the eve of the Matildas' tilt at the World Cup in France, the director of Football Federation Australia has issued a public apology to sacked coach Alen Stajcic over comments she made at the height of his controversial removal.
Topics: soccer, soccer-world-cup, australia, france
Feral cats a hurdle for endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart Audio
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The Kangaroo Island dunnart is one of Australia's rarest marsupials, but it's under threat from feral cats that prowl the island in large numbers — yet eradicating the cats while protecting other species is proving difficult.
Topics: conservation, mammals, endangered-and-protected-species, marsupials, sa