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Aboriginal Activism in the Seventies

24 October 202024 October 2020 Press

Redfern rising: the story of Aboriginal activism in the 1970s. By Adam Phelan New book explores the people, places and achievements at the centre of Aboriginal activism and self-determination in the 1970s. Redfern: Aboriginal activism in the 1970s is published

Indigenous Food Database

12 October 202012 October 2020 Press

The Orana Foundation launches their Indigenous Food Database. The Foundation commissioned The University of Adelaide as their research partner to deliver on four key projects: Indigenous Food Database: to build a native food database to collate knowledge of Australian plants

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Event & Venue

Where Heritage and Sustainability Meet

21 October 2020 Press

It takes a long time to build a city, and the identity that goes with it. It is not only the bricks and mortar, but the stories that go with them that together provide a tangible link to the past

Op-Ed

OpEd

Tackling Market Power in the COVID-19 Era

22 October 202022 October 2020 Editor

Tackling market power in the COVID-19 era. Mr Rod Sims, Chair National Press Club, 21 October 2020 Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra on ‘Market power in the COVID-19 era’, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said it was crucial

Letters

Government Senators Insult Chinese Witnesses at Inquiry

15 October 202015 October 2020 media

Abetz questions Wesa Chau’s allegiance to Australia. By Wesa Chau¹ Like any Australian, I fulfilled my democratic rights and obligations by volunteering and participating in a Senate inquiry into issues facing diaspora communities in Australia. Image CofA Senate Inquiry (generic)

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Alert & Warning Weather

Despite Balmy Days, Bureau Predicts Deluge

13 October 2020 media

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) releases its Severe Weather Outlook. The period from October to April shows an increased risk of flooding for eastern Australia and tropical cyclones in the north, according to bureau meteorologists. The chance of heatwaves and

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Port & Shipping

Unregulated Ports Costing Our Nation Dearly

22 October 202022 October 2020 Press

Australia must do all it can to align the interests of business and society. Speaking at the National Press Club, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said we need to stop the privatisation of assets with no regulation on the way they will

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Agriculture

Bumper Season as Grains Up 63%

23 October 202023 October 2020 Press

We’re back! Australia on track for above-average winter crop. Australia is on track for a major recovery in grain production, with the winter harvest set to come in at above-average levels. In its Australian Winter Crop Production Outlook 2020/2021, agribusiness

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Astronomy

New Space Telescope Eclipses Hubble

15 October 202015 October 2020 Press

Simulations show NASA’s James Webb Telescope will reveal hidden galaxies. Australian researchers find ways to overcome the blinding glare of quasars. Webb telescope deployed a million miles from Earth. Protected from the sun’s heat by a series of membranes. The

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Communications & Telco

Apple, Facebook Dominate Private Messaging

23 October 2020 Press

Surge in online messaging use as big digital platforms continue to expand. Australians are increasingly turning to online private messaging services to keep in touch with each other, and are overwhelmingly choosing services provided by Facebook and Apple. The ACCC’s

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Newcastle West Heritage & Historical

Stegga’s City Emporium

27 September 202010 October 2020 Throsby

Stegga’s City Emporium survives today (2019) at 517 to 529 Hunter Street, Newcastle. I visited Antiques on Hunter at this address to shop, some time in 2001, and a few years later they moved to King Street, where they were