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Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for two rapes
September 13, 2023 · By Regan Morris in Los Angeles and Max Matza, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for two rapes US actor Danny Masterson has been sentenced to serve 30 years to life in prison for raping two women. Masterson starred on That ’70s Show, a TV series that was airing at the time of his crimes in the early 2000s. Prosecutors argued Masterson, […]
Read More...Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia’s Indigenous vote
September 13, 2023 · By Hannah Ritchie, BBC News, Sydney for www.bbc.com
Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia’s Indigenous vote “People have been let off the leash,” Thomas Mayo says quietly, swiping through screenshots. Racist memes depicting First Nations Australians as “grifters”, “wife beaters” and “primitives” flash across his phone. Then, personal threats appear – accusing him of “providing cover for evil”. Mr Mayo is […]
Read More...Government policy in relation to Aboriginal people
September 12, 2023 · By BARANI for www.sydneybarani.com.au
Government policy in relation to Aboriginal people Author: Anita Heiss Since the European invasion until very recently, government policy relating to Aboriginal people has been designed and implemented by non-Aboriginal people. The common justification for most policies for Aboriginal people was that they were ‘for their own good’. There have been policies of protection, assimilation, […]
Read More...Claude the koala unmasked as prolific plant thief in Australia
September 12, 2023 · By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney for www.bbc.com
Claude the koala unmasked as prolific plant thief in Australia For weeks on end, Australian nursery owner Humphrey Herington has been racking his brain to identify the elusive thief eating his seedlings. At first he thought it was escaped goats. Then perhaps a pesky possum. The last thing he expected was to walk into work […]
Read More...‘Heinous’ Russian strike on east Ukraine market kills 17
September 11, 2023 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
‘Heinous’ Russian strike on east Ukraine market kills 17 A Russian strike has killed at least 17 people at a market in east Ukraine, officials said, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as deliberate and “heinous”. Projectiles tore through the centre of Kostiantynivka – a town of nearly 70,000 people in the Donetsk […]
Read More...Martin Flanagan’s memoir draws us into an unnatural world
September 11, 2023 · By Paddy Gourley, Pearls & Irritations for www.ucanews.com
Martin Flanagan’s memoir draws us into an unnatural world The writer Martin Flanagan is an all-rounder. Renowned for his reporting on Australian rules football, he’s written novels, memoirs (including one with his father, a veteran of the Burma Railway), a book of poetry and several biographies – his one on the Essendon footballer, Michael Long, […]
Read More...Children with disabilities face support shortages
September 11, 2023 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Children with disabilities face support shortages Children with disabilities are being left in hospitals, schools, and respite centres because their parents cannot access the adequate support and services they need to care for them at home, according to a new report by the Children’s Ombudsman. Niall Muldoon said it is difficult to know how many […]
Read More...For many abused migrant domestic workers, the only way out is to flee
September 6, 2023 · By Rappler News for www.rappler.com
For many abused migrant domestic workers, the only way out is to flee First of 4 parts Reporting for this project was supported by JournalismFund Europe’s Modern Slavery Unveiled Grant Programme and the Pulitzer Center. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Go out the back door. Get into the taxi. Go to the Amsterdam Centraal Station. There, people […]
Read More...When diplomats are traffickers, migrant domestic workers are enslaved
September 6, 2023 · By ANA P. SANTOS for www.rappler.com
When diplomats are traffickers, migrant domestic workers are enslaved Reporting for this project was supported by JournalismFund Europe’s Modern Slavery Unveiled Grant Programme and the Pulitzer Center. GENEVA/NEW YORK – When Rosario’s employer asked her and her sister, Virginia, to sign the backdated payslips, she refused. “I will not sign that, sir. It is all […]
Read More...Peace negotiator among Ramon Magsaysay awardees
September 6, 2023 · By Daphne Galvez - The Philippine Star for www.philstar.com
Peace negotiator among Ramon Magsaysay awardees MANILA, Philippines — Filipina peace negotiator and professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer is among the four recipients of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, which were announced yesterday. According to Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) chairperson Aurelio Montinola III, Coronel-Ferrer is a woman “who champions peace in Asia and the world.” “She […]
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