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Is climate change really a reason not to have children? Here's four reasons why it's not that simple

In 2009, statistician Paul Murtaugh and climate scientist Michael Schlax calculated that having just one child in a high-emitting country such as the United States will add around 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ to the atmosphere. That’s five times the emissions an average parent produces in their entire lifetime.

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How would Jesus say No?

The No campaign in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament debate has links with conservative Christian groups, including a US marketing and fundraising firm, and Labor’s social media misinformation bill has raised fears public debate could be stifled.

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‘Our responsibility is clear’: emails reveal Human Rights Commission split on Voice

Internal documents show the divide between the commissioner and other Australian commission staff over the Voice to Parliament.

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How Gdańsk is reclaiming its industrial waterfront

The prosperity of port cities, throughout history, has been closely tied to the ports’ ability to adapt to economic and technological change. As ships got bigger, ports had to keep up. This has often seen the port proper grow apart from the city whose name it bears because the old…

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Some Neanderthals hunted bigger animals, across a larger range, than modern humans

The region of Estremadura in Portugal was home to a band of Neanderthals – an ancient evolutionary relative of modern humans – about 95,000 years ago. They made use of the patchwork of limestone caves, crags and river valleys, leaving traces of their activities in the form of stone tools,…

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AHRC targets robodebt, Covid policies and indefinite detention in push for federal human rights act

New report says a Human Rights Act could have prevented ‘abandonment’ of Australians overseas in Covid pandemic

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Australia's human rights record in the spotlight ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup starting in July

Qatar's spotty human rights record was a constant talking point during the men's World Cup last year. Now the Australian Human Rights Commission wants a proper conversation about Australia's record before the Women's World Cup in July and August.

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‘A disease’: Caste discrimination in Australia is on the rise – but some are fighting back

As migration from south Asia booms, Australia’s human rights commission is looking at stronger measures against caste-based discrimination

The Guardian - AU

Australian ex-soldier alleges ‘sexual violence’ inflicted on him during secretive course

Damien De Pyle said he was forced to commit humiliating acts while suffering sleep deprivation during torture resistance training, court documents show

The Guardian - AU

Egyptian challenging Australia’s indefinite detention warned he faces forced removal within month

Tony Sami, held for 10 years, is fighting to stay with his two children and had been preparing for landmark high court case

The Guardian - AU

Disability employment rates haven’t shifted in decades — blame discrimination

Every government cycle brings a new round of consultation about disability employment rates. But we urgently need real change.

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Workplace sexual harassment rates aren't getting better. How do we make it stop?

Workers bearing the brunt of creepy comments and unwanted advances say it's is not good enough that rates of sexual harassment haven't improved over the past four years. WARNING: This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual harassment

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Laws to implement Respect@Work recommendations have passed parliament. What are they?

The parliament has passed new legislation to implement seven of the recommendations from the landmark Respect@Work report into sexual harassment — here's what's changing.

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Woman in Tim Paine sexting scandal has court case against Cricket Tasmania dismissed over delay

A former Cricket Tasmania employee who was at the centre of a sexting scandal with former Australian test cricket captain Tim Paine has her case dismissed in the federal court.

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The fix is in: how to restore public faith in government appointments

The question of how to restore integrity to public institutions is on the minds of many government officials right now, both on the local and international stage.

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Three reasons concrete doesn't live up to its environmental claims

Up to 8% of all global anthropogenic human-made emissions are due to just one material, cement. And our use of it is rising.

The Guardian - AU

Tool to assess jailed terrorists before release criticised as unreliable and prejudicial to Muslims

Offenders may be kept in prison after serving sentence, but wrongly made order ‘almost always amounts to arbitrary detention’, rights group argues

The Guardian - AU

‘Racism: It Stops with Me’ campaign funded by disaffected former Collingwood football club sponsor

Insurance firm redirected funding from club to Australian Human Rights Commission campaign after racism claims

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Australia’s powers to detain terrorist offenders after jail term without rehabilitation under review

Law has important consequences and ‘sits oddly’ with aims of sentencing, which include rehabilitation and reintegration, national security watchdog says

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A federal ICAC is a start, but an overhaul of the AAT is also a must

The only way to ensure no more jobs for the boys and girls is to introduce legislation that will stop that from happening.

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Photos of wartime Europe still shape views of conflict – here's how we're trying to right the record

A war in Europe instantly creates parallels with the world wars for people in the UK and other European countries. This connection represents what most people know and are taught about conflict on the continent. The media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine have also invoked familiar images…

The Guardian - AU

Human rights ambassador needed to restore reputation after Morrison’s ‘negative globalism’, Labor says

Opposition also pledges to defend Australian Human Rights Commission with return to merit-based appointments

The Guardian - AU

‘Systemic failures at every step’: the Indonesian children Australia sent to adult jails for years

Six children jailed as adults for acting as crew on people-smuggling boats have had their convictions quashed. But Australian authorities had been told before they were jailed of doubts about the wrist X-ray technique used to prove they were over 18

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Australian Human Rights Commission warned by global body to improve independence of appointments

The Australian Human Rights Commission risks being stripped of its accreditation as an "A-status" institution, with the global standards body raising concerns about the selection of commissioners.

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Queensland is unlikely to meet the legislated goal of having all train stations fully accessible this year

Advocates say transport accessibility "doesn't rise to the top of the pile" until somebody takes on the difficult task of demanding change.

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