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How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change

Last month, a significant victory for climate change was won behind closed doors. In 2020, Katta O’Donnell, then a 23-year-old university student in Melbourne, launched a world-leading class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth government.

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UK research centers on use of waste coal for graphite products

A few billion tons of waste coal sit in impoundment sites across the Commonwealth. Scientists at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research have determined a use for that material.

WEKU

Fully online Kentucky Virtual Academy begins first school year, opens doors for K through 12 student

The virtual school is the first of its kind in the Commonwealth after the state legislature’s passage of House Bill 9 allowed for the operation of charter schools.

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High heat in Kentucky this week is a cause for concern for farm animals and their caretakers

A second substantial heat wave since the beginning of summer is expected to roll across the Commonwealth this week. It could be the precursor for increasingly dry conditions.

WEKU

8 Other The Walking Dead Spinoffs I Wouldn't Mind Seeing After Dead City

After Dead City, I actually have a lot of ideas for Walking Dead spinoffs. Let's talk about it.

Cinemablend

Head of Kentucky public university system says schools' focus help drive enrollment growth

By this time next week, students will be in class at public universities all across the Commonwealth.

WEKU

The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough?

The Australian government has today released the First Action Plan 2023-2027 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032. These long-awaited plans detail what the Commonwealth, state and territory governments have agreed to do to progress their…

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Stuart Cosgrove: Glasgow is a perfect event city but Commonwealth Games are fading

TWO opposing views came into conflict, not in the same week, nor the same day … but in the same fraught cab journey.

The National (Scotland)

Kentucky state agencies enter new agreement with USDA to strengthen forest protection

The Commonwealth and the United States Department of Agriculture signed an agreement meant to boost forest health across the state.

WEKU

Kentucky tourism brought a record economic impact in 2022

Kentucky officials are citing 2022 as the best year in the Commonwealth for state tourism. The record last year outdistanced the previous high mark in 2019, just before the COVID pandemic came to Kentucky.

WEKU

Veteran UK political scientist makes first trip to western Kentucky's Fancy Farm picnic

Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm picnic is often considered the premier political event in the Commonwealth. It attracts people from all walks of life. One first-time attendee said it was not exactly what he expected.

WEKU

A new class of emergency dispatchers are making their way to agencies across Kentucky

Emergency dispatching agencies across the Commonwealth are about to see some new workers. It is one of the most pressing needs in public safety.

WEKU

Head of Kentucky problem gamblers council sees need for additional treatment counselors

For the first time, a state fund is being established to address issues related to problem gambling. It comes as the Commonwealth is about to implement a new form of gambling.

WEKU

Talent Pipeline Management efforts working to fill Kentucky hospital jobs

There remains an ongoing effort to boost workforce numbers at Kentucky hospitals. A targeted approach is being used in all regions of the Commonwealth.

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Driving across KY? You’ll likely run into summertime road construction.

At any one time, Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said there are at least some 15 hundred road projects in the commonwealth’s highway plan.Motorists traveling across the Commonwealth this summer are likely to encounter some type of road project.

The Independent UK

Why does no one want to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

The Australian state of Victoria has pulled out of hosting the Games less than three years before the start, citing spiralling costs. Now cities across the Commonwealth are lining up to say ‘no’ to staging the event

WEKU

Kentucky state climatologist: Summertime flow from Canada a bit unusual

The smoke from a distant Canadian wildfire has been getting in the eyes of Kentuckians. It’s created a concern for those with health conditions. Somewhat unusual weather conditions have brought wildfires north of the border to the Commonwealth.

The Times of India

Jamaican writer Kwame McPherson wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023

Jamaican writer Kwame McPherson has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 for his story 'Ocoee'. He was announced as the winner of the £5,000 prize in an online ceremony on June 27, 2023.

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Knights fans got punished for Greg Marzhew's bus miss

I'm really struggling to understand why he should be stood down from playing.

Daily Mirror

New 50p coin issued by Royal Mint to commemorate Windrush 75th anniversary

The coin's designer Valda Jackson was born in Jamaica and moved to England in 1964 and pays tribute to the many British Caribbean and Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation

Daily Mirror

Windrush pioneer who had to 'fight for survival' feels 'honoured to be British'

HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, 75 years ago this week in answer to a Government call to the Commonwealth to help rebuild the United Kingdom but hundreds were wrongly detained

The Canberra Times

ACT to receive $50m of social housing spend

A plan for more housing will be developed in the coming months.

The Conversation

Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do

Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally.

Belfast Live

First look at Rhys McClenaghan's new training base located on his own doorstep

The World, European and Commonwealth Pommel Horse champion has a new training base thanks to his coach Luke Carson

ABC News

Doubts over Cradle Mountain cableway future after funding deadline missed

The Cradle Mountain Cableway is in serious doubt after the Commonwealth withdraws $30 million in funding from the project because the Tasmanian government missed a deadline.

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