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Bougainville's destructive goldmine could also be its $90 billion key to independence

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

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India's Modi lands in Papua New Guinea to host senior leaders at forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Port Moresby to host the third Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC), which brings together leaders and top officials from New Delhi and 14 Pacific Island nations.

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Major route into the Kokoda track appears to have been blockaded amid tour operator feud

A major route into the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea's Central Province appears to be blockaded, amid a feud between a trekking operator and the track's managing authority.

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PNG climate change officials accused of skimming $2 million in public funds

Senior Papua New Guinea climate change officials are facing criminal action, after allegedly misappropriating more than $2m of public and international funds.

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Inquiry lays bare homelessness crisis facing older women in NSW

Advocacy groups say official Census data showing thousands of women aged over 55 being homeless is just the tip of the iceberg — estimating 240,000 are at risk of sleeping rough across the country.

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'McDonald's go up faster than schools': The families struggling with life in suburbia

These families moved to Sydney's fringes hoping it might provide a brighter future for their children. This is why some are reconsidering the decision.

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Overworked, underpaid and fed up: How these Aussies have been pushed to the brink

These people say they're overworked, underpaid and fed up. The reason behind their frustrations is on the rise in Australia, and rated the number-one issue for voters in the country's most-populous — and expensive — state.

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Bureau of Meteorology considering change to El Niño and La Niña definitions

The Bureau of Meteorology is in discussions with international atmospheric agencies to overhaul how La Niña and El Niño are defined, potentially rewriting the record books of global weather history.

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Mental health programs for new mothers struggle to meet demand in Western Sydney

Perinatal organisations are being forced to turn away women struggling with homelessness and mental health due to a surge in demand across Western Sydney.

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Douglas ‘Mootijah’ Shillingsworth's death from ear infection while in custody was preventable, inquest finds

A coroner finds the failure to identify and treat an Indigenous inmate's ear disease precipitated the man's death in custody and recommends a trial of Medicare for Aboriginal people in custody.

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Severe erosion leaves Sydney's beaches 'sitting ducks' for future wild weather

Erosion on Sydney's beaches is nearing a dangerous tipping point, an expert warns, with up to 30 metres stripped off some beaches and another La Niña event expected later this year.

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NSW flood victims return home to wreckage, water yet to recede in parts of Hunter and Central Coast

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

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Healthcare workers threaten more industrial action after turning down 3pc pay rise offer

Nurses and midwives in NSW reject the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise and will consider further industrial action.

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Anniversary of Delta lockdown in NSW marked with trepidation as scars remain

A year on and the echoes of NSW's Delta lockdown remain for many. In parts of Sydney hardest hit by the lockdown, the path back has been slow and challenging.

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Western Sydney residents' trust in governments has been eroded by pandemic and here's how to win it back

The imposition of strict lockdowns has battered business in Western Sydney and left residents feeling like governments treat them as "second-class citizens". But, they say, a few key acts could help win back their trust.

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Population growth forecasts for Western Sydney slashed as migration stalls during pandemic

For Lissa Todini, who's been running her wholesale patisserie for two decades, a drying-up of migration through the pandemic has made finding trained staff more difficult.

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NSW nurses and midwives converge on Sydney's CBD in protest over pay and work conditions during COVID-19 pandemic

Thousands of nurses have walked off the job today to protest over pay and staffing levels, saying COVID-19 has pushed an already stretched system to its limit.

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NSW parents have mixed feeling about children going back to school because of COVID-19

Some parents say families should still have the option to keep their kids home because of health risks from COVID-19, as 86 per cent of NSW children return to face-to-face learning after last year's disruptions.

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Afghan orphans celebrate first Australia Day in Sydney

On their first Australia Day, a group of children from Afghanistan played and sung in the cubby house of their new home in Sydney. Just four months ago, their life was far from idyllic.

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How COVID-19 Omicron wave turned Parramatta into a 'ghost town'

The recovery movement around Parramatta after coming out of lockdown last year was swift, but ultimately short-lived. Business owners are feeling the pinch of the Omicron outbreak worse than last year's Delta wave.

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