Day: 26 January 2023
Alcohol bans and law and order responses to crime in Alice Springs haven’t worked in the past and won’t work now – ABC News
Since colonisation, “interventions” to curb Aboriginal “crime” and alcohol have been deployed to control and harm First Nations communities and people. Nowhere is this more true than in the Northern… [read more]
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India scrambles to stop screenings of banned BBC documentary on Modi – Sydney Morning Herald
On Wednesday, tensions over the issue flared in the Indian capital, New Delhi, where a student group at Jamia Millia University said it planned to screen the banned documentary. That prompted dozens … [read more]
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‘Extraordinarily close’: Asteroid the size of a delivery truck to whip past Earth – Sydney Morning Herald
Cape Canaveral: An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be a near miss with no chance … [read more]
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Family Guy slammed for dead rapper joke – news.com.au
The adult animation series Family Guy – known for its vulgar comedy – has been called out for a crude joke about late rapper Nipsey Hussle. Earlier this week, a clip from the 2021 episode resurface… [read more]
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Pic shows how much Australia has changed – news.com.au
Ten years ago today, thousands of beachgoers paddled off Bondi Beach on blow-up thongs with huge Australian flags printed on them. A quick browse through the pictorial archives shows the beach that … [read more]
Read MoreRinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler advance to Australian Open men’s doubles final – ABC News
A year on from Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios’s march to a remarkable Australian Open doubles victory, local wildcards Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler are through to the men’s final as they cont… [read more]
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