Recent research suggests a growing gender gap in political leanings around the world. In Gen Z, the youngest voting generation, young women are becoming more progressive than men. Young Australian women, too, are significantly shifting towards the political left – but so are young Australian men, although at a relatively slower rate. I’ve […]
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President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been inaugurated for a second five-year term after contentious elections in December. Speaking during the ceremony in the capital on Saturday, Tshisekedi, 60, expressed his commitment to a more united, stronger, and prosperous Congo. “I am taking back the […]
The Australian Labor Party would secure only 29% of the primary vote if a federal election were held today, new data shows. This marks the lowest percentage of Australians choosing Labor as their first preference in any federal election since the country’s inception in 1901, according to political polling results […]
After nearly two years of deliberation, two inquiries, and an election, the federal government has voted against enshrining Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe’s Private Members Bill, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), into law. The UNDRIP Bill, introduced to Parliament in March 2022, seeks to establish […]
A controversial art installation at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach has sparked outrage from Muslim groups after tributes were made for Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. The installation, which features 230 blue and white towels, Australian Jewish each paired with a symbolic pair of flip-flops, was carefully placed along the pavilion […]
The Gaza Health Ministry has reported a grim milestone in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, with the Palestinian death toll now surpassing 8,000 people. This figure, mostly made up of women and children, marks an unprecedented level of casualties in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence, according to the Japan […]
President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and their respective partners for a private dinner at the White House on Tuesday evening, ahead of formal meetings. The gathering served as a prelude to discussions on crucial international and economic matters. President Biden and his wife, Jill, warmly received Prime […]
Since the start of the Hamas-Israel war, at least 21 journalists have lost their lives, with the majority occurring during Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says. Data from CPJ shows that as of Thursday, 17 Palestinian, three Israeli, and one Lebanese journalist had died following […]
More than 500 Palestinians have been killed at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike, Gaza’s health ministry says. The Israeli military has attributed the bombing to a misfired rocket by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, making it one of the deadliest hospital attacks in recent history. The international […]
In the wake of Victoria’s recent ban on public displays of the Nazi salute, there is growing scrutiny surrounding media reporting in Australia and how language is often used to perpetuate negative stereotypes of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. In recent years, mainstream media outlets have come […]
