Peter Dutton to be asked to fund lawyer for asylum seeker’s medevac challenge
A federal court judge says it’s ‘highly desirable’ to have a senior lawyer on the case which could lead to the release of more than 100 detainees
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International students locked out of Australia by pandemic switch to UK and US
With Australia’s borders all but closed, many young people who long dreamed of an antipodean education are going elsewhere
Read moreAdani builds coal-fired power plant in India to send energy to Bangladesh
But is it a genuine energy solution – or just a prop for the Carmichael mine?
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Read more‘Hate-filled’ narratives target minorities globally, says Amnesty International
Human rights group says Rohingya’s experience is emblematic of violent trend against vulnerable groups
Read moreJust 4% of what Australians spend on clothing goes to garment workers – Oxfam
Report adds to pressure on Australia’s big clothing retailers, including Kmart, Big W, and Target, to act faster on their ethical sourcing programs
Read moreMalcolm Turnbull talks up coal in Delhi, despite India’s aim to stop imports
Glut in Indian coal market, plans to phase out imports and lower than forecast energy demands cast doubt on future for exports from proposed Adani mine
Read more‘Disaster alley’: Australia could be set to receive new wave of climate refugees
US defence expert warns people fleeing low-lying Pacific islands a precursor to ‘climate-exacerbated water insecurities’ that could trigger wider conflict
Read more‘We are all entrepreneurs’: Muhammad Yunus on changing the world, one microloan at a time
The Nobel peace prize laureate will be in Australia to discuss why fostering entrepreneurship is even more important in the age of automation
Read moreOutcry after Sydney doctor faced with deportation over autistic child
Medical fraternity calls immigration department decision ‘reprehensible’ after western Sydney GP Nasrin Haque is told she must leave or be deported
Read moreBarnaby Joyce says ‘not the end of the world’ if Australia-US refugee deal falls through
Australian government insists it will push ahead with resettlement deal despite threat Donald Trump will block refugees from Muslim countries
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