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The top things to do in Bahrain | Atlas by Etihad

The top things to do in Bahrain | Atlas by Etihad

This tiny Gulf nation sure packs a punch when it comes to sightseeing - and we've rounded up the best Frankie…

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The fruitless saga of the UK's 'Pick for Britain' scheme

The fruitless saga of the UK's 'Pick for Britain' scheme

How the government scheme to recruit British workers to bring in the harvest fell at the first hurdle. On a m…

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'The thing is... English people don't really dance' - on the spot in a San José nightclub

'The thing is... English people don't really dance' - on the spot in a San José nightclub

Francesca Adkins wins our weekly travel writing contest, and £250, for her account of a night out in San José…

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What is an IPA? Australia's little-known but world-leading conservation model

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By Frankie Adkins Verified
| SBS News Verified
Denis Rose grew up fishing for kooyang (eel) in the dams, weirs and rivers of Budj Bim, home to one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems. It was the 1970s when Gunditjmara Traditional Owners, like Rose, were only allowed to manage a small parcel of the World Heritage-listed site in south-west Victoria – a cemetery spanning two hectares. As a boy, he recalls admiring the intricate fish traps of generations past, but he had no say in how his ancestral home was cared for.
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Samuel was critically injured by a shark. Now he's dancing again

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By Frankie Adkins Verified, Josh van Staden
| SBS News Verified
On the golden beaches of Waiben/Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, seven boys dance to the beat of a warup, a long traditional drum whose rhythm echoes across the shoreline. Among them is 15-year-old Samuel Nai, who carries a 'Bu' or trumpet shell — a symbol of the deep connection the group has to land and sea.
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Torres Strait’s first land and sea conference weaves culture with science

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By Frankie Adkins Verified, Josh van Staden
| NITV Verified
Against the turquoise ocean and coconut palms on Waiben Thursday Island, Traditional Owners and scientists gathered to tackle the climate threats facing the Torres Strait. Believed to be the country’s most northernmost conference, the Zenadth Kes Land and Sea Symposium wove together First Nations knowledge with contemporary science. More than 70 Elders, community leaders, scientists and academics gathered for three days in late April to discuss threats to the region’s vital marine resources.
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