Shamsher Kainth

Diya Mehta, 14, interviewed prime minister Malcolm Turnbull for Crinkling News- Australia's first national newspaper for kids. The newspaper launched in Sydney on Thursday is a brainchild of journalist Saffron Howden. Diya and Madeline Murphy (15) travelled to Canberra for Crinkling News and between them sat down with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Greens Leader Richard Di Natale.

Temporary visa holders were left out of the federal government’s JobKeeper program last year. But this year, COVID-19 Disaster payments are available to some eligible temporary visa holders who have lost income due to health orders. However, many of those not covered by this safety net are facing a range of difficulties. Red Cross Australia is assisting people facing extreme hardship during the COVID-19 lockdowns who cannot access government payments.

Paul Rusesabagina who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 minority Tutsis during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, last month admitted to backing Rwandan rebel groups when he appeared before a Kigali court, facing terrorism charges. But his daughter is calling on the international community to pressure the Rwandan government to free her father, claiming he is being forced to admit things he didn’t do.