Are We Europe
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I interview members of Ukraine's IT Army fighting against the Russian invasion.
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Ethiopia Correspondent for @France24 tomcanetti@proton.me or tcanetti@france24.com Insta: tomcanetti.journalist
Tom Canetti’s Journalist Portfolio
View as a gridLabor accuses Scott Morrison of presiding over 'full blown cost of living crisis' as Reserve Bank...
SBS News
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he sympathises with Australians following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to raise the official cash rate today, but has defended his government's handling of the economy, saying the nation has come out of the pandemic better than other countries.
UN chief to meet leaders of Ukraine, Russia as Malcolm Turnbull pushes for tribunal to prosecute ...
SBS News
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow early next week to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin and then head to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr Guterres will also have a working meeting and lunch with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, Eri Kaneko, a spokesperson for the UN chief said.
John Howard set to join campaign trail as Labor pledges more funding for language schools
SBS News
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on Saturday that former prime minister John Howard will be part of events on the Liberal Party election campaign trail. Mr Howard enters the campaign as the federal government deals with the between Solomon Islands and China, with Labor accusing the government of neglecting Australia's relationship with the Pacific nation.
Commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes in NSW formally launched
SBS News
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NSW Supreme Court judge John Sackar has been appointed as the head of a special commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes in the 40 years until 2010.
AM bulletin 17 April 2022
SBS News
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In this bulletin, Russia adds 13 British political figures to its list of banned travellers, cruising to resume in Australia from today, and in sport, three Australians to contest the semi-finals of the men's World Surf League event at Bells Beach.
Liberal Ben Small resigns from senate due to New Zealand dual citizenship
SBS News
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Mr Small, who filled the seat left by former finance minister Mathias Cormann last year, tendered his resignation to the senate on Friday after being queried by other Liberal party members ahead of the federal election. Authorities confirmed on Thursday he'd gained New Zealand citizenship by his father being born there.
Australia's Sri Lankan community raises funds for nation hit by economic crisis and food shortage...
SBS News
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With severe shortages and regular blackouts, Sri Lanka is asking its citizens overseas to send money home. At a restaurant in Sydney, every meal purchased from the set menu is matched with a donation to those going hungry in Sri Lanka. Colombo Social is a social enterprise kitchen that already feeds and provides employment to disadvantaged community members.
Scott Morrison rejects call from within his party to disendorse Katherine Deves over transphobic ...
SBS News
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he will not be heeding calls to have Katherine Deves disendorsed as the Liberal party candidate for the Sydney seat of Warringah. The seat is currently held by independent MP Zali Stegall, who won the seat from former prime minister Tony Abbott in the 2019 election.
'Easter is not about politics': Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese attend Good Friday services amid...
SBS News
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On the back end of the first week of the election campaigns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese agreed to a political detente for Good Friday, with both attending church services. Mr Morrison attended a church service in the seat of Chisholm with Liberal MP Gladys Liu, a Melbourne electorate the Liberals hold by a thread.
Displaced Ukrainians stuck without access to Medicare, rental assistance, or right to work on vis...
SBS News
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Ukrainians who've come to Australia after fleeing their war-torn country have found themselves stuck in limbo without access to Medicare or the right to work due to restrictions on their visitor visas (subclass 600). Displaced Ukrainians are waiting for the federal government to grant temporary humanitarian visas (subclass 786), which would allow holders to work, study and access Medicare for three years.
Displaced Ukrainians stuck without access to Medicare, rental assistance, or right to work on vis...
SBS News
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Ukrainians who've come to Australia after fleeing their war-torn country have found themselves stuck in limbo without access to Medicare or the right to work due to restrictions on their visitor visas (subclass 600). Displaced Ukrainians are waiting for the federal government to grant temporary humanitarian visas (subclass 786), which would allow holders to work, study and access Medicare for three years.
'Disengaged' with traditional politics, France votes far-right's Marine Le Pen into presidency ru...
SBS News
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Voters in France continued to shun traditional left and right-wing parties for the second straight presidential election as they wanted to see "something new", an expert says. French President Emmanuel Macron and will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the second round on 24 April.
AM Bulletin 10 April 2022
SBS News
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In this bulletin, Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes to social media in a pre-election pitch video, Australia's vaccine advisory group announces COVID-19 boosters are not required for 12 to 15 year olds, and in sport, Victory beat City in Melbourne Derby.
AM bulletin 8 April 2022
SBS News
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In this bulletin, Russia suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ketanji Brown Jackson endorsed as the United States first black female Supreme Court Justice, and in sport, a US governor vetoes legislation that targetted female transgender students in Kentucky.
Racism allegations and party infighting distract from government's campaign message
SBS News
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Josh Frydenberg has described the Liberal party's preselection process as "less than ideal," among scrutiny over a last-minute naming of candidates for New South Wales seats and allegations of racism against Scott Morrison.
Australians at home and abroad join forces to help war-affected Ukrainians
SBS News
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Some have dropped everything to move to the Poland-Ukraine border to help refugees fleeing the brutal conflict.
Trade deal with India widely welcomed, but some concerns remain
SBS News
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it's opened "one of the biggest economic doors available" but critics say there was a lack of transparency leading up to the deal.
Too many people unable to access basic human rights in Australia: Amnesty
SBS News
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Amnesty International's annual report for 2021-2022 highlights injustices such as the detention of children, the treatment of First Nations peoples, and the country's refugee policies.
AM Bulletin 24 March 2022
SBS News
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In this bulletin, world leaders meeting in Brussels over Russia's war with Ukraine, Moderna to set up the southern hemisphere's first mRNA vaccine manufacturing hub in Melbourne, and in sport, Sonny Bill Williams has cleaned up former AFl star Barry Hall in a boxing fight lasting 45 seconds.
Advocacy groups say migrants living with disability face discrimination
SBS News
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The current Australian immigration policy analyses immigrants with disabilities from non-English speaking backgrounds as a financial burden and makes it near impossible for them to receive visas.
Advocacy groups say migrants living with disability face discrimination
SBS News
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The current Australian immigration policy analyses immigrants with disabilities from non-English speaking backgrounds as a financial burden and makes it near impossible for them to receive visas.
Ukrainian expats are joining the fight - without guns
SBS News In Depth
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While they watch Russian military bombs destroy their country on television, thousands of Ukrainians abroad are asking what they can do to help. Marketing specialist Nikolay felt paralysed for the first two days of the invasion, fearing for his elderly mother and young daughter who were still in Ukraine while he was in Spain.
NSW Premier warns floods crisis is 'not over', announces mental health support package
SBS News
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Dangerous weather conditions in New South Wales are set to ease, but the flood event is far from over. Thousands of homes are left uninhabitable, and there are concerns for homelessness and mental health struggles for those who have lost their properties.