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HRW: China students create self-censorship environment at Australia universities

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Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday claiming that high numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship, with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent for fear of harassment.

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Australia environment minister blocks coal mine 10 kilometres from Great Barrier Reef

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Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Wednesday refused an application from mining magnate Clive Palmer to build an open cut coal mine ten kilometres from the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. The post Australia environment minister blocks coal mine 10 kilometres from Great Barrier Reef appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Australia justice system is failing victims of sexual violence: report

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In Australia, one in five women and one in sixteen men have experienced sexual violence since the age of fifteen. Amongst other things, the report’s recommendations focused on fixing the criminal justice pathway to ensure a safer and more supportive environment for people who have experienced sexual violence.

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Australia environment court orders authorities to address climate change

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They further claimed that the instruments that the Authority had developed did not ensure, and were not developed for the purpose of ensuring, the protection of the environment in New South Wales from climate change. Climate change is an exemplar of such a threat to the environment.

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Australia court rules government has duty to protect youth from climate change

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The Federal Court of Australia ruled Thursday that the Minister for Environment, Sussan Ley, and the wider government, has a duty of care to protect Australia’s youth from the climate crisis.

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Google and Meta urge Australia to postpone bill banning social media for children

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Australia’s Labor government introduced the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 on November 21, 2024, which sought to implement a minimum age of 16 for social media. The bill was referred to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, with submissions of opinions closing after one day.

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UN experts urge Australia to compensate families of war crimes in Afghanistan

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Australia, therefore, is urged to compensate victims of the documented executions and torture. Australia has, however, faced challenges in paying compensation, given the political and security environment in Afghanistan and the lack of diplomatic relations with the de facto authorities.