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[Link] Fireproof Australia: who are the radical Extinction Rebellion splinter group?
Read: 10/4/2022 www.theguardian.com
It was the re-election of a Coalition government in May 2019 that altered the trajectory of Sam Noonan’s life and politics.
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[Link] The ‘backbone’ of regional Australia under strain as volunteer groups suffer pandemic burnout
Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The cumulative effect of natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic has increased fatigue and stress among volunteers in regional Australia, making it harder for them to provide essential support within the community, a study has found.
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[Link] The restoration project giving oyster shells a new life
Read: 27/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Discarded oyster shells from restaurants, usually destined for landfill, are being recycled to create shellfish reefs in Queensland's Moreton Bay. It is the biggest community-driven reef restoration in Australia.
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[Link] Community groups in some states rehoming more greyhounds than industry programs, report suggests
Read: 20/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
Industry-led programs to rehome retired greyhounds helped just 2,000 dogs across Australia last year and were outperformed in the two biggest racing states by community-run services operating on threadbare resources, a new report claims.
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[Link] A Mexican Cartel Was Driven Out of Town By Indigenous Vigilantes Called ‘El Machete’
Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com
PANTELHO, Mexico - As smoke curled from neighboring buildings that had been ransacked and torched the day before, a couple of thousand Indigenous people armed with makeshift weapons gathered around city hall to hear their leaders speak.
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