On Saturday 22 April, the visiting New South Wales based Amateur-built Bearhawk 4 Place Model B VH-TGN finally departed Central Queensland, looking to head back to RAAF Base Richmond where it seemingly is operated by the RAAF Richmond Gliding Club.

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The Banksia Hill Detention Centre is in the spotlight, after a Greens State Senator delivered more than 50 letters written by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA to the States Upper House.

The letters allegedly contain formal complains of children detained in the centre about the misconduct and abuse from the Youth Control Order.

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Featured In Story: Dr Brad Pettitt Greens Member from the Legislative Council in WA

First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023

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Its been a year since Anthony Albanese became Prime Minister after an intense political campaign.

While the Labor government has achieved some goals this year, there are many challenges ahead.

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Featured In Story: Amanda Copp National Radio News Political Reporter in Canberra

First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023

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This week, First Nations communities got involved in a community roundtable about energy transition in Alice Springs.

The Federal Government and State and Territory Energy Ministers committed last year to co-design and implement a First Nations Clean Energy Strategy under the National Energy Transformation Partnership.

This will help to reduce the costs of electricity for those First Nations remote areas, where the price is one of the highest across Australia.

Produced By: Martin Davies

Featured In Story: Karrina Nolan Executive Director of Original Power and Yorta Yorta woman

First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023

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Recent research from the Diversity Council of Australia reveals how culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women experience discrimination at work, locking them out of leadership roles.

Two thirds of the participants felt they had to act white to get ahead.

Often workplace gender equity initiatives fail to consider the different life experiences and needs of women, not giving all women the opportunity of a leadership role.

Produced By: Netta Finney

Featured In Story: Lisa Annese CEO of Diversity Council of Australia

First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023

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Last month was Dalit History Month, marking the struggles for justice of Dalits a group that is severely oppressed by the caste system, which traces back to Hindu scriptures. 

The month marks the birthdays of Dalit icons Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, and literary leader and anti-caste reformer Jyotirao Phule. 

Both led the fight to abolish the caste system in the 1900s, but Dalits as well as Adivasis, and other caste-oppresed people have continued to face persecution, violence and marginalisation.

There have been reports of rising casteism in Australia, with the Human Rights Commission recognising it as a form of racial discrimination at the end of last year.  

The Wire speaks with academic and filmmaker Dr Vikrant Kishore about his experiences of casteism here and how it can be challenged.  

Image: Thenmozhi Soundararajan via Wikimedia Commons

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Featured In Story: Academic and filmmaker Dr Vikrant Kishore

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 18 May 2023

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Environmental experts have expressed concern about the South Australian Governments support for fossil fuels as the industrys annual conference wraps up today in Adelaide.  According to the ABC, SAs Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis.. speaking at the conferencesaid there would be no net zero without gas backing up intermittent renewable energy sources.

This has come amid multiple arrests as protestors many from Extinction Rebellion oppose this get together of oil and gas industry heads

Image: Image courtesy of: Matt Hrkac

Produced By: Nicky Page

Featured In Story: Councillor Climate Council, Andrew Stock, Extinction Rebellion SA activist Anna Slynn , and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 18 May 2023

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 by Mary W Maxwell, LLB

Dear Readers, the Russell Pridgeon case is moving fast. He was arrested in October 2018 and for two years it moved too slow but as of February 2021 he was committed for trial. The trial will begin on June 5, 2023 at the Brisbane District Court.  I am very hopeful that the charges will be dropped before then. Already 5 of the 7 charges have been withdrawn. The two remaining have to do with conspiracy.

This is not to say that success is guaranteed. Dr Pridgeon thinks he may end up doing the Jailhouse Rock for many years. So he needs your support, please.  In the article at hand, I discuss yet one more illegal trick of the authorities, this time concerning a suppression order. It is described in Pridgeons book,...