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What does Woke mean? The expression "stay woke" first emerged in the spoken afterword of the 1938 song "Scottsboro Boys," a protest song by the Blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, also known as Lead Belly. The...

16 bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter encouraging President Biden to end the extradition request currently pending against Australian publisher Julian Assange and halt all prosecutorial proceedings against him in an effort to preserve...

The North East Forests Alliance (NEFA) has called for ministerial intervention in response to a Land and Environment Court ruling. NEFA, represented by the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO), brought the state government-owned logging company to...

The first Welcome to Country welcoming non-indigenous to country The first Aquarius Festival in Nimbin was celebrated in 1973. Among its notable achievements was the inaugural "Welcome to Country" ceremony that welcomed non-Indigenous Australians to the...

The global pursuit of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions has become an imperative response to the escalating challenges posed by climate change. The third edition of the Climate Action Monitor, a pivotal deliverable of the Net...

The Forestry Corporation of NSW must pay $500,000 towards four environmental initiatives as part of a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). This arrangement stems from an incident involving the confirmed...

Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, is a nonviolent social and ecological movement created by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in 1973. Chipko aim is to protect trees and forests slated for government-backed logging. The Chipko movement...

On the 17 November, thousands of students left their classrooms in protest against the government's inaction on climate, the first national climate strike directed at the Albanese federal government. This event marks the 11th School Strike...

Kalon (Minister) Norzin Dolma, from the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) at the Central Tibetan Administration, is visiting Australia from 14 to 18 November 2023. This marks her first trip to Australia since...