Australia sends ‘life-saving’ skin donations to treat victims of NZ volcano
Australian tissue banks have sent skin to NZ to treat the most severely injured from Monday’s volcano eruption.
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‘I cried, as did the families’: Maori chief’s heartbreak after deadly Whakaari eruption
The chief of the Ngati Awa, the Maori iwi from the area where the Whakaari volcano erupted this week, says he is “heartbroken” lives have been lost in his local area.
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Anthony Albanese balances climate and coal on tour of Queensland mine regions
Labor leader Anthony Albanese believes there won’t be another coal-fired power station built in Australia as the nation moves to renewable energy.
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Indigenous group to get apology, payout after controversial Sunrise segment
Seven West Media and residents of a remote Indigenous community have reached a settlement over a controversial panel discussion on breakfast show Sunrise.
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Sydney hospital suspends obstetrician after comments about female doctors
A major Sydney hospital has suspended an obstetrician after he made comments claiming female doctors made the profession "increasingly vulnerable".
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Government defends axing arts department as a ‘good opportunity’ for artists
Minister for Communications and the Arts Paul Fletcher has tried to calm the outrage among artists after a controversial public sector restructuring.
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Three RAAF aircraft to bring New Zealand volcano patients home over next 24 hours
Three air force planes are heading to New Zealand to bring home Australians caught up in a deadly volcano explosion.
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‘Stand up and be human’: Sydney climate protesters’ powerful messages to Scott Morrison
Thousands rallied in Sydney on Wednesday to demand urgent climate action from Australia’s government. SBS News spoke to some of the demonstrators about why they were there and if they had a message for Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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As bushfire smoke choked NSW, Sydneysiders rallied to demand climate action
Thousands gathered in Sydney to demand climate change action in the midst of a devastating bushfire season.
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Three more Australians confirmed dead in Whakaari volcanic eruption
The number of Australians dead or presumed dead following the Whakaari volcano eruption has risen to seven.
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