Invasion Day protest in Melbourne, 2020

Channel 10 to ditch Australia Day

Thousands take part in Invasion Day protests every year in Australia. Source: Adam Calaitzis Channel 10 has recently announced that January 26th will no longer be called ‘Australia Day’ at the company. This decision comes from years of large-scale protests across the country to change the date from January 26th – a day of mourning,…

Australian STI report

Australian STI report shows syphilis cases rising

A report by the Kirby Institute shows how the COVID-19pandemic has impacted Australian STI rates. Source: PxHere A report released by the Kirby Institute has shown of the testing and diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Australia was impacted COVID-19 pandemic. The report titled, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: Annual…

Parliament House

Emergency energy relief bill passes parliament

Australian Parliament. Source : JJ Harrison The Labor Government’s emergency energy package has passed Parliament, which is intended to reduce power bills by $230. Despite previous criticism from the Greens around the possibility for the bill to provide compensation to coal companies, Labor secured their support, and that of key crossbenchers, to ensure their success.…