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Refugees allegedly beaten with iron bar on Manus Island
Two Afghan Hazaras were allegedly attacked by a group of locals. (Matthew Abbott/GetUp via AAP) Photographs have emerged of two refugees on Manus Island who were allegedly attacked with an iron bar.The two Afghan refugees were reportedly walking to a bus station last week when they were brutally beaten by locals wielding an iron bar. One of the men suffered a deep gash on his forehead and later fainted at a police station, Human Rights Law Centre spokesman Daniel Webb told AAP. Mr Webb, and j..>> view originalShorten urges Turnbull to reconsider banking royal commission
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has written to Malcolm Turnbull as he ups the ante on a banking royal commission. Alex Ellinghausen Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has leapt on the Prime Minister's reference to the banks operating under a "social licence" to ask Malcolm Turnbull to reconsider supporting a banking royal commission, as the opposition considers pushing the Parliament for an inquiry.But the government has hit back, saying Mr Shorten'..>> view originalTwo years after Gaza war, still no homes
Hemmed in by an Israeli and Egyptian blockade, building materials like cement have been in short supplyPalestinian workers remove debris from buildings which were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, in Gaza City, on August 10, 2016./ AFP / MOHAMMED ABEDGaza: Nashat Nawati jostled his way through a scrum of two dozen fellow Gazans outside of the Hamas housing ministry, hoping to get word about when he can expect to return home.In the summer of..>> view originalAbrolhos Islands to become WA's newest national park
Abrolhos Islands to become WA's newest national park Posted August 14, 2016 14:47:36 The Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia's Mid-West coast are set to become the state's newest national park.The islands comprise a group of more than 120 coral cays that lie scattered across 100 kilometres of the Indian Ocean west of Geraldton.Premier Colin Barnett announced the move at the Liberal party state conference in Perth today, describing the Abrolhos as "the jewel in the ..>> view originalAustralia 'has lost moral compass' over immigration detention: New Zealand opposition
International outrage about Australia's treatment of people held in immigration detention on Nauru and Manus Island is growing, as senior British and New Zealand politicians question the Turnbull government's approach amid revelations of abuse, sexual violence and self-harm. New Zealand Labour's foreign affairs spokesman David Shearer accused Australia of losing its moral compass over offshore detention, suggesting his country should step in to resettle asylum seekers and refugees. ..>> view originalHeartbreaking letter of suicide victim
Danny Fitzpatrick, 13, killed himself due to school bullying.A 13-YEAR-OLD New York boy took his own life on Thursday local time after students at the private school he was attending bullied him mercilessly, his family said over the weekend.Danny Fitzpatrick wrote a letter before his death that described the ordeal of dealing with bullies at Holy Angels Catholic School“He bullied me,” Danny wrote about one of his former friends. “They did it constantly until I went into a fight.”Danny describes ..>> view originalThird-party presidential candidates fight for 15% in polls – and a spot in debates
The former Republican, marijuana-smoking, Everest mountaineering ex-governor of New Mexico and presidential nominee of the Libertarian party has a problem: he’s barred from the presidential debates. To appear on stage with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump this autumn, Gary Johnson needs to boost his national polling numbers to 15% from around 8% now. Related: Libertarian Gary Johnson: Jeb Bush and anti-Trump Republicans will vote for me Without that national exposure, and the blockbuster r..>> view originalAfter two years of IS rule, Manbij celebrates defeat of Daesh by burning burkas and shaving off beards
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