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Halt the war now to save children from dying of imminent famine, UN Committee warns: Gaza
A statement on Gaza and Israel from the president of the ICRC
Liberals preside over devastating 10-year death toll for people on waitlists 03 March 2024
Support for Gaza ceasefire and more government action surges in Australian community as aid agencies call for urgent support
No respite for children and families in Gaza as UN Security Council ceasefire resolution fails to pass
Governments must respond to road toll increase
Greens say Parliament’s continued backing of Israel’s invasion “unforgivable”
ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN experts: Gaza
SUDAN: Humanitarian response crippled as Wad Madani – an aid hub and home to 700,000 people – is overtaken
Australian beachgoers are told to always ‘swim between the flags’ – but what if there aren’t any?
Inner West Council supports ceasefire in Gaza
Students striking for peace in Gaza deserve support
Greens move minute’s silence in Senate
Poll shows majority of Australians want a ceasefire in Gaza
Greens boycott Question Time after Labor rejects ceasefire call on Gaza
Australia’s tenth annual National Asbestos Awareness Month launches new Asbestos Education resource for residential property owners, managers and tradies to help save lives
Lifejackets and distress beacons feature in national boating safety campaign
2023 marks deadliest year on record for children in the occupied West Bank
Global surge in cancer cases among under-50s
Full funding needed to end violence against women and children
TWU URGES FEDERAL PARLIAMENT TO PASS TRANSPORT REFORM FOLLOWING DEATH OF FOOD DELIVERY RIDER
Marine heat waves caused mass seabird die-offs, beach surveys show
Statement on deaths following migrant boat shipwreck off coast of Greece
UN committee dismayed by rising death toll, calls for international cooperation to prioritize safe migration pathways: Greece shipwreck
Tragic milestone in Ukraine war as child death toll passes 500
Belarus must end systematic repression, release detainees, UN Human Rights Chief says
TWU CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AS TRUCK DEATH TOLL EXCEEDS 50 FOR 2023
Statement by High Commissioner on report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN expert deplores high death toll in Laas Canood clashes: Somalia
Landslides and law: Cyclone Gabrielle raises serious questions about where we’ve been allowed to build
This National Driver Fatigue Week, remember – sleep is the only cure to tiredness
Earthquake survivors see huge spikes in food prices – urgent funding is needed in Syria to help to replenish food stocks
Oxfam welcomes Australian Government’s additional humanitarian assistance to Turkiye and Syria
RAAF delivers search and rescue specialists to Türkiye
Race against time to save children buried under rubble in Türkiye and Syria following devastating earthquakes
Earthquake footage shows Turkey’s buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains why
Oxfam and partners mount earthquake response in Turkiye and Syria amidst devastating loss of life and destruction of property
“I ran to my children, I did not know which one to carry”: World Vision staff member shares earthquake terror
“I ran to my children, I did not know which one to carry”
Here’s who decides cause of death, how death certificates work – and whether a person died with or of COVID
UN experts condemn renewed violence and Israeli killings of Palestinians in occupied West Bank: Israel/Palestine
Preventing serious injuries on our roads this Summer
Deteriorating human rights situation in Islamic Republic of Iran
Children most at risk as West Java quake toll climbs
Driving reform to make Canberra roads safer
Parliamentary inquiry into road safety
Aggressive prostate cancers tipped to double
Stop sentencing peaceful protesters to death, say UN experts: Iran