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It may be a new year but many of us are still reeling from 2020. And now there’s a video game that captures the hot mess that was last year.  Developed by Max Garkavvy over six months, the ‘2020 game’ kicks off in 2019 with a blue sky and lush green grass. But when 2020 hits, your player is sent into the inferno better known as Australia’s summer bushfires. Fires rage either side of the screen as you dodge falling trees and attempt to save a stranded koala. Befor…
over 3 years ago
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Despite the pervasiveness of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, studies have shown that only 17 per cent of victims report the abuse.  One in three people have been sexually harassed at work over the last five years, according to a national inquiry by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Those most likely to experience sexual harassment in the workplace are young workers aged less than 30 years, those from CALD communities, LGBTIQ+ workers, migrants and Aboriginal and Torres…
about 3 years ago
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Tennis champion turned sports commentator, Jelena Dokic, has sent a blunt message to trolls for their “body shaming” comments: “GET OVER IT. Leave me and my physical appearance alone.” The former world number four uploaded a composite image of herself, which she described as “pre-covid vs. now”. In a lengthy Instagram post, Dokic confessed that during Melbourne’s lockdown she struggled with her mental health and gained some weight as a result. &#x…
about 3 years ago
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After a stoush with the Australian government over media bargaining laws , Facebook has gone on a banning-spree.  The tech giant has blocked all major national news publishers from sharing content and has also stopped Australians from viewing both international and local news. The dramatic move by Facebook on Thursday morning was in response to the federal government's proposed legislation to force internet platforms to pay for news content. But it’s young people that will be s…
about 3 years ago
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In testimonials, seen exclusively by The Feed, women spoke of being approached
by protesters outside abortion clinics in Western Australia. WA is the only
state that hasn’t introduced safe access zones.
about 3 years ago
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Journalist Tracy Grimshaw has received a virtual round of applause on social media for her dogged line of questioning to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. On Tuesday, journalist Leigh Sales sat opposite a blank chair and announced that in the past month, the PM has declined an interview with ABC’s 7.30 more than 13 times. When it was announced that ‘A Current Affair’ had secured an exclusive sit-down interview with the PM some social media users predicted it’d be a  …
about 3 years ago
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The Employer Reporting Line - dubbed ‘Dobseeker’ by its critics - is already copping backlash by activists and jobseekers, who say the hotline is “overly punitive”. The hotline allows employers to report jobseekers for declining or voluntarily leaving a “suitable” job, demonstrating “misconduct” during a job interview, or failing to attend one, and submitting an “inappropriate” job application. Minister for Employment Stuart R…
about 3 years ago
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Montaigne will represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest this month but
she once had dreams of becoming a soccer star. The Feed’s Marc Fennell spoke
with her ahead of her performance.
about 3 years ago
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Chanel Contos, the woman behind the campaign to get consent talked about in schools, has introduced an official campaign named ‘Teach Us Consent’ this week, in what she dubbed: “an urgent plea for educational reform in our country.” “Students want frank sex education,” Ms Contos told . “We don’t need to talk about birds and bees, we don’t need to talk about milkshakes. It’s sex, everyone knows what it is. We just need to talk…
almost 3 years ago
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Refugees have been hospitalised in Melbourne after going without food for more
than two weeks to protest their indefinite detention by the Australian
Government.
almost 3 years ago
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian thanked young people and ‘those doing it tough’ during a press conference on Thursday. Her comments came after a reporter asked the Premier whether young people had been expected to make sacrifices to protect older Australians whilst being denied vaccinations. “You are asking a lot of young people," the reporter said. "Young people cancelling their weddings, losing their jobs, businesses going down the drain, suicide rates are going u…
almost 3 years ago
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The 2021 Census is collecting information on sex but not gender. Trans people
told The Feed they feel ‘erased’ and ‘invalidated’ as a result. Some experts
worry about how this will affect funding and systems in the future.
almost 3 years ago
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In this year’s Census, women are being asked how many children they’ve birthed.
An expert is questioning why men are not being asked about their fertility,
telling The Feed reproductive health is “a shared responsibility.”
almost 3 years ago
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A body for GPs is warning against relying on alternative health therapies like
angelic reiki to ‘heal’ vaccinated people or those sick with COVID-19. They say
these practices aren’t scientifically based and should never substitute health
advice.
almost 3 years ago
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Abortion providers have reported increased cancellations during NSW’s lockdown.
They say delaying termination services can greatly complicate healthcare.
over 2 years ago
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Experts say neo-Nazis and members of the far-right are becoming ‘smarter’ at
hiding their finances. The Feed investigates how white supremacists in Australia
are making money.
over 2 years ago
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Doctors and disappointed locals have criticised a herbal shop in northern NSW
for distributing flyers they say contain “potentially dangerous” information
about vaccines.
over 2 years ago
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A mother of five autistic children from regional NSW told The Feed she’s
struggled immensely with getting them vaccinated. With the children still
unvaccinated, and a severe asthmatic herself, she’s fearful about the state’s
plans to open up in October.
over 2 years ago
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A new report is calling on Australia’s consumer watchdog to crack down on
influencers who it claims are profiting off “shoddy advice” and “misinformation”
shared to hundreds of thousands of their followers on social media.
over 2 years ago
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When sex worker Georgie Wolf had to report a crime to the police, she was afraid that she’d end up being the one punished. “I was really worried about whether the cops would ask me questions that might incriminate me under current sex work laws. It meant I didn't trust the process, and I was really stressed out,” she told . “If something similar happened again, I'd think twice before I went through that a second time. “I feel a lot safer avoiding…
over 2 years ago
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The Victorian government is embarking on a final push to boost COVID-19 vaccination among Indigenous communities, as jab rates lag behind the state's average.   As of Monday, 91.4 per cent of Victoria's adult population have received one vaccine dose while 74 per cent are fully vaccinated.  Health Minister Martin Foley said almost 80 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged over 12 have had one vaccine and 58 per cent are fully vaccinated.…
over 2 years ago
