Author: Aidan
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UN chief says UNRWA is ‘backbone’ of Gaza aid response
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as “the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and appealed to all countries to “guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s lifesaving work”. Several countries including the United States, UNRWA’s biggest donor, paused funding after Israel accused some agency staff of taking part in…
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India snow leopards: First-ever survey puts population at 718
India is home to 718 snow leopards, according to the first-ever survey of the animal in the country, the federal environment ministry has said. This means that Indian snow leopards account for roughly 10-15% of the big cat’s global population. The snow leopard is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.…
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‘Shock and disappointment’ among some Labor MPs over Victorian government’s decision on duck hunting ban
Some Victorian Labor MPs were “shocked and disappointed” by the decision to continue to allow duck hunting in the state, despite a recommendation from a government-initiated inquiry. After a marathon three-hour meeting on Monday, cabinet rejected a recommendation from a Labor-led parliamentary inquiry to ban the divisive practice, which would have brought the state into line with…
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The $10 trillion benefits of overhauling our food system
One of the most ambitious assessments yet of our global food system calculates the health, environmental, and economic losses of business as usual. It also outlines what governments can do to reap trillions of dollars’ worth of benefits by producing food more sustainably. All in all, the damages caused by the current system — how…
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Netanyahu says no Israeli pullout from Gaza until ‘total victory’ achieved
Hamas said on Tuesday (Jan 30) it was weighing up a new ceasefire proposal in the war with Israel in Gaza, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces would not withdraw from the enclave until they had achieved “total victory”. The developments came hours after Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim…
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Anti-Muslim incidents jump in US amid Israel’s genocide
Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the U.S. rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault on Hamas-governed Gaza genocide, an advocacy group said on Monday. The justification of Israel’s genocide in these articles is really such a contorted backflip.…
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Australia to spend $80m on business case for Sydney-Newcastle high speed rail
The Albanese government will spend $80m developing a business case for the Sydney-to-Newcastle stretch of its east coast high speed rail line, as the decades-long project inches further forward. The transport minister, Catherine King, said the allocation of $78.8m was part of Labor’s $500m election commitment to the early stages of high speed rail, with…
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French farmers prepare for lengthy showdown as they launch ‘siege of Paris’
“We’ll stay for as long we have to” — that’s the mantra of protesting farmers in France who insisted they won’t back down as they launched a “siege of Paris” onboard their tractors. The slogan has been repeated by unions and first-time demonstrators alike since the disgruntled farmers’ movement was launched a week and a…