Tag: colonialism
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ATAR bonuses scrapped for WA secondary school students studying more difficult subjects
Students studying more difficult ATAR subjects in Western Australia will no longer have additional bonuses counted as part of their scores, under new changes announced by education authorities. From 2026, students studying Maths Methods, Maths Specialist and languages other than English will not receive any bonus to their ATAR score. The changes will effectively alter…
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Ghana artifacts looted 150 years ago by British have been returned by a U.S. museum
Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen treasured items being repatriated to several African countries. Looted from British-colonized Ghana in the 19th…
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Closing the Gap will fail without ‘fundamental change’
The Closing the Gap agreement on improving Indigenous outcomes will fail without fundamental changes, the Productivity Commission has warned, adding that successive governments have “failed to fully grasp” the challenges. In a scathing report, the Productivity Commission has called for urgent changes to rescue the landmark agreement, accusing the federal government of “weak” action on…
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Gambian ex-minister on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
A former Gambian minister has become the highest-ranking official to be tried in Europe under the principles of universal jurisdiction after his trial on charges of crimes against humanity opened in Switzerland. Ousman Sonko, interior minister under the west African country’s ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh, was arrested in Bern in 2017 after applying for asylum in Switzerland. “It…
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France closes Niger embassy until further notice
“For five months, our embassy has been severely hampered” by obstacles that have obstructed its diplomatic mission, a spokeswoman for the French foreign ministry said in a statement. “A blockade around the embassy, travel restrictions for staff and the refusal to allow any diplomatic personnel to travel to Niger was a clear violation of the Vienna Convention on…
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Netanyahu thanks US for weapons sales, vows Hamas war will continue
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israel’s war against Hamas will continue for “many more months,” amid mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in Gaza. Israel’s prime minister thanked the Biden administration for its continued backing, including approval of emergency weapons sales – the second this month. He also praised Washington’s veto of a…
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Israeli attacks on journalists constitute war crime: International Federation of Journalists
Israeli attacks on journalists “to stop news getting out of Gaza” constitute a war crime, according to the deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Speaking to Anadolu on the rising death toll of journalists in Gaza due to Israeli attacks, Tim Dawson said: “It is clear that the situation in Gaza…