Friday, March 24th, 2023

‘Historic moment’ as El Salvador abortion case fuels hopes for expanded access across Latin America | Women’s rights and gender equality

Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El...

Indigenous voice a ‘safe and sensible’ legal option that will not impede parliament, experts say | Indigenous voice to parliament

Constitutional experts have backed the proposed Indigenous voice as a “safe and sensible” legal option, dismissing concerns that the advisory body would be too powerful. Several advisers to the referendum process say a change...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut counteroffensive starts soon, says Ukrainian ground forces commander | Russia

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here is some analysis of what is happening in Bakhmut, via Reuters: A slowdown by Russia in Bakhmut could mean...

‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ | Uyghurs

Two women who say they experienced and escaped Chinese “re-education camps” have provided first-hand testimony to members of the US Congress, giving harrowing detail while imploring Americans not to look away from what the...

Tobacco-linked organisations and executives fail to declare interests to TGA vaping inquiry | Health

Organisations and executives with known links to big tobacco and vaping companies have failed to declare them in submissions to a major government consultation on vaping reforms aimed at protecting children from nicotine addiction....

No Rioters: Hong Kong megastore Sogo self-censors art with hidden ‘political content’ | Hong Kong

A Hong Kong department store took down a digital artwork that contained hidden references to jailed free-speech defenders, in an incident the artist says is evidence the of erosion of free speech by Chinese...

Utah governor signs laws limiting access to TikTok and Instagram for minors | Utah

The governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, signed sweeping social media legislation on Thursday that would require explicit parental permissions for anyone under 18 to use platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. He also...

NSW Liberals accuse Climate 200 and teal independent of misleading voters on election corflutes | NSW election 2023

The Liberal party has accused Climate 200 and the independent Manly candidate Joeline Hackman of misleading voters over election corflutes that tell voters they risked “wasting” their vote if they did not number every...

Gillian Keegan urged to not let culture wars weaken sex education | Relationships and sex education

Dozens of organisations and charities have written to the education secretary, amid fears that sex education in England may become a casualty of the culture wars. More than 50 organisations concerned with education and...