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A man with a short beard and holding a folder to his chest stands in between sliding book shelves
Article is a 11 minute read.

The 1980s contaminated blood crisis devastated the lives of thousands of Australians who were infected with hepatitis C or HIV. Now, survivor Tristan Stanley, who contracted hep C as a child, has uncovered government documents that raise troubling questions about the scandal.

An elderly woman, a middle aged woman and a twenty somethng man smile for a family photo
Article is a 6 minute read.

Broadcaster and author Sarah Macdonald is part of a growing army of silent unpaid workers, coping with the consequences of a housing crisis and a broken aged care system.

A satellite image shows damage at the Omsk oil refinery.
Article is a 6 minute read.

Ukraine's 40-day campaign to take the war to the heart of Russia has increased the strain on Russian businesses, people and air defences, analysts say.

A younger woman stands in front of park with other students blurred in background.
Article is a 4 minute read.

A university program challenges the idea that women need to grow up on a farm to build a career in agriculture.

Flowers of rosella spider orchids
Article is a 8 minute read.

It takes years of work, dozens of volunteers, picky pollinators and a special fungus to save Australia’s endangered orchids. Here's why people drive from all over the country to do it anyway.

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An old woman smiles into a mirror, wearing white makeup on her face and her hair pulled back.
Article is a 9 minute read.

Foreign Correspondent secures rare access to the closed world of geisha, Japan's iconic art form struggling to survive.

Baker Boy plays his yidaki toward the camera. He's wearing a pink jersey, black leather hat and sunglasses
portrait of Butchulla songmen Fred Leone and Birdz dressed in black on black background
A man stands in shallow water with the ocean behind him.
Article is a 2 minute read.

The National Indigenous Music Awards winners have been announced, with territory talent Baker Boy winning big.

A greater crested tern on South Africa's western cape.
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Bennetts Beach NSW Mid North Coast
Article is a 4 minute read.

The New South Wales government has confirmed the state's first cases of H5 avian influenza in Australian native birds.

Twisha smiles, has loose dark hair flowing in front, wears white top.
Article is a 7 minute read.

Divorce is still frowned upon in India, where women face immense pressure to stay in toxic relationships.

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