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Over in Haemlin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia lies preserved rock fossils thought to be almost 3.5 million years old called Microbialites.

These are very fragile fossils and have been at risk of over collecting, degradation and growing pressures.

Erturac, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Over in Haemlin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia lies preserved rock fossils thought to be almost 3.5 million years old called Microbialites.
These are very fragile fossils and have been at risk of over collecting, degradation and growing pressures.
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microbialite_lakeVan_2021.jpg">Erturac</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons

Microbialites Rock Formations

The latest results for NAPLAN show students in Year three, five, seven and nine are improving in numeracy, but not in reading.  

Australian Education Ministers have agreed to return the Year five NAPLAN writing exams to pen and paper rather than on a computer, as research from Edith Cowan University shows students achieve better results this way.  

The Heads-Up Alliance has welcomed the decision and encourages parents and educators to delay children's access to smartphones, social media and excessive screens. 

The Alliance also has launched a petition to ask schools to bring less time off the screens in classrooms. 

National Radio News' Brock Anderson spoke with Heads Up Alliance Member Leila Campbell about the impacts and benefits of this decision. 

The latest results for NAPLAN show students in Year three, five, seven and nine are improving in numeracy, but not in reading. &nbsp;
Australian Education Ministers have agreed to return the Year five NAPLAN writing exams to pen and paper rather than on a computer, as research from Edith Cowan University shows students achieve better results this way. &nbsp;
The Heads-Up Alliance has welcomed the decision and encourages parents and educators to delay children's access to smartphones, social media and excessive screens.&nbsp;
The Alliance also has launched a petition to ask schools to bring less time off the screens in classrooms.&nbsp;
National Radio News' Brock Anderson spoke with Heads Up Alliance Member Leila Campbell about the impacts and benefits of this decision.&nbsp;

Year 5 NAPLAN tests returns to pen and paper in 2028

Advocacy organisation, the Antipoverty Centre, has released an information guide for welfare recipients with compulsory activity requirements in response to a recent reintroduction of payment cancellations last month.  

The guide corresponds with the government's resumed Targeted Compliance Framework which see stricter penalties, including payment cancellations for failure to meet reconnection requirements and work refusal.

Advocacy organisation, the Antipoverty Centre, has released an information guide for welfare recipients with compulsory activity requirements in response to a recent reintroduction of payment cancellations last month. &nbsp;
The guide corresponds with the government's resumed Targeted Compliance Framework which see stricter penalties, including payment cancellations for failure to meet reconnection requirements and work refusal.

Advocates produce mutual obligations 'survival guide' 

Year 5 NAPLAN tests return to pen and paper in 2028

The North to East Australia pipeline project has been dealt a major blow with ANZ announcing it will no longer provide direct project finance to pipelines dedicated to new oil and gas fields. This  follows a sustained five-month national campaign by Rising Tide, which saw communities and environmentalists rally in acts of civil disobedience against the multi-billion-dollar project.     

Over the last five months Rising Tide has completed 70 actions against the pipeline. Activist and Organiser Nick Willis points the unconventional measures in their demonstrations including disco dinosaurs, giant emojis and even a marching band. He says that despite the use of humour, there was a serious side highlighting the funds behind this massive gas pipeline which poses a major threat to our climate and futures.  

Meanwhile Industry and green groups also say the pipeline could release 1.4 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases and boost Australia’s total emissions by up to 20 per cent.

The North to East Australia pipeline project has been dealt a major blow with ANZ announcing it will no longer provide direct project finance to pipelines dedicated to new oil and gas fields. This &nbsp;follows a sustained five-month national campaign by Rising Tide, which saw communities and environmentalists rally in acts of civil disobedience against the multi-billion-dollar project. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
Over the last five months Rising Tide has completed 70 actions against the pipeline. Activist and Organiser Nick Willis points the unconventional measures in their demonstrations including disco dinosaurs, giant emojis and even a marching band. He says that despite the use of humour, there was a serious side highlighting the funds behind this massive gas pipeline which poses a major threat to our climate and futures. &nbsp;
Meanwhile Industry and green groups also say the pipeline could release 1.4 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases and boost Australia&rsquo;s total emissions by up to 20 per cent.

Rising Tide pressures ANZ to drop Beetaloo Basin gas pipeline 

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Women in politics continue to face threats and harassment, raising questions about how they can be better supported in public life.

The Network of Women in Parliament is a new initiative aiming to unite women across political parties to create space for collaboration, support and shared experiences in an often-challenging environment.

Following a string of alleged national and state-based incidents involving women in politics, the network highlights the importance of building connections across party lines, so woman can strengthen representation and increase political participation. 

The Wire's Georgia Perry spoke with Co-chair of the network, SA's Independent Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie to hear more.

Women in politics continue to face threats and harassment, raising questions about how they can be better supported in public life.
The Network of Women in Parliament is a new initiative aiming to unite women across political parties to create space for collaboration, support and shared experiences in an often-challenging environment.
Following a string of alleged national and state-based incidents involving women in politics, the network highlights the importance of building connections across party lines, so woman can strengthen representation and increase political participation.&nbsp;
The Wire's Georgia Perry spoke with Co-chair of the network, SA's Independent Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie to hear more.

The new Network of Women in Parliament supporting women in politics

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In an annual initiative to ensure Australian cultural identity, APRA AMCOS and the National and Film and Sound Archive have teamed up to create a new initiative, the National Songbook that honours the great Australian songwriters and their contribution to cultural identity. The first ten songs have been selected for the Songbook and I asked the National Film and Sound Archive’s Lorna Clarkson how this initiative will work to preserve the cultural memory of greatest songs?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders listeners are advised that this podcast contains voices and names of people who have passed away. 

The Australian Film and Sound Archive's National Soundbook website contains recordings of all the songs, and interviews with many of the artists and songwriters. 

In an annual initiative to ensure Australian cultural identity, APRA AMCOS and the National and Film and Sound Archive have teamed up to create a new initiative, the National Songbook that honours the great Australian songwriters and their contribution to cultural identity. The first ten songs have been selected for the Songbook and I asked the National Film and Sound Archive&rsquo;s Lorna Clarkson how this initiative will work to preserve the cultural memory of greatest songs?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders listeners are advised that this podcast contains voices and names of people who have passed away.&nbsp;
The Australian Film and Sound Archive's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfsa.gov.au/stories/deep-dives/national-songbook">National Soundbook website</a> contains recordings of all the songs, and interviews with many of the artists and songwriters.&nbsp;

National Songbook Preserves Australia's Great Tunes

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A new documentary attempts to probe the vastly different attitudes to guns that Americans have in comparison to most of the rest of the world. The documentary In Guns We Trust sees two Australians Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett travel to America to try to understand the reasons why so many Americans believe in the “right to bear arms,” despite many incidents of mass violence and the other anti-social impacts arising from a culture that allows for the proliferation of lethal weapons.

Stephen Hill asked the documentary’s co-director Josh Janssen what it was that drove him and his colleague to travel to America to explore why America’s attitudes to guns are so vastly different to those of Australia?

The documentary In Guns We Trust  is available to watch for free on Youtube, for more information go to ingunswetrustfilm.com

 

 

A new documentary attempts to probe the vastly different attitudes to guns that Americans have in comparison to most of the rest of the world. The documentary In Guns We Trust sees two Australians Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett travel to America to try to understand the reasons why so many Americans believe in the &ldquo;right to bear arms,&rdquo; despite many incidents of mass violence and the other anti-social impacts arising from a culture that allows for the proliferation of lethal weapons.
Stephen Hill asked the documentary&rsquo;s co-director Josh Janssen what it was that drove him and his colleague to travel to America to explore why America&rsquo;s attitudes to guns are so vastly different to those of Australia?
The documentary&nbsp;In Guns We Trust&nbsp;&nbsp;is available to watch for free on Youtube, for more information go to<a href="https://ingunswetrustfilm.com/"> ingunswetrustfilm.com</a>
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Encountering American Gun Culture

Today is Remembrance Day, a day where every year where we honor and commemorate those who sacrificed their lives keeping us safe. Today the Ramsgate - RSL pays tribute to the dedications and contributions of women in service, past and present.

The Wire's Thomas Koutis reports. 

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Today is Remembrance Day, a day where every year where we honor and commemorate those who sacrificed their lives keeping us safe. Today the Ramsgate - RSL pays tribute to the dedications and contributions of women in service, past and present.
The Wire's Thomas Koutis reports.&nbsp;
Image supplied by Ramsgate - Rockdale Sub - Branch

Remembering the Women Who Served

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Stories

A) November 11 Remembrance Day

B) US Gun violence documentary 

C) Songbook selected first 10 great Australian songs

D) Microbialites (Fossils) 

Stories
A) November 11 Remembrance Day
B) US Gun violence documentary&nbsp;
C) Songbook selected first 10 great Australian songs
D) Microbialites (Fossils)&nbsp;

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Stories

A) US Midterm election results

B) Indonesian forest fires

C) Michael Parkinson documentary

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A) US Midterm election results
B) Indonesian forest fires
C) Michael Parkinson documentary

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Stories

A) US mid-term elections 

B) Need for more blood supplies in hospital

C) Artists suffering unemployment 

D) Indigenous education

Stories
A) US mid-term elections&nbsp;
B) Need for more blood supplies in hospital
C) Artists suffering unemployment&nbsp;
D) Indigenous education

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The alleged attack on MP Helen Haines sparks fresh concerns over the safety of women in politics, A landmark High Court ruling overturns the approval for a major coal mine expansion, and NSW Moves to Legalise Human Composting as Sustainable Deathcare Gains Attention.

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The alleged attack on MP Helen Haines sparks fresh concerns over the safety of women in politics,&nbsp;A landmark High Court ruling overturns the approval for a major coal mine expansion, and&nbsp;NSW Moves to Legalise Human Composting as Sustainable Deathcare Gains Attention.

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This weeks Wire's Weekly includes Health policy took centre stage at a Sydney University debate, we speak to one of Australia’s youngest mayors about young leadership and representing his community and later we remember publishing legend Hilary McPhee, and explore her lasting impact on Australian literature and culture.

This weeks Wire's Weekly includes Health policy took centre stage at a Sydney University debate, we speak to one of Australia&rsquo;s youngest mayors about young leadership and representing his community and later we remember publishing legend Hilary McPhee, and explore her lasting impact on Australian literature and culture.

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This weeks Wire's Weekly includes Greens leader Larissa Waters resigning after health concerns, call for federal action as housing crisis widens generational wealth gap and later Bogong moth numbers surge across NSW in encouraging sign for endangered species.

This weeks Wire's Weekly includes&nbsp;Greens leader Larissa Waters resigning after health concerns, call for federal action as housing crisis widens generational wealth gap and later&nbsp;Bogong moth numbers surge across NSW in encouraging sign for endangered species.

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This week's The Wire Weekly includes five years on from AUKUS, older Australians face financial abuse and we take a look at 70 years of Australian television.

This week's The Wire Weekly includes five years on from AUKUS, older Australians face financial abuse and we take a look at 70 years of Australian television.

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This weeks episode of The Wire Weekly includes the devastating landslide in Nepal, NDIS impacting communities and the impact of energy use as data centres boom in Australia.

This weeks episode of The Wire Weekly includes the devastating landslide in Nepal, NDIS impacting communities and the impact of energy use as data centres boom in Australia.

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The Wire Weekly looks at the link between misogyny and violent extremism, Australia’s lobbying rules and we explore the power of children’s stories to shape young minds and build shared experiences.

 

The Wire Weekly looks at the link between misogyny and violent extremism, Australia&rsquo;s lobbying rules and we explore the power of children&rsquo;s stories to shape young minds and build shared experiences.
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This week on The Wire Weekly, we look at uncertainty around Australia’s planned national gun buyback as governments work to reach an agreement. We unpack the NDIS changes set to pass next week and what they could mean for people with disability. And later, we speak to the producer of the First Nations animation that won Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

This week on The Wire Weekly, we look at uncertainty around Australia&rsquo;s planned national gun buyback as governments work to reach an agreement. We unpack the NDIS changes set to pass next week and what they could mean for people with disability. And later, we speak to the producer of the First Nations animation that won Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

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