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Coastal communities, including 24 federal seats at risk, demand action on climate threats

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Representatives of Australian coastal communities have gathered this week to discuss the major challenges they face. Delegates at the conference in Rockingham, Western Australia, represent 40 councils around Australia, some falling within the 24 federal electorates held by a margin of 5% or less. In contrast to the federal budget, climate change...

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From the mouth of babes: how can I call my writing poetry when it doesn’t rhyme?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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I am living in a small, remote Aboriginal community where my wife is a school teacher. I have set myself the task of writing a poem a day for a year, and putting this poem on Facebook for my friends who might want to know what is happening, how I am going, what I am observing, and what sense I might be making of this...

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