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Australia braces for its worst economic downturn in almost 100 years
Channel News Asia, June 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is hammering Australia’s economy and the country is bracing for its worst […]
SBS Series: Stories from Southern Africa’s drought emergency
Published by SBS Australia, January 2020 This is a series of stories covering southern Africa’s drought emergency. The four stories […]
Climate change is impacting how the humanitarian sector operates
Live interview with Summer Times on Radio New Zealand The impacts of a changing climate are having a huge impact […]
Ebola death toll reaches 2000
Published on 7 News, September 2019 Melbourne aid worker Brianna Piazza has just returned from the Ebola epicentre as the […]
From Warrandyte to Central Africa at Ebola’s “ground zero”
Interview with Richelle Hunt on ABC Afternoons In our modern world, attention to the daily news of disasters around the […]
Why the world must know what is happening on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic
Opinion piece published in the New Daily, July 2019 Story replicated on news website Stuff.co.nz On the first anniversary of […]
Racegoer in critical condition after fall
7 News, August 2017 Police are investigating how a Cairns woman fell two metres down a drain and sustained critical […]
Cooktown murder mystery
Police have released images of the car driven by Cooktown murder victim Donna Louise Steele on the day she disappeared. […]
Migaloo spotted off Cairns
Migaloo, the famous white whale, has finally been sighted off the Cairns coast for the first time this year. Excited […]
Premier unveils plans for Cairns dredging project
7 News, July 2017 One million cubic metres of dredge spoil will be dumped on land at Portsmith and the […]
Coast Guard lockout
7 News, July 2017 A bitter dispute has erupted at the Port Douglas Coast Guard, with members locked out of […]
Truck crash closes Kuranda Range for 10 hours
7 News, June 2017 Four people have been injured in crashes today on highways connecting Cairns to the Tablelands. The […]
Man dies in dirt bike crash
The Cairns community is mourning the loss of a 21-year-old man who died in a freak dirt bike crash. Cory […]
Recognising Ravenshoe’s heroes
Survivors have marked two year anniversary of the Ravenshoe cafe blast tragedy by reflecting on the bravery of emergency responders. […]
Mass dieback
Mangrove researchers are worried after discovering cyclone damage and possible oil spills along the Cape York coastline. It follows the […]
Hospital escapees
There are calls for an investigation into security concerns at Cairns Hospital, with revelations patients charged with criminal offences have […]
