The race to decarbonise the world’s economy risks repeating the mistakes of the colonial era by building industries on forced and child labour, rights advocate warns (www.smh.com.au)
Almost 90 per cent of the global supply for polysilicon, a common raw material in electronic devices and solar panels, comes from China, and about half of that comes from Xinjiang, the north-western province that is home to the Uyghurs, says Grace Forrest, founder of Walk Free, a charity dedicating to fight forced labour....
‘Our beautiful sister’: Friends pay tribute to Australian aid worker killed in Gaza (www.smh.com.au)
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza hospital tent camp (www.smh.com.au)
‘It’s crazy’: Desperate Gazans left in despair after Australian visas cancelled midair (www.smh.com.au)
The 10-year-old boy who has become the face of starvation in Gaza (www.smh.com.au)
Cameras that can detect noisy vehicles will be trialled in suburban Sydney (www.smh.com.au)
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