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They didn't fit into neat ideas of misogyny, racism or any other kind of hate, although a couple of them were happy to claim the label of 'sadism.' They used the Internet to systematically hurt others and get a response.

If you don't know about the water crisis, you should. 2.5 billion people are affected. They lack clean water and a toilet. Each day kids miss school, Moms walk miles and families get sick from unsafe water. And too many die.

I love beer. I love it so very much. I think the only thing I could possibly love more than beer is food, so when I put the two together, I take it pretty damn seriously.

There is a denial of death in our culture. It is sanitised, smoothed over, preferably happening to someone else, over there. In the postmodern, affluent West, we don't see people die, wash their bodies, dress them lovingly, and watch over them for a day and night in our homes

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They confront the injustices of poverty, marginalization and discrimination. They recognize the need to reduce inequalities and to protect our common home by changing an economic model so dependent on finite natural resources and on unsustainable consumption.

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Every now and again someone writes a piece which cuts to the heart of a matter with such precision you want everyone you know to...

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This week's photions (photos with captions) include a husband on a hot tin roof, natural selection among outdoor furniture, and an Indian Myna aspiring to greater things...

The SDGs are the result of the most open and transparent consultation process in the history of the United Nations. Millions of people shared their vision for a better world and what is needed to attain it. The result is truly the people's agenda.

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After years of rhetoric about the A-League growing at a rate of knots (some well-deserved), it seems going into the upcoming season that for the first time in a while this feels like a make-or-break season. Football in Australia badly needs a good news story.

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It is a universal message -- one that speaks to the challenges climate change is having on society and the environment and the role of individuals, civil society and institutions to address them.

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I'm not really interested in examining why you shouldn't just give to these charities based on their dodgy behind the scenes fund distribution. I'm just using this as a cathartic experience and hopefully, if there are others out there feeling the same way, letting you know that you're not alone.

For too long we have left men out of potential life-saving conversations surrounding hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. As a result, we are facing a generation of young women who have been diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer very young and told about their risk when it is too late.

I have been physically and emotionally hurt by someone I knew and trusted within the confines of a relationship. In the words of the Paul Kelly song, I never understood 'what made such a sweet guy turn so mean', and I stuck around for a long time as a consequence.

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I was expecting an apologetic, or at least appreciative wave as I stopped to let them pass. Instead they stared me down, yelled some things and punched my car.

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We would probably be happy to hear our doctor had wielded power to get us into a much needed experimental trial, or an urgent theatre booking. However, were our doctor abusive to colleagues, we would have less reason to trust him or her.

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In a rural village in Malawi, an adolescent girl is able to avoid marriage and stay in school because advocacy groups and citizens worked with local communities and the government to change the law.

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Not every child experiences violence and most families are able to provide safe environments, but the prevalence and far-reaching impacts caused by the mistreatment and exploitation of children are staggering.