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Credit at last for female screenwriter airbrushed from Hollywood historywww.theguardian.com Despite her activism during the golden age of cinema, Mary C McCall Jr was all but forgotten. Now a new book is about to set the record straight
South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solarreneweconomy.com.au South Australia locks in funding deal with Canberra to ensure it can become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net renewables via wind, solar and storage.
I feel despair about the state of the world. How can I find the courage to not abandon hope? | Leading questionswww.theguardian.com Hope is something we choose – and sustain for the sake of others, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Seek out others who are looking for reasons to keep going
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There is a feeling of dread lurking in my every day. Wars, famine, the cost-of-living crisis, governments turning their backs on the most vulnerable, inhumane asylum seeker policies, the rise of the far right in Europe, the climate crisis.
I know this is not the first time in the history of humanity that it seems as though it is all going to shit but that knowledge does not necessarily bring me any peace.
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After my husband’s death, looking down was all I could do. Then I saw a dragonfly | Ailsa Piperwww.theguardian.com How can we find hope when grieving? By surrendering to the sun, the sky, and bounties of nature
I’m late. It’s a clear pale morning, and light is seeping into the sky behind the steeple. I’m rushing to meet the sun, to watch it lift out of the ocean. We do this every week, but Old Sol keeps changing the time, rising earlier every day, so I’m racing, scanning the empty street, watching my feet on the stairs behind the sandstone church, scooting down the back lane. Finally, I make it to the crumbling uphill path, its surface perilous after recent storms. Hurry – the sun won’t wait.
But no: a stop is imperative.
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Don’t fight with your siblings about inheritance, and 12 other tips for coping with the death of your parents | Emily Thompsonwww.theguardian.com I was inducted young into the dead parents’ club. It’s a club no one wants to join – but here’s some advice for new members
I joined the dead parents’ club on a Tuesday. Like all members, I was inducted against my will, literally kicking and screaming. One minute I was 18 on a nursing prac for uni and then I was sitting in the hospital chapel hearing that my life would never be the same again.
I rarely talk about my parents. Mum and dad died a lifetime ago, (26 years since dad died, 11 since I lost mum), but this loss has changed me. It remains heartbreaking and affects every aspect of my adult life. It’s not just the birthdays, anniversaries, god-awful grandparents’ day at school and the excessive advertising around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day that cuts like a knife.
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Yep, people are getting COVID againwww.seattletimes.com A seasonal COVID-19 wave appears to be underway with cases growing or likely growing in 39 states.
Jonathan Pie: 'It's 50 Shades of Beige.' Meet Britain's New Prime Minister. | NYT Opinionwww.youtube.com The final votes in Britain's parliamentary elections are still being counted, but one thing is crystal clear: After 14 years in power, the Conservative Party...
Exclusive: BoM staff redirected to work for fossil fuel companieswww.thesaturdaypaper.com.au The Bureau of Meteorology is facing internal dissent after it seconded forecasters from its overstretched aviation unit to provide contract services to mining companies.
To the chagrin of many establishment journalists, Julian Assange is finally home - The Shottheshot.net.au As Julian Assange disembarked his private jet in Canberra yesterday, he did so with a raised fist. After 14 years
The UK is poorer, sicker and more unsafe than ever. Did the Conservatives break Britain?www.abc.net.au When the Conservatives took power in Britain 14 years ago, they took a butcher's knife to budget spending. It was designed to save the country, but did it break it instead?
Primary schools help children thrive, but they could be better and fairer - ABC Educationwww.abc.net.au Finnish educator Pasi Sahlberg has studied education systems, analysed education policies and advised education reforms around the world. He has three ideas, inspired by lessons from abroad, to make o...
The shamelessness of powerful men in Australia's media industry knows no boundswww.abc.net.au The horrible truth is that in the Australian legacy media landscape, there are too many stories of senior men who forgive themselves their own lapses of judgement, or forgive each other's because they...
Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelledwww.theadvocate.com.au South Australia's public hospital system is in an 'unprecedented crisis', with a 'code yellow' declared to try and...
‘Truly appalling’: Hayes shreds Trump’s threat to keep Evan Gershkovich hostagewww.youtube.com “In a move that is truly appalling, even by his degraded standards, Donald Trump appears to be openly colluding with Vladimir Putin in the hostage-taking of ...