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Australia to establish reparations fund for ‘Stolen Generation’, futuristic shoe inserts for the visually impaired
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Scientists upcycle food scraps into materials stronger than concrete, Uber drivers win their first unionization deal
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Australia announces A$100 million initiative to protect the oceans, Guinea worm cases fell 50% in 2020
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New pills release insulin when glucose levels are high, Saks Fifth Avenue to stop selling fur by 2023
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Australia bans biodegradable plastic, Japan court backs same-sex marriage, ‘Buy Nothing’ groups
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Australia’s great crime decline, researchers develop foldable solar cells, startup turns hills into batteries
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Australia anthem changes to honor Indigenous past, UK tampon tax abolished, law to protect Yangtze River
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Tasmanian devils return to Australian mainland, Maryland bans single-use styrofoam containers
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Cement-free concrete, biomimetic hand prosthesis, longest organ delivery flight in drone history
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Device Captures Tire Dust, World’s Smallest Ultrasound Detector, Australia’s Feral Predator-Free Haven
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South Australia Bans Single-Use Plastics, Nanoclay Turns Desert to Farmland
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Upcycled Pineapple Leaves Can Clean Water, Strictest Facial Recognition Ban in the US
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Filipino Students Have to Plant Trees to Graduate, Australia’s First Aboriginal Minister, Plantable Pencils
A new Filipino law requires every student to plant 10 trees each before graduating; Ken Wyatt is Australia’s first indigenous cabinet minister; a Filipino startup produces pencils that can grow into plants.
