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World failing to meet most UN Sustainable Development Goals

Scientists and policymakers must urgently work together in order to meet the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals ((SDGs)) by the year 2030. That's the view of a report, released by an independent group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary General that has found the world is failing to meet all but two of the seventeen goals.

Calls for more to be done to combat sexual violence in universities

Advocates for safety are urging the government to enact laws to combat sexual assault in university accommodation. A victim-survivor says there should be increased awareness around the issue. And the Minister of Education has stated that action is being taken.

Budget boosts diplomacy, trade spending as government prepares for more trade punishment from China, but foreign aid cut

Budget boosts diplomacy, trade spending as government prepares for more trade punishment from China, but foreign aid cut By foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic and Marian Faa © Provided by ABC NEWS There are fears China s wide-ranging campaign of economic punishment may now be resuming after a pause of several months. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser) The federal government is boosting the ranks of Australia s diplomatic corps and beefing up efforts to push back against economic coercion, in another sign it is preparing for China s government to resume its campaign of trade punishment. Labor has accused the government of chronically underfunding the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), which was forced to shed staff last year as it struggled with budget woes and the financial demands imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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