Tory Shepherd
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Guardian Australia journalist
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Jo Dyer
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The
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@waltermarsh.bsky.social
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@australia.theguardian.com
's
@toryshepherd.bsky.social
pick through the entrails of the SA election and the implications for the Govt, the Libs, One Nation and the Community Independents Project.
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South Australia Election Special - Tory Shepherd and Walter Marsh (plus comments from Anne Twomey)
YouTube video by The Sunday Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLe4DnIoOfA
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South Australian anti-abortion activist posts image of aborted foetus she claims was taken at Townsville hospital
Joanna Howe claims a âwhistleblowerâ sent her the image, which was taken inside the hospitalâs room for grieving parents
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/05/anti-abortion-activist-joanna-howe-foetus-photo-ntwnfb
about 2 months ago
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"She's going to get lynched." At a press conference with Pauline Hanson and Cory Bernardi in Adelaide, it was all flag waving ... until someone dared to ask Pauline a tough question ...
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One Nation says it will âcontest every seatâ in South Australia â but will voters tick the box when it matters?
March state election will test the growing vote for Pauline Hansonâs party, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in play
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/one-nation-south-australia-state-election-pauline-hanson-cory-bernardi-analysis
about 2 months ago
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Civilised but casual, often hilarious, Adelaide writersâ week is everything a festival should be â except this year | Tory Shepherd
Australiaâs longest-running literary festival has been reduced to a cratering hole in 2026. Hereâs hoping it turns a page next year
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/16/adelaide-writers-week-everything-festival-should-be
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It started to seem inevitable, but I'm still devastated. Writer's Week and Womad are the highlights of my year, every year
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Australia news live: Adelaide writersâ week cancelled as festival board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/13/anthony-albanese-labor-hate-speech-laws-politics-coalition-sussan-ley-adelaide-festival-writers-week-reactions-victoria-bushfires-queensland-floods-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6965bd8d8f088556bc3b057f#block-6965bd8d8f088556bc3b057f
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I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writersâ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/i-cannot-be-party-to-silencing-writers-which-is-why-i-am-resigning-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb
2 months ago
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A powerful global organisation accused of peddling anti-gay hate has thrown its support behind a South Australian woman who says her daughter was exposed to inappropriate sexual content at school.
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Global group accused of attacking gay rights backs South Australian woman over school presentation
Global arm of Alliance Defending Freedom, which advances âa Christian viewâ of sexuality, supports proposed legal action over classroom material
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/alliance-defending-freedom-backs-south-australian-woman-legal-action-school-ntwnfb
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Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe claims University of Adelaide gave her immunity from complaints by pro-choice campaigners
The university, which employs Howe as a law professor, states that it âconsiders each matter on its meritsâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/27/anti-abortion-activist-joanna-howes-claims-her-employer-gave-her-immunity-from-complaints-by-pro-choice-campaigners-ntwnfb
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Guardian Australia
4 months ago
Similar logos, different views: Australiaâs peak health body for men distances itself from conservative groupâs International Menâs Day campaign
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Similar logos, different views: Australiaâs peak health body for men distances itself from conservative groupâs International Menâs Day campaign
Australian Menâs Health Forum says it is not affiliated with Dads4Kids group espousing anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQI+ views * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A group that espouses anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments is running an International Menâs Day (IMD) campaign that is similar to a government-funded campaign aimed at âsupporting men and boysâ. The Australian Menâs Health Forum (AMHF) is the government-funded peak body for menâs mental and physical health and has coordinated IMD, an annual event on 19 November, since 2017. This yearâs theme is âsupporting men and boysâ. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/similar-logos-different-views-australias-peak-health-body-for-men-distances-itself-from-conservative-groups-international-mens-day-campaign?CMP=aus_bsky
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Bingo card-style game, where supporters encouraged to âbuyâ words and phrases linked to contentious abortion bill, condemned by crossbench MLCs as a âgriftâ that trivialised debate
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SA attorney general refers anti-abortion activist Joanna Howeâs fundraiser âgameâ for investigation
MLCs label bingo card-style game, where supporters were encouraged to âbuyâ words and phrases linked to contentious abortion bill, a âgriftâ that trivialised debate
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/13/joanna-howe-anti-abortion-activist-sa-attorney-general-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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Blyth, after months of hearing evidence about SAâs devastating algal bloom, says re net zero âI donât think that we can be stewards of the environment if we canât afford it.â
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Australia news live: Liberal senator says nation âcanât affordâ net zero target as party gathers to debate policy; banks tip $43bn into fossil fuels
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/12/australia-news-live-fossil-fuel-lending-banks-net-zero-emissions-coalition-sussan-ley-liberals-nationals-anthony-albanese-labor-ntwnfb
4 months ago
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ACL says laws targeting âcoercive behaviour in faith-based institutionsâ would be âvery dangerousâ
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Australian Christian Lobby says any new laws protecting people from cults could be âvery dangerousâ
Lobby groups tell Victorian inquiry legitimate churches could be caught up in any proposed crackdown on coercive practices
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/21/australian-christian-lobby-says-any-new-laws-protecting-people-from-cults-could-be-very-dangerous
5 months ago
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âGood boyâ
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At anti-immigration marches, Peter Drew spreads his renowned âAussieâ posters â and waits
The Adelaide artist, who has faced vitriol for his work exploring national identity, covers city walls with his striking designs (and pranks) before protests
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/20/peter-drew-aussie-posters-adelaide-anti-immigration-march
5 months ago
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Barnaby Joyce announcement to quit Nationals heightens speculation about One Nation move
MP tells supporters he wonât run for his seat of New England and is âfree to now consider all optionsâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/18/barnaby-joyce-decision-to-leave-nationals-heightens-speculation-about-one-nation-move
5 months ago
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Nick Evershed!?
6 months ago
The Tawny frogmouth has emerged as an early favourite as we enter day four of the bird of the year contest! As of the close of voting last night, the muppet-like frogmouth had increased its lead over Baudin's black cockatoo, surging ahead by 1,372 votes
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VIP appearances, books and beer: what Valerie the dachshund is up to after her Kangaroo Island adventure
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VIP appearances, books and beer: what Valerie the dachshund is up to after her Kangaroo Island adventure
âAustraliaâs bravest sausage dogâ, who was lost in the wild for more than 500 days, now has an ambassadorial role, merchandise and an Australian Story episode * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast World-famous dachshund Valerie, who was lost in the wild for more than 500 days, now has merchandise, an ambassadorial role, a public relations representative and a spot on Australian Story. In November 2023 Valerieâs owners, Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock, were visiting Kangaroo Island in South Australia with Valerie in tow. But she escaped from her pen and bolted. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/valerie-the-dachshund-kangaroo-island-lost-dog-vip-appearances?CMP=aus_bsky
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6 months ago
Melbourneâs men-only Savage Club ends trial of allowing women entry to dine two days a week
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Melbourneâs men-only Savage Club ends trial of allowing women entry to dine two days a week
Members were told on Tuesday the mixed dining trial was over three months earlier than planned The men-only Melbourne Savage Club has pulled the pin on allowing women to lunch there two days a week â but has left its exclusive doors open to potential future female participation. Under the âFemale Dining Initiativeâ, the private club trialled mixed dining on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. âLady guestsâ were allowed to have a pre-lunch tipple in the Social Room and lunch in the Dining Room. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/30/savage-club-men-only-melbourne-women-dining-trial-ends-members?CMP=aus_bsky
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âIn the rush to canonize Kirk and revise his history, honest accountings of his life have not only become rare â they have also become dangerous.âhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/14/charlie-kirk-killing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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Rare fish spotted in the wild
6 months ago
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John Howard talking about people going overboard đ
7 months ago
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Adelaide today
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Breaking: PM Albanese says ASIO has evidence the Iranian government "directed at least two" anti-Semitic attacks in Australia Government expelling Iranian ambassador - and will list IRGC as a terror organisation
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Itâs not quite the secondhand filing cabinet cabinet docs but âŠ
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7 months ago
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đ itâs been a while! Feels like being back on twitter
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âWeirdly compellingâ monotreme tale
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A personal platypus: the strange tale of Winston Churchillâs âmagnificently idioticâ wartime request
The wartime British PM was due to receive a monotreme named after him, which mysteriously died en route from Australia. But before Winston, there was Splash
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/07/a-personal-platypus-the-strange-tale-of-winston-churchills-magnificently-idiotic-wartime-request
8 months ago
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But six years ago, when Camp Mystic pursued a $5 million construction project to overhaul and expand its private, for-profit Christian camp, no effort was made to relocate the most at-risk cabins away from the river
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Camp Mystic Cabins Stood in an âExtremely Hazardousâ Floodway
An analysis of flood maps shows that several buildings, including those where children were sleeping, were in known hazard zones. A $5 million expansion in 2019 did nothing to alleviate the problem.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/09/us/camp-mystic-texas-cabins.html
9 months ago
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On joggers and jump scares in the dark
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He said âOn your rightâ as he jogged past â and for once, I didnât flinch. But our safety shouldnât feel exceptional | Tory Shepherd
Most of the time, men just donât seem to think about whether or not theyâre scaring a woman on her own in the dark
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/10/he-said-on-your-right-as-he-jogged-past-and-for-once-i-didnt-flinch-but-our-safety-shouldnt-feel-exceptional
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Should Australia worry about RFK Jrâs shock flu vaccine move? Garry Grohmann, former TGA, and I have made some comments on this today for
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Should Australia worry about RFK Jrâs shock flu vaccine move?
A US panelâs decision not to recommend the preservative thiomersal wonât affect vaccine availability in Australia, say experts. But it will stoke dangerous anti-vax sentiment
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/27/should-australia-worry-about-rfk-jrs-shock-flu-vaccine-move
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Melbourneâs Savage Club to allow âlady guestâ diners as cost of living strikes men-only haven
Falling attendance at clubâs dining rooms is âuneconomic and dispiriting for staff membersâ, president says, as six-month trial starts
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/27/melbourne-savage-club-begins-allowing-lady-guest-diners-as-cost-of-living-strikes-men-only-haven-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
9 months ago
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Flying shoes, a viral BLM speech and that leather jacket: Q+Aâs most memorable moments
The ABCâs storied panel show is ending after 18 years â but its polarising topics and infamous arguments will live on in Australiaâs collective memory
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/11/q-and-a-abc-most-memorable-moments
10 months ago
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In my university days a goon was an entirely different thing: Instagram account dedicated to masturbation suspended after allegedly infringing University of Melbourneâs trademark
10 months ago
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State and federal MPs describe death threats and vile abuse in wake of Joanna Howeâs anti-abortion campaign
Representatives around the country say third parties sent abusive messages after they were targeted for their stance on abortion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/21/state-and-federal-mps-describe-death-threats-and-vile-abuse-in-wake-of-joanna-howes-anti-abortion-campaign-ntwnfb
10 months ago
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10 months ago
This whole podcast is really good overall but this is episode is especially well done and heartbreaking
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What he said!
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10 months ago
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âWhat befell the survivors was sheer horror â anarchy, tyranny, madness, murder and rape, in a reign of terror where people were picked off one-by-one."
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Madness, murder and rape on the Batavia: new theory on Australiaâs most horrific shipwreck
Dutch academic says an âunlikely story about a mad hereticâ has been repeated for 400 years â and poses an alternative
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/06/batavia-shipwreck-new-theory-what-happened
11 months ago
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âIâd argue we didnât do enough of a culture war,â Credlin said. đ„Ž
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Canât wait to hear certain Libs argue that this means the party needs to move further to the right
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11 months ago
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11 months ago
Australians. Super important info about where you can get a democracy sausage when you vote tomorrow. Americans could learn from us. Even with non-compulsory voting there, more folks would turn out if they knew hotdogs đwould be available. Amiright?!!
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Democracy Sausage
A real-time crowd-sourced map of sausage and cake availability at Australian elections. It's practically part of the Australian Constitution. Or something. #demsausage
https://democracysausage.org/federal_election_2025/place/2602/m/@-29.35081,133.3308,z4.603843/
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Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trumpâs presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on âstructural issuesâ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/trump-campaign-chief-lacivita-liberal-party-australia-ntwnfb-election-claims
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Theyâre so startled theyâre ⊠turtling?
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Don't call me hate media just because there may be some hating on feral cats
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Drones, AI and one long fence: Kangaroo Islandâs war on a clawed predator that kills 1.5bn Australian animals a year
Feral cats are a menace to wildlife but South Australiaâs KI has taken a stand in a bold eradication program that is now at a critical point
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/27/drones-ai-and-one-long-fence-kangaroo-islands-war-on-a-clawed-predator-that-kills-15bn-australian-animals-a-year
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Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well after 529 days on the run on South Australian island
Rescuers on Kangaroo Island off South Australia say they are âoverjoyedâ after the dog walked into one of their traps
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/25/valerie-the-dachshund-is-found-safe-and-well-after-529-days-on-the-run-on-south-australian-island
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Valerie the miniature dachshund sparks mixed feelings: âSeeing that long body and wiggly bum was just the boost everyone needed,â searchers say. âSheâll be feral,â says a local.
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A lucky rascal or a feral critter that âshould be euthanisedâ? Hunt for Valerie the dachshund divides Kangaroo Island
Wildlife groups claim the resourceful miniature sausage dog was sighted again this week. But not everyone is on Team Valerie
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/05/valerie-the-daschund-kangaroo-island-update
12 months ago
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12 months ago
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on what could turn out to be one of our Federal election issues - and our episode starts with a fun pop quiz too!
#FullStory
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Could Trump force us to pay more for our medicines? - podcast
Senior reporter Tory Shepherd speaks to Reged Ahmad about why big pharma is going after Australiaâs Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/mar/26/could-trump-force-us-to-pay-more-for-our-medicines-full-story-podcast
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12 months ago
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Today's earworm: Craig Emerson with No Whyalla Wipeout
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Craig Emerson sings âno Whyalla wipe-outâ
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/craig-emerson-sings-%E2%80%98no-whyalla-wipe-out%E2%80%99/103609958
about 1 year ago
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Those elites better watch out now the billionaires are in charge
about 1 year ago
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âHaving a kid on your shoulders makes you seem less like a robber baron with a weird breeding fetish and more like a fun dad.â
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Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work â and the reasons arenât cute at all | Arwa Mahdawi
Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter, writes Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/18/elon-musk-kids-work-pr-strategy
about 1 year ago
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"[Library] doors are open to all, offering a space where everyone is welcome, no matter what issues they carry with them.â
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Libraries across Australia are safe havens for vulnerable people â so some are hiring social workers to help
Other services are increasingly telling clients that their local library can help them, and staff there are coming under pressure
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/16/libraries-across-australia-are-safe-havens-for-vulnerable-people-so-some-are-hiring-social-workers-to-help
about 1 year ago
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