The Wire Weekly 17 Jan 2025
Stories from The Wire this week, all in one compact package. Image: Image: The Wire Produced…
Current Affairs & Analysis
Meta shuts down U.S Fact Checking Programs on Social Media
Meta has dropped its U.S fact checking programs designed to label viral, misleading content via their…
Captain Paul Watson is a free man
After five months in custody in Greenland, anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was set free just days…
Phillip Island penguins divorce: research
If you’ve been to Phillip Island in Victoria, you may have seen penguins in their natural…
Showcasing First Nations’ dancing to the World
First Nations artists are getting more visible for their talent across Australia and worldwide, and contemporary…
Hamas and Israel reach ceasefire agreement
Following 467 days of conflict since Hamas launched attacks on Israel, a multi-phase ceasefire agreement has…
Government’s National Autism Strategy raises concerns over suppo...
$42.2 million – that’s how much the Federal government has pledged over seven years for Australia’s…
Campaign calls for more Australians to clean all-year round
What's your clean up pledge for 2025? It's the question being asked by Clean Up Australia…
How backpackers and seasonal migrants are essential to Australia’...
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows job vacancies have surged to over 340,000 in…
US of Ed: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
"The United States is a fragile, big, important entity." Ed and Sean are back for 2025…
Australia named responsible for breaching human rights of asylum seekers
Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Committee handed down two landmark decisions that ruled Australia…
Big Boy – Newcastle’s Funnel Web Big Brother
As Kane Christensen went about collecting venom from Funnel Webs to create vaccines at the only…