Charities call for Australians to donate to flood appeals as furore erupts over Federal Government’s $A4 billion emergency fund
Sydney, Australia The Salvation Army is hoping to raise $A10 million for emergency relief as devastating floods impact south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales that have claimed more than a dozen lives. Flood records have been smashed since the low pressure system hit last week, with some areas receiving 80 per cent of their annual […]
Aboriginal names get pride of place in Australian addresses
Thomson Reuters Foundation Australia Post has backed a months-long campaign to add Aboriginal place names in addresses to recognise the country’s Indigenous people and the traditional names of their lands. Rachael McPhail, an Aboriginal woman, began a social media campaign in August to ask Australia Post to add traditional place names to postal addresses. She […]