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Friday, August 26, 2022

Olivia is among countless frustrated Qantas customers. Will the airline's reputation recover?

Being forced to travel without her luggage wasn't what Olivia Dennis was expecting when she flew to Europe last month to be reunited with family and friends after years of pandemic-induced separation.

After Qantas left her main suitcase in Melbourne five weeks ago, she's regretting giving the national carrier "the benefit of the doubt".

"It got sent to me in Copenhagen, but then it got lost again in Copenhagen,” she told SBS News.

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Yogi didn't see many films made by people like him so he started his own festival

In the three years Yogi Devgan has been making films he’s won international accolades and had films selected for screenings in the UK, Bali Mexico, Brazil and the US.

Home in Australia however, where the Punjabi man has lived since 2014, it’s a different story.

“They look at your name and then you’re out of the list,” said Mr Devgan, who is at a loss to understand why he’s missed out on so many opportunities.

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Mer Island corporation says Chinese investment 'not a priority' after being floated as an option for residents

The Indigenous Corporation on Mer Island in the Torres Strait says it's yet to be consulted about potential Chinese investment which it claims is “not a priority.”

On Friday, SBS News exclusively reported some residents on the island in the Torres Strait are considering approaching Chinese companies to improve critical infrastructure and facilities, saying they had been neglected by the Queensland and federal governments.

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'A human tragedy with real consequences': Anthony Albanese unveils robodebt royal commission details

The details of a royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme have been unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The automated matching of Australian Taxation Office and Centrelink data to raise debts against welfare recipients for money the Coalition government claimed to have overpaid was ruled unlawful by the Federal Court in 2019.

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'Robo-justice': What is 'robodebt' and how will a royal commission address it?

A shameful chapter in Australian history - that’s how the robodebt scheme has been described.

The scheme, implemented by the former Coalition government, aggressively pursued tens of thousands of Australians for debts they did not owe.

On Thursday, the Labor Government announced a royal commission that will examine its impact and determine who made key decisions that influenced the unlawful program.

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Government dismisses Greens' call for nationwide two-year freeze to combat 'out of control' rents

The federal government is not actively considering a rent freeze as proposed by the Greens, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

The Greens are calling for a nationwide two-year rent freeze to allow incomes to catch up with surging prices.

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'Harassing, targeting and intimidating': Is Australia a safe place for critics of the Chinese government?

Researcher and journalist Vicky Xu withdrew from appearing in the media for the past year-and-a-half due to what she calls "harassing, targeting and intimidating" by the Chinese government and its "fanatic" supporters.

Last week, Ms Xu returned, making an appearance at La Trobe University in Melbourne, where she was to give a talk on China's human rights records.

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The world's biggest refugee camp is at breaking point. What is Australia doing to help?

His life is seemingly an endless cycle of suffering, but Nural Amin's faith remains strong. In a makeshift prayer room at the back of a home in Sydney, he, along with other members of the Rohingya community, observe Islam's sunset prayers.

Mr Amin spent the first 15 years of his life confined within the razor wire fences of what is now the world's largest refugee camp by population size, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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