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Australian senator labels Queen 'a coloniser'
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'Straight racist': Complaints as school bans dreadlocks, braids
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US abortion doctor signals she'll sue Indiana AG over comments
A doctor who performed an abortion on a young victim is looking to sue attorney general.
US abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care
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Human Rights Commission urges police to address treatment of transgender people
Human Rights Commission urges police to address their treatment of transgender people.
Australia to show 'common sense' on 501s, path to citizenship for Kiwis in Oz
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Focus: 4th of July abortion rights protest
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American men rush to get vasectomies after abortion ban
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'New war crime': Macron says Russia 'cannot and should not win' after mall attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Putin "terrorist", asks UN to expel Russia.
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Spartacus actor apologises to unborn daughter after Roe v Wade overturned
"I feel a need to apologise to her and she hasn't even been born."
National MP told to remove post supporting Roe v Wade decision
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Hundreds of people were slaughtered in a farming village and its surroundings.
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Football star calls out men for silence on abortion rights
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Roe's death will change American democracy
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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, ending 50 years of abortion rights
The decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Pride protest at Bethlehem College over its gender and marriage stance
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'This is not over': Biden vows abortion fight after Supreme Court ruling
The US president said the ruling marked "a sad day for the court and the country".
'We've done our part': End of Roe v Wade brings answer to prayer
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NZ's human rights scorecard shows who is most likely to suffer violations
Chief Human Rights Commissioner calls on Government to do more.
Maasai eviction: 30 injured during clashes at game reserve
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Call for Hindus to be deported from Gulf over violence against Muslims in India
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Queen's Birthday Honours: Dame Silvia Cartwright, a trailblazer for women in legal system
Former Governor-General and New Zealand's first female High Court judge honoured.