Australia's immigration detention regime is under United Nations scrutiny this week. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is examining how the country deprives people of their liberty — from prisons to offshore detention facilities. And for people like Muhammad, who spent six years in detention, this review is one that's long overdue.
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Folge vom 02.12.2025'I wish I was a dog in Australia': Muhammad's story as UN probes immigration detention
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Folge vom 02.12.2025Rhetoric and 'gunboat' diplomacy: Is Trump pushing the US toward war with Venezuela?United States President Donald Trump has threatened a ground invasion of Venezuela to disrupt what he claims is a vast drug-trafficking network. The US military has already deployed thousands of troops and dozens of warships to the Caribbean as a US air campaign that has killed at least 83 people continues. But how likely is an all-out war with their South American neighbour, really?
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Folge vom 02.12.2025Peace Optimism Grows in Ukraine as U.S. Plan Shifts, France Steps UpUkrainians are cautiously optimistic that an end to the war could come soon, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a revised U-S peace plan for Ukraine is looking more acceptable. This comes as French President Emmanuel Macron says this may be a turning point for Europe’s security, as Ukraine doubles down on long-term defence with a large French fighter-jet deal.
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Folge vom 02.12.2025Rate cuts? What rate cuts - Home prices have eaten them aliveNew data reveals that surging home prices have wiped away the benefits of three interest rate cuts to new buyers. Rent prices are also rising in every capital city, prompting more and more Australians to form larger households or move back to their family home. The rising prices have left economists predicting a possible rate hike in 2026.