Youth Detention Review Shows Improvements Despite Coroner's Call for Closure
Following the death of Cleveland Dodd in Casuarina's Unit 18 on October 12, 2023, a coroner called for its closure; however, a recent review showed improvements in youth detention, including increased staffing and trauma-informed care, while still recommending Unit 18's closure and replacement.
Youth Detention Review Shows Improvements Despite Coroner's Call for Closure
Following the death of Cleveland Dodd in Casuarina's Unit 18 on October 12, 2023, a coroner called for its closure; however, a recent review showed improvements in youth detention, including increased staffing and trauma-informed care, while still recommending Unit 18's closure and replacement.
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40% Bias Score
Indonesian Mining Devastates Kabaena Island's Environment and Health"
On the Indonesian island of Kabaena, mining activities have caused severe environmental damage and health problems, including water contamination, deforestation, and the loss of traditional fishing livelihoods, despite a March 2024 court ruling protecting small islands from such activities.
Indonesian Mining Devastates Kabaena Island's Environment and Health"
On the Indonesian island of Kabaena, mining activities have caused severe environmental damage and health problems, including water contamination, deforestation, and the loss of traditional fishing livelihoods, despite a March 2024 court ruling protecting small islands from such activities.
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56% Bias Score
Canadian Government Overshoots Deficit by $21.8 Billion
Canada's fall economic update reveals a $21.8-billion deficit overshoot, reaching $61.9 billion for 2023-2024 due to increased spending and unanticipated Indigenous legal settlement costs; Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned amidst disagreements over spending.
Canadian Government Overshoots Deficit by $21.8 Billion
Canada's fall economic update reveals a $21.8-billion deficit overshoot, reaching $61.9 billion for 2023-2024 due to increased spending and unanticipated Indigenous legal settlement costs; Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned amidst disagreements over spending.
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56% Bias Score
Ecuador Protests: Indigenous Communities Seize Government Building over Mega-Prison Plan
Indigenous Kichwa protests in Archidona, Ecuador, against President Daniel Noboa's plan to build a $52 million mega-prison have closed a main road, caused food shortages, and led to protesters seizing the governor's building; the project by Spanish company Puentes y Calzadas Infraestructuras S.L. th...
Ecuador Protests: Indigenous Communities Seize Government Building over Mega-Prison Plan
Indigenous Kichwa protests in Archidona, Ecuador, against President Daniel Noboa's plan to build a $52 million mega-prison have closed a main road, caused food shortages, and led to protesters seizing the governor's building; the project by Spanish company Puentes y Calzadas Infraestructuras S.L. th...
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36% Bias Score
Energy Transfer Sues Sioux Tribe and Greenpeace over Dakota Access Pipeline
Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), is suing Native American tribal leaders and Greenpeace for opposing the pipeline, which crosses Sioux tribal land and threatens water supplies; the lawsuit, filed in 2017, seeks monetary compensation and aims to silence dissent.
Energy Transfer Sues Sioux Tribe and Greenpeace over Dakota Access Pipeline
Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), is suing Native American tribal leaders and Greenpeace for opposing the pipeline, which crosses Sioux tribal land and threatens water supplies; the lawsuit, filed in 2017, seeks monetary compensation and aims to silence dissent.
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64% Bias Score
Wisconsin Tribe Sues to Block Enbridge Pipeline Reroute
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, joined by environmental groups, filed a lawsuit and petitions to block Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin, arguing that the state's environmental review was inadequate and that the project would cause undue harm to the environment. ...
Wisconsin Tribe Sues to Block Enbridge Pipeline Reroute
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, joined by environmental groups, filed a lawsuit and petitions to block Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin, arguing that the state's environmental review was inadequate and that the project would cause undue harm to the environment. ...
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36% Bias Score
Esso Granted Lithium Exploration Permits in Lower Saxony
Esso received permits to explore lithium in five Lower Saxony districts (Aurich, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg, Rotenburg, Heidekreis) totaling 1,500 square kilometers, a move driven by Germany's aim for lithium independence and renewable energy expansion, but raising environmental concerns.
Esso Granted Lithium Exploration Permits in Lower Saxony
Esso received permits to explore lithium in five Lower Saxony districts (Aurich, Cloppenburg, Oldenburg, Rotenburg, Heidekreis) totaling 1,500 square kilometers, a move driven by Germany's aim for lithium independence and renewable energy expansion, but raising environmental concerns.
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44% Bias Score
Indonesian Mining Devastation on Kabaena Island Defies Court Ruling
Mining activities on the Indonesian island of Kabaena have caused severe water pollution, deforestation, and health problems for local communities, including the Indigenous Bajau, impacting their traditional livelihoods and defying a court ruling protecting small islands.
Indonesian Mining Devastation on Kabaena Island Defies Court Ruling
Mining activities on the Indonesian island of Kabaena have caused severe water pollution, deforestation, and health problems for local communities, including the Indigenous Bajau, impacting their traditional livelihoods and defying a court ruling protecting small islands.
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56% Bias Score
Yurok Tribe to Regain Ancestral Land in Historic Partnership
The Yurok Tribe will regain control of 125 acres of ancestral land, "'O Rew," in 2026, marking a collaborative effort with the Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and the National Park Service to restore the land and preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.
Yurok Tribe to Regain Ancestral Land in Historic Partnership
The Yurok Tribe will regain control of 125 acres of ancestral land, "'O Rew," in 2026, marking a collaborative effort with the Save the Redwoods League, California State Parks, and the National Park Service to restore the land and preserve the tribe's cultural heritage.
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16% Bias Score
Indigenous Teen Drowns Fleeing Police in Stolen Car
An 18-year-old Indigenous Australian, Robert Malayta, drowned in the Ross River near Townsville after fleeing police with his brother in a stolen car on February 24, 2022; a coroner ruled his death an accidental consequence of evading police.
Indigenous Teen Drowns Fleeing Police in Stolen Car
An 18-year-old Indigenous Australian, Robert Malayta, drowned in the Ross River near Townsville after fleeing police with his brother in a stolen car on February 24, 2022; a coroner ruled his death an accidental consequence of evading police.
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32% Bias Score
"Indigenous Activists Launch Anti-Hate Social Network Milpamérica.org"
"In response to Elon Musk's appointment and online hate speech, 75 Indigenous Mesoamerican activists created Milpamérica.org, a social network with 266 members, promoting anti-racist and anti-neoliberal discourse and prioritizing community needs over profit."
"Indigenous Activists Launch Anti-Hate Social Network Milpamérica.org"
"In response to Elon Musk's appointment and online hate speech, 75 Indigenous Mesoamerican activists created Milpamérica.org, a social network with 266 members, promoting anti-racist and anti-neoliberal discourse and prioritizing community needs over profit."
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60% Bias Score
NZ Opposition Backs Appeal to King Charles Over Māori Rights
New Zealand's opposition parties back a letter to King Charles III from over 80 tribal leaders, criticizing the government's policies impacting Māori rights, including rollbacks of Māori language use and dismantling of a health inequities institution, as breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.
NZ Opposition Backs Appeal to King Charles Over Māori Rights
New Zealand's opposition parties back a letter to King Charles III from over 80 tribal leaders, criticizing the government's policies impacting Māori rights, including rollbacks of Māori language use and dismantling of a health inequities institution, as breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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48% Bias Score