Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26. Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2024
Punk Rock Factory: meet the family-friendly pop-punk covers band merging Disney tunes with distortion PRF's covers have taken them from TikTok to Download…and beyond MusicRadar · Jun 9, 2023
Brazil’s battle to reclaim Yanomami lands from illegal miners turns deadly Fatalities underline dangers in government efforts to evict thousands of miners who have devastated Indigenous territory The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023
How Albanese government is positioning the Hunter as a clean energy hub The Hunter has powered Australia for generations and we will continue to do so well into the future, writes Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon. Newcastle Herald · Jan 23, 2023
First to fall after Brasilia riots: the Bolsonarista running capital security When Brazilian rioters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on Sunday, the man tasked with keeping the city safe was a continent away in Florida - the same state his ex-boss, former President Jair Bolsonaro, had relocated to after losing last year's election. Reuters · Jan 11, 2023
Voter suppression: how democracies around the world are using new rules to make it harder to vote Attempts to stop voters getting to polling stations, increase waiting times to place a ballot or add restrictions on who can vote are becoming issues in democracies around the world. The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022
Brazil prosecutors seek to suspend top highway cop for Bolsonaro support Brazilian prosecutors on Tuesday sought to suspend the country's federal highway police (PRF) chief for 90 days, accusing him of administrative wrongdoing for using his position to favor President Jair Bolsonaro during the presidential election. Reuters · Nov 16, 2022
Brazil election: what I saw on the streets made me cautiously optimistic I was in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, as the votes were being counted for the nation’s presidential election. The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday's election, saying protests by his supporters were the fruit of "indignation and a sense of injustice" over the vote. Reuters · Nov 1, 2022
Brazil highway police blockades fan voter-suppression fears Widespread allegations of illegal roadblocks by Brazil's Federal Highway Police (PRF) in the poor northeast of Brazil sparked fears of potential vote suppression that could benefit far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's tense runoff election. Reuters · Oct 30, 2022
Outrage as police suspect killed when officers trap him inside car boot 'gas chamber' WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, who is thought to have suffered from schizophrenia, died after being bundled into the back of a police car where cops had let off a gas cannister Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022
Video of Brazilian man asphyxiated in police car sparks outrage Viral videos of a 38-year-old Brazilian man being asphyxiated with gas in the trunk of police car after getting stopped by highway patrol caused outrage across Brazil on Thursday. Reuters · May 26, 2022
Holy Smoke: Batman Gets Jump Start From Cops After Batmobile Breaks Down This is the moment The Dark Knight gets a jump start from helpful cops after his Batmobile broke down on a crime-fighting mission. Zenger · May 13, 2022