Covid Growth Slows, More Vaccine Deals & the Paralympics Conclude — News of Change

There’s light at the end of the Covid tunnel for two states this week, but another has lost control as the PM scrounges for more Pfizer doses. The Government has passed recommendations from the Respect@Work report, but nowhere near as many as promised. And human rights abuses are exposed in Tasmanian prisons, while Queensland calls time on single use plastic.

Overseas, devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. has led to a strong statement on climate from President Biden. Plus gender identity is in the headlines, with safeguarding claims about a gender clinic in the U.K, while China cracks down on “effeminate” male celebrities.

And the Paralympics have come to a close, with Australian Paralympians securing pay equity after public outcry. If only the disability equality campaign launched off the back of the Games had checked their own house first…

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