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At least 32 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines coast.
Authorities say most of the casualties occurred in collapsed or damaged structures, with around 12 people still missing.
Elizabeth Joy Serrano Quijano is a teacher at Davao Occidental State College and a resident of Matan-ao in Davao del Sur.
She has told SBS Filipino that the quake brought back memories of the last big earthquake in 2019.
"Trauma was there and the fear because my two sons were at school. It was almost 8:00 here in the Philippines, so it was really difficult to think a lot of things in one time. So we have to think about our safety at home and then our children at school. When we decided to go out, it was also a difficult decision because we were surrounded by a lot of coconut trees and palm trees and we were afraid it might fall to us."]]
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The son of Myanmar's jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on members of the public to raise awareness of her plight.
49-year-old Kim Aris has launched the "81 for 81" campaign ahead of his mother's 81st birthday on 19 June, asking members of the public to walk, cycle or run in support of her cause.
Aung San Suu Kyi was detained by the military during a 2021 coup that overthrew her democratically elected government.
In a statement to SBS News, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says Australia continues to call for her unconditional release and all those who remain unjustly detained in Myanmar.
Kim Aris says more needs to be done to help his mother.
"Governments around the world, they all say the right thing but very few of them follow it up with concrete action and this is what I'm calling for, not just platitudes and words but actual action and something that...it's not that difficult to provide proof of life. If my mother is alive, then there's plenty of ways to show the world. They could allow the ICRC in to see her or any other independent body."
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Disability groups have expressed alarm after reviewing a government bill to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The government wants to pass its legislation before parliament takes a five-week break from July.
But advocates say the bill would save billions of dollars over two years by cutting community and social participation supports in half.
Disability Advocacy Network of Australia Chief Executive, Emma Bennison says the disability community is worried there are more cuts to come.
“The cutting of social and community participation supports is but the beginning, because you need to remember that there are ministerial powers in this legislation that gives either this minister or future ministers the capacity to cut any groups of supports, so it could be adaptive technology next, it could be any other group of supports next, so we need to be very careful about recognising that this is only the beginning.”
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The trade minister has held talks with his American counterpart after a new proposed tariff was made public by US trade representative Jamieson Greer.
Greer said he had been investigating what Washington says were unfair trade practices by 60 countries.
Senator Don Farrell says he does not see the relevance to Australia as it has a range of mechanisms in place to deal with modern slavery.
The US has opened channels for feedback on the plan until July 6 and Australia has put forward a bid for an exemption from the imposte.
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New Anglicare research suggests millions of Australians could be skipping meals, medication, or other essentials because JobSeeker payments have not kept track with rising costs.
The charity’s latest Cost of Living Index has found that after paying for rent, food and transport, a single person on JobSeeker would fall behind by $251 per week, or $428 for a couple with two children.
Anglicare Executive Director Kasy Chambers says people who live off income support payments are having to rely on food banks.
"What Anglicare Australia member services see every day is families who are accessing their emergency relief services. It's families and households who are coming to food banks."
