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Are you pouring hundreds of dollars a year down the drain?

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Angela Ross

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15 January 2020

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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5-15 Minutes

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The use of rain gardens and rain tanks - which capture rainwater runoff, clean the water, and reuse the water for plants and gardens - helps to reduce water waste and toxic runoff. One Australian man built a rain gard...

The recycling program helping migrants cut down contamination in Melbourne's outer west

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Margaret Paul

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24 November 2019

Melbourne, Australia

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Cities in Australia were facing a recycling problem, but realized it was related to a large migrant population and a language barrier with the word "recycling." To help address this problem Melbourne implemented the...

Dengue fever virtually eradicated from Far North Queensland, scientists say

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Marian Faa

27 September 2019

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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To prevent the spread of dengue fever, scientists in Queensland partnered with local school children, community groups and businesses to breed and release Wolbachia bacterium. This approach which saw a "93 percent dec...

Queensland police learn Mandarin in bid to target crime concerns

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Melanie Vujkovic

16 July 2019

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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In Brisbane, the Queensland police officers have been adopting practices to strengthen community engagement with the goal of making the city’s residents feel safer. Some initiatives include learning Mandarin to better...

Paradise from a desert, the proven benefits of regenerative agriculture

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David Claughton

9 March 2019

Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia

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Multiple farmers in New South Wales have overcome drought and transformed their farming practices through regenerative agriculture. They decreased pesticide use, increased the planting of native vegetation, and increa...

Perth's first ocean rubbish bin is sucking plenty of plastic out of the sea

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Gian De Poloni

16 February 2019

Perth, Australia

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3-5 Minutes

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Two surfers, appalled by debris they found off of Australia’s coast, crowdsourced a way to build Seabin, a floating trash collector. They are tracking and analyzing the debris collected. Though not yet a widespread s...

Can intergenerational care improve nursing homes?

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Peta Doherty

27 October 2018

New South Wales, Australia

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A New South Wales nursing home is running a childcare facility from its dementia wing. Patients show fewer symptoms and enjoy the children's presence. Evidence shows that intergenerational care for young children can ...

Whisky and vodka flow as Tasmanian farmers embrace spirit of sustainability

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Fiona Breen

7 October 2018

Tasmania, Australia

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In Australia, farmers are looking to diversify their crops in order to gain greater financial returns. For several farmers across different regions, this has resulted in looking to whiskey and vodka production.

Spend a day with the essential Royal Flying Doctor Service

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Prue Adams

30 September 2018

Australia

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Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service attends events in rural and remote areas to offer care and education. The RFDS flies to community events like bronco branding competitions not only to respond to any medical eme...

ADHD drugs could help ice addicts kick the habit

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Richard Willingham

25 September 2018

Australia

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Three Australian states are using ADHD medication to reduce cravings for patients in detox from methamphetamine use s part of a trial. The trials are a first worldwide and researchers hope the method will result in be...

How Victoria's unhealthiest town is turning back tide of chronic disease

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Jessica Black

15 September 2018

Australia

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A grassroots community campaign called YCHANGe is fighting disease in a rural Australian town by promoting healthy eating. The group works to make healthy choices easier by changing the whole community's approach—rath...

Drones help track critically endangered swift parrots in NSW Riverina

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Moyra Shields

12 September 2018

Riverina, New South Wales, Australia

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The swift parrot population in the NSW Riverina in Australia is quickly declining and historically used tracking methods are falling short in accurate measurements. To better track the birds and monitor survival metho...

App makes it possible for vision-impaired people to see into space

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Jessica Hinchliffe

11 September 2018

Brisbane, Australia

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A new app provides a way for visually impaired people to see into space. Using sound and vibration, the app Astreos provides the location and information about heavenly bodies in the night sky.

Virtual reality a 'game changer' for treating addiction

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Bridget Rollason

9 September 2018

Melbourne, Australia

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An Australian research institute is using virtual reality to help gambling addicts and other people with addictions. By placing patients in virtual reality situations they may have address in real life, the program al...

Silo art becomes national movement and this is how it all began

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Ellie Honeybone

9 September 2018

Northam, Australia

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A project to paint murals on silos across Western Australia has brought artists from around the world for work. These murals--some 36 meters high--have created stunning public art and cultural tourism for often strugg...

Menstrual cups are helping Nepal's girls avoid the deadly Chhaupadi ritual

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Stephanie Capper

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10 March 2018

Nepal

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In Nepal, Chhaupadi is a ritual in which menstruating women are banished to small sheds for the duration of their period. Women are forced to stay outdoors, and potentially face extreme weather conditions. The practic...

Freedom Riders

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Sally Sara

7 December 2016

Muizenberg, South Africa

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Over 15 Minutes

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Change Waves is an organization in South Africa that is fighting community violence and poverty by giving the youth hope through surfing. The children from impoverished families go to the beach to surf for free and b...

Syrian teachers find solace in Turkish classrooms

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Stephanie Capper

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20 October 2013

Kilis, Turkey

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Instead of outsourcing workers the International Blue Crescent relief agency, and Jordan's al-Zaatari cams, is employing Syrian refugees as teachers, doctors, and nurses. The aim is to create a self-sustainable refuge...

Syria's refugee children haunted by horrors of war

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Stephanie Capper

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22 September 2013

Kilis, Turkey

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Child Friendly Spaces in Kilis, a city with a huge Syrian refugee population, and UNICEF’s art program in Jordan’s refugee camp, try to address the mental health of refugees, who are often dealing with great trauma. “...

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