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Four Corners’ forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes

Written by Yvette Selim, Interim Deputy Director, Anti-Slavery Australia, University of Technology Sydney

Target, Cotton On, Jeanswest, Dangerfield, IKEA and H&M are among the brands in Australia sourcing cotton from Xinjiang.www.shutterstock.com

With China’s western-most province of Xinjiang being turned into a mass internment camp, last night’s ABC Four Corners program reported on the Chinese Communist Party’s alleged plans to...

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Building a Strong Foundation: Key Pillars of Successful Business Operations
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How Sydney Drone Photography Transforms the Way Properties Are Marketed
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Christmas Cash Flow Crush For Australian Businesses
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6 Marketing Ideas for Loan Companies In 2024
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Stand by for the oddly designed Stage 3 tax cut that will send middle earners backwards and give high earners…
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Why Apptio is Enhancing Visibility into AI and Hybrid Cloud

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Beyond borders: Building a scalable strategy for international hiring

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The Next Generation of Maritime Sustainable Solutions

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Why Sport Remains the Safest Bet in an Uncertain World

When Rome was in crisis, its leaders did not retreat to the Senate. They went to the circus. To the chariot races. To the gladiators. Sport was no...

THE FINE LINE WITHIN HILARIOUS SIGNAGE DESIGN FAILS

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