Today is World Refugee Day.

To mark the day, we’ve got Akuch Kuol Anyieth on the podcast. Akuch is a researcher and writer who spoke to TDA about her family’s experience living as refugees in Kenya and Australia.

You can listen to our chat here!

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“While we appreciate the outpouring of love and support from the community, we ask that the media respect our privacy while we grieve. Our primary focus at this time is processing this tragedy, and supporting our family and friends, which is why we’d like to formally decline any requests for media interviews.” – The family of newlyweds Mitchell Gaffney and Madeleine Edsell, whose wedding day in the Hunter Valley tragically ended with 10 deaths as a result of a bus crash on the way home.

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$US470 billion
The combined net worth of the world's two richest men, Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault, who met for lunch in Paris, France, recently. It is not known who paid for lunch, or if they split it.

Today in history
1975: Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, was released.

Some headlines from this morning:

The South Australian Government will introduce new draft laws to give tenants the right to own pets in rental properties.

The proposal will stop a landlord from "unreasonably" refusing a tenant from keeping a pet on their property.

The planned laws:
Under the reforms, landlords would be required to compile a list of conditions for a pet to live on their property. This could include keeping some pets outside the home, or requiring carpets to be professionally cleaned at the end of a lease.

If a tenant agrees to the conditions set out for the pet, a landlord won't be allowed to flat-out refuse an application.

Landlords will only be able to refuse a pet application if they have a "justifiable reason". This could be due to the property being too small or not having proper fencing, or if the animal presents a safety risk.

Tenants who believe their landlord has offered unreasonable conditions or unfairly refused their application will be able to refer the matter to a state legal tribunal.

Opposition response:
Shadow Housing Affordability Minister Michelle Lensink told TDA that while pets are a significant part of people's lives, the proposal could drive landlords away from the rental market.

The SA Labor Government has a majority of seats in the Parliament's Lower House, but will need support from some Upper House members to pass the reforms.

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Parliament has approved a proposal to add an Indigenous Voice to the Australian Constitution.

Parliament's support is a necessary first step before a referendum (public vote) can be held.

About the Voice:
An Indigenous Voice to Parliament would be an official representative body giving First Nations people input into laws and policies that affect them.

This was called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, delivered by 250 First Nations leaders in 2017.

That statement specifically requested the Voice to be added to the Australian Constitution, which currently does not recognise First Nations people.

Earlier this year, the Government announced its official proposal to add a Voice to Parliament to the Constitution.

Under the Government's proposal, the Constitution would require that a Voice be established, but give Parliament the power to decide on what its "composition, functions, powers and procedures" should be.

Constitutional change:
The public must vote on any proposal to change the Constitution. The vote is called a referendum.

To succeed, the change requires the support of a majority of voters across Australia, as well as the majority of voters in at least four out of six states.

Before a referendum can be held, Parliament must first approve the proposed change. The House of Representatives approved it last month and the Senate approved it today.

Special vote rules:
The parliamentary vote required an 'absolute majority'. That is a higher bar than the 'simple majority' required for a normal law.

A simple majority is a majority of whichever members are present for the vote. An absolute majority is a majority of all the members, regardless of whether they are present.

How they voted:
Labor and the Greens unanimously supported the proposal, which was opposed by the Nationals and One Nation.

While the Liberals oppose the Voice, they support holding a referendum. As such, most Liberals voted in favour.

Yes and No sides:
Parliament will now be responsible for writing a referendum 'pamphlet' in coordination with the Australian Electoral Commission.

The ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases will be drafted by MPs and Senators, with those who voted 'yes' responsible for the 'yes' section and those who voted 'no' responsible for the 'no' section.

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A Queensland woman has won one of the most prestigious science awards in the world.

Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska (centre) won the 2023 ‘For Women in Science Award’ for her work in the field of air pollution, saying she hoped it would “inspire more women to pursue scientific careers”.

Morawska is a professor at the Queensland University of Technology.

We use this little space in the newsletter every day to tell you about different, interesting partners that we work with, but our favourite thing is finding out you have taken action as a result of it.

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It's Tuesday, which means some of you might be at trivia tonight, which means it's a good day to share my favourite fun fact of all time:

Cadbury Flakes do not melt. No matter how many times you put it in the microwave, it simply will not melt. I have tried so many times. It just remains solid.

It’s my favourite fun fact because people always argue with me and think I’m lying, and then they buy flakes to test it out, and then a) they realise I’m right and b) we all get to eat flakes.