Kristina Kukolja
Kristina Kukolja is a Walkley Award-winning journalist with the ABC's Law Report program in Melbourne. With a background in news, current affairs and investigations, she has previously worked for SBS World News and news organisations in Europe and Asia. Kristina has won several Australian and international journalism awards for her cross-platform news and in-depth reporting.
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Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.
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Australia heads to the polls on Saturday in an election overshadowed by President Trump. Will concerns over Trump's policies drive an outcome similar to what happened in Canada's elections?
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A record 18 million Australians are registered to vote in Saturday's national election. And for the first time, Millennials and Gen-Z will overtake Baby Boomers to form the dominant voting bloc.
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Australian researchers say they are concerned about the future of scientific collaboration with the United States after its sudden withdrawal of funding for some of the country's top universities.
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The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.
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Australian children will be banned from using some of the world's biggest social media sites under strict new laws passed by the country's parliament.
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An inquiry found abuse, torture and neglect of some 200,000 people in state care over 70 years. People with disabilities or from Maori and Pacific Islander communities were especially vulnerable.
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In Australia, a federal election may still be months away, but immigration — in particular the number of foreign students — is already a focus of political debate.
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Australia fears a more contagious and lethal type of bird flu could trigger a big crisis for the country's poultry industry