
Libby Hogan
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Doug Dingwall |Libby Hogan
Lee Jae-myung had his eyes on South Korea's presidency long before winning a snap election on Tuesday. After losing the last election in 2022, Mr Lee has finally taken power — but in a world where much has changed. Mr Lee, who was promptly inaugurated on Wednesday, commenced formal duties as president at 6:21am local time. An acting president had been in place after his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached for declaring martial law.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Danielle Mahe |Libby Hogan |Natasya Salim
The death of an Australian tourist on a snorkelling boat that capsized near Bali has once again raised concerns over boat safety for tourists. Anna Blight was among 13 passengers aboard the Sea Dragon 2, a snorkelling boat making its way from Bali to the popular Nusa Penida island on Friday, when a large wave capsized the vessel, local police said. The passengers were thrown overboard.
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Jan 31, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Libby Hogan
Daw Khin, 57, stepped on a landmine while cleaning her outdoor toilet. She had only recently returned to her village in Myanmar's eastern Karenni State in 2022, more than a year after being forced to flee by a military air strike. "I didn't think the military would lay mines in my house," she told NGO Human Rights Watch. The doctors amputated her right leg at the thigh, her left leg below the knee, and one of her fingers. "I found out my legs were gone," she said.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Libby Hogan
在咖啡文化影响深远的澳大利亚,消费者被提醒,清晨一杯拿铁咖啡的价格可能会涨到八澳元甚至两位数那么多。 问题的根源要追根溯源到世界的另一端了。 巴西,这个澳大利亚青睐的阿拉比卡咖啡豆的世界最大产地近年来面对着包括干旱、降雨过多与气温变化在内的极端天气,导致咖啡豆收成大幅下降。 “出口商没有囤积咖啡来抬高价格,”咖啡种植者和业界专家坎蒂·麦克劳林(Candy MacLaughlin)说。 “真正的短缺迫在眉睫,因为供不应求。” 根据大宗商品交易员的说法,这种情况导致巴西阿拉比卡咖啡豆的生豆价格在2024年上涨了112%,对所有种类的咖啡都产生了流动效应(译注:指某事件导致一系列的影响出现)。 根据联合国的数据,在2022年,澳大利亚的大部分咖啡豆来自巴西,其次是哥伦比亚、越南和洪都拉斯。 虽然澳大利亚有巴布亚新几内亚、印度尼西亚和越南等好几个咖啡种植国供应咖啡豆,但咖啡烘焙厂商绿色广场(Greensquare)的联合创办人凯莱布·霍尔斯坦(Caleb Holstein)解释说,“这可不像去不同原产地寻求更便宜的价格那么简单”。...
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Jan 20, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Libby Hogan
Australia is surrounded by coffee-growing countries like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, but it imports most of its coffee from the other side of the world. With climate change and coffee bean prices skyrocketing, is it time to look closer to home?
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