Voices around the world:Indigenous representation in other countries

Voices around the world:Indigenous representation in other countries

As campaigns on both sides make their final pitch to Australians about the proposed advisory body,we consider some minority representative bodies around the world.

  • byLucy Cormack andLia Timson

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Sweden brings handwriting practice,books back to tech-heavy schools

Sweden brings handwriting practice,books back to tech-heavy schools

Sweden wants to reverse a decision to make digital devices mandatory in preschools and to completely end digital learning for children under age six.

  • byCharlene Pele
EU poster boy held in Iran prison on ‘spying’ charges

EU poster boy held in Iran prison on ‘spying’ charges

For more than a year,Johan Floderus appeared in adverts to entice Swedes to apply for the bloc’s civil service. His jailing was kept a closely guarded secret.

  • byJames Crisp
Boys and girls alike left loving the Matildas after World Cup campaign closer

Boys and girls alike left loving the Matildas after World Cup campaign closer

A modest number of fans joined a scattered crowd at AAMI Park to watch the Australian team secure fourth place in the play-off against Sweden,going down 2-0.

  • byAlex Crowe andMarnie Vinall
Gustavsson gears up Matildas for World Cup ‘bronze medal game’ against Sweden

Gustavsson gears up Matildas for World Cup ‘bronze medal game’ against Sweden

Australia are bound once again for Brisbane to contest a consolation play-off against Sweden that,if won,will mean finishing third at an expanded 32-team tournament.

  • byEmma Kemp
Expat Matildas reveal travel tips for their adopted home

Expat Matildas reveal travel tips for their adopted home

Teagan Micah and Charli Grant are Matildas and best friends now living the Scandinavian lifestyle.

  • byBelinda Jackson
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‘Should be vigilant’:Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden

‘Should be vigilant’:Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden

In updated travel advice,Britain’s foreign ministry said Swedish authorities had successfully disrupted some planned attacks and made arrests.

  • byAndrew MacAskill
How Koran burning has turned the Swedish way of life on its head

How Koran burning has turned the Swedish way of life on its head

It was intended to shock and antagonise the Muslim community,but now it has triggered furious reactions from foreign governments and UN intervention.

  • byRob Harris
Sweden’s bold plan to build a new ‘city’ out of wood

Sweden’s bold plan to build a new ‘city’ out of wood

The southern suburbs of Stockholm are about to become a beacon of wooden architecture on a global scale.

  • byRob Harris
Japan slice up Norway to book place in quarter-finals,Spain progress

Japan slice up Norway to book place in quarter-finals,Spain progress

Norway only had themselves to blame for their round of 16 exit,making awful defensive blunders in both halves.

Plane crash victims’ families sue Gippsland company from Sweden

Plane crash victims’ families sue Gippsland company from Sweden

In 2019,a plane carrying eight skydivers crashed about 30 minutes after taking off,killing everyone on board. It was Sweden’s worst air accident in 30 years.

  • byTom Cowie