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Global Power-Up. Numbats. Millennial Dads.

Fix The News — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:05:08 +1000

This week's headlines include – the global race to connect more people to electricity; breakthrough solar projects in Switzerland and Chile; wildlife recovery across three continents; the hidden success story behind the Sustainable Development Goals; healthcare on wheels in Pakistan and a ten-year film of the cosmos.

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First Scroll. Indigenous Conservation. Tuk-Tuk.

Fix The News — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:27:54 +1000

This week's headlines include – Indigenous land management is reshaping conservation; five countries move up the World Bank's income rankings; the electric vehicle revolution takes off on three wheels; fish help fight disease while boosting rice harvests in Senegal; and AI unlocks a 2,000-year-old Roman scroll without unrolling it.

You can check out the full newsletter edition here. And listen to our conversation about Antarctica on the Fix The News Podcast.

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Earthquake Phones. Shrinking Deserts. Magic Mushrooms.

Fix The News — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:53:44 +1000

This week's headlines include – smartphones becoming one of the world's largest earthquake warning systems; China's deserts continuing to shrink after decades of restoration; cleaner air saving lives across London and Europe; a half-billion-dollar effort to prevent coughs, colds and flu; and the vast underground fungal networks helping keep our planet alive.

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Fifty Million Lights. Period Justice. Bridges for Animals.

Fix The News — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +1000

This week's headlines include – 50 million Africans gaining access to electricity; more progress for LGBTQ rights in Nepal, the Netherlands and Costa Rica; Pakistan abolishing its tax on sanitary products; scientists building the world's most efficient solar panel; solar helping Kenyan farmers reduce food waste; and the wildlife crossings quietly reconnecting the natural world.

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OMG French Polynesia. Electric Futures. Floods That Never Happened.

Fix The News — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:01:55 +1000

This week's headlines include – one of the biggest conservation victories of the decade; the flood that never happened; why electrification is accelerating around the world; some surprisingly good news from the United States; and a 26-storey apartment building assembled in just five days.
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Cancer Breakthrough. Green Sea Turtles. Rights for Rivers.

Fix The News — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:05:46 +1000

This week's headlines include – a promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer; record levels of personal freedom around the world; a remarkable conservation comeback for green sea turtles; climate-resilient rice varieties helping farmers cope with floods and droughts; and the growing global movement giving legal rights to rivers, forests and ecosystems.

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Alzheimer's. Democracy in Hungary. Busy Beavers.

Fix The News — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:05:00 +1000

This week's headlines include – democratic reforms in Hungary; promising new approaches to Alzheimer's disease; a wave of medical breakthroughs from gene therapy to cancer vaccines; Namibia secures long-term conservation funding; Cambodia uses underwater towers to stop illegal fishing; Indonesia's remarkable development story; and the five beavers who accidentally solved a flooding problem in West London.

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Electric Trucks. Sharks Decide. African Vaccines.

Fix The News — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:05:00 +1000

This week’s headlines include - solar and electric transport racing ahead of forecasts; Africa moving closer to making its own vaccines; major health wins in Tunisia and The Gambia; new protections for one of the Amazon’s last uncontacted Indigenous groups; a marine sanctuary designed by sharks; river restoration accelerating across the United States; and the remarkable question scientists are finally answering: can a chopped-down rainforest rebuild itself?

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Don't miss the conversation this week on Fix The News podcast - Amy Bowers Cordalis speaks about the restoration of the Klamath River in America.

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HPV Vaccines. Tiny Forests. Water From Air.

Fix The News — Mon, 18 May 2026 15:05:00 +1000

This week's headlines include – HPV vaccines transforming global health; violent crime continuing to fall across America; Brazil slashing forest loss; major conservation wins in Australia; clean drinking water pulled from the atmosphere; and the rise of “tiny forests” reshaping cities around the world.

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Zero-Waste Cities. India Skips Coal. Grandma Pinchy Speaks.

Fix The News — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:05:00 +1000

This week's headlines include – Shanghai’s push towards becoming a zero-waste city; Paris is playing it cool with “garden streets”; India leapfrogging the coal era with renewables; jaguars returning to Argentina and wildlife thriving in Chernobyl; new evidence that banning bottom trawling helps marine ecosystems recover; major gains in global health and electricity access; and how a sperm whale named Pinchy may be helping scientists decode whale language.

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Malaria Vaccines 👍 Solar Railways. Amazon Debt Swap.

Fix The News — Mon, 04 May 2026 15:43:41 +1000

This week's headlines include – a major breakthrough in malaria vaccines; a landmark pay equity ruling for midwives in New Zealand; steady global gains in women’s political representation; large-scale landmine clearance helping communities rebuild in Yemen; 57 countries accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels; innovative solar railway tracks in Switzerland; San Diego turning drought into water surplus; a billion-dollar debt-for-nature deal protecting the Amazon in Peru; and an Australian native plant transforming the future of vaccines.

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Clean Energy Hits Turning Point. 19.5 Million Lives Saved. Seagrass Comeback.

Fix The News — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +1000

This week's headlines include – a historic shift in the global energy transition; Africa’s measles vaccination drive saving 19.5 million lives; a breakthrough gene therapy restoring hearing; major global progress on poverty reduction and mental health; expanded access to education in Chicago; and two different comeback stories for seagrass ecosystems in France and Australia.

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Don't miss our interview with the BBC’s Myra Anubi from People Fixing The World on our Fix The News podcast.

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Ocean Protection Hits 10%. Renewables Surge. A Machine Called Mother.

Fix The News — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:18:28 +1000

This week's headlines include – a global milestone in ocean protection; Brazil’s new deforestation crackdown using satellite monitoring; major gains in women’s rights and maternal health; record renewable energy growth in the US and Europe; and a groundbreaking IVF breakthrough that could change fertility treatment.
You can check out the full newsletter edition here. And check out our interview with the Australian farmers shipping wheat to Sudan on our Fix The News podcast
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TB Breakthroughs. Toponium. Whale Comeback.

Fix The News — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:51:26 +1000

This week's headlines include – Yes, we can end TB; the biggest expansion of education in human history; LGBTQ rights gaining ground; whales staging a dramatic comeback in Antarctic waters; a global energy shift; and the particle discovery that was not thought possible.

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Stardust. Child Mortality. Mexico.

Fix The News — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:20:43 +1100

This week's headlines include – DNA building blocks discovered on asteroids; global child mortality down 60%; China consolidates environmental laws; monarch butterflies rebound in Mexico; women in politics rise across Africa; and AI supporting dementia care. You can check out the full edition of the newsletter here.

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Education Boom. Land Back. Cleaner Air.

Fix The News — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:14:18 +1100

This week's headlines include – Nigeria’s record investment in basic education; Indigenous-led land restoration across the United States; cities cutting air pollution by up to 45%; rhinos returning to the DRC; and a breakthrough stem cell treatment offering new hope for Parkinson’s.

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HPV Vaccines. School Meals. Solar Power.

Fix The News — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:56:12 +1100

This week’s headlines include: India launches the world’s largest HPV vaccination campaign; school meal programmes across Europe reach 25 million children; solar becomes the fastest-growing energy source in history; EV giant BYD unveils a nine-minute charging system; river otters make a comeback in the Great Lakes and southern Africa launches its first cross-border birding route.

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Croatia's Landmines. Aral Sea. Spider Silk Superpower.

Fix The News — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:18:54 +1100

This week’s headlines include: Chile eliminates leprosy; the malaria vaccine is working in Nigeria fall after a vaccine rollout; Croatia clears its last landmines; renewable energy surges; recovery in Kazakhstan’s Aral region; wildlife comebacks from the Galápagos to Central Asia; and a breakthrough that could finally bring spider silk into mass production.

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Sea of Possibility. Aid Entering Gaza. Beavers.

Fix The News — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:56:45 +1100

This week's roundup of good news includes – Gaza aid; Amazon deforestation; Ukraine energy; new blood test for cancer; world's largest marine reserve in Canada; Bonobo imagination study.

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Bike Angels. Solar Farms. Legal Rights for Whales.

Fix The News — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:25:44 +1100

This week's headlines include – Solar power could supercharge farming; universal healthcarein Armenia; more good news for the Amazon; poorer economies are closing the gap; poverty reduction in Jamaica and personhood for Whales in the Pacific.

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Middle Class Mexico. California Clean-Streak. Puppy Love.

Fix The News — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:09:27 +1100

This week's headlines include – How Mexico is changing its narrative on poverty; good newsfor the High Seas and the Amazon; a glimmer in Gaza; electrified Porsches claim a victory; Poland’s step in the right direction for same sex-couples and is it really puppies-v-babies?

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'Remarkable' Iraq. Cancer ⬇️. Matchmaking for Lizards.

Fix The News — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:07:49 +1100

Welcome back to NewsFix and our first edition for 2026. This week's headlines include – a counterpoint to the Middle East, astonishing progress on cancer, a golden age of vaccines, murder and homicide rates decline in the world’s leading cities, coal bites the dust (again) and Love Island for lizards?

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2025 Roundup

Fix The News — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:57:47 +1100

Welcome to our final NewsFix for 2025 - we're sneaking it in just before the finish line! In this edition we roundup the stories that changed the world this year. From the historic change in global health to an international maritime treaty, great news for green sea turtles and the climate story of the year - this is the hidden progress that unfolded behind the headlines. You can read the full download in our newsletter here.

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Empty Spain. Alphafold. Measles ⬇️

Fix The News — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:25:12 +1100

This week's headlines include – a medical breakthrough in Gaza; death rates plummet for one of our most contagious viruses; ‘Empty Spain’; Australia’s environmental reform;more bad news for fossil fuels and AI for good.

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The Kiss. Child Poverty ⬇️. Rewilding Keeps Winning.

Fix The News — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:27:51 +1100

This week's headlines include - major victory against extreme child poverty; rewilding efforts paying off in Scotland, Vietnam, Bulgaria and Ukraine; more good news on the malaria vaccine; what went right at COP30 and science reveals some very flirty primates.

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Aha! Mongolia. Crime Decline.

Fix The News — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:33:06 +1100

Hold onto your hats - it's a big week of news including: the science behind Aha moments; top marks for global primary school education; cancer breakthroughs; more good news for the Amazon; Mongolia's ambitious conservation plan; crime declines in London and new hope for Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Check out our full coverage in this week's newsletter here.

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Global Health Wins. Overfishing. Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs.

Fix The News — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:30:05 +1100

This week's headlines include: big news for HIV, tuberculosis and Leishmaniasis; China continues emissions decline; surprising drop in youth crime; long-awaited victory for Indigenous communities in Bolivia; more fish in the US and a stair-climbing wheelchair. NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! If you want to get in touch with the team, email amy@fixthenews.com

Amazon Deforestation. Czechia Bans Smacking. Less Grumpy.

Fix The News — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:19:36 +1100

This week's headlines include: deforestation in the Amazon takes another plunge; Mexico reduces poverty; Nigeria boosts child health; no more corporal punishment in Czechia and the world is surprisingly becoming less grumpy.

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Literacy Soars. Sixth Sense. Air Pollution.

Fix The News — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:21:32 +1100

Welcome to our first edition of NewsFix - your weekly dose of good news! On today's episode: global air-pollutiondeaths fall as the 'clean-air' era begins, hidden progress on youth literacy, why we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a new atlas to map the human body, how AI is helping farmers in India, species extinction is losing speed and some big news for the humble zipper.

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