Drought, financial worries and cyber bullying have been named as possible reasons for an increase in the number of suicides in Australia.

The spike comes despite more funding for suicide prevention, prompting calls for the federal government to set a national target to reduce the rate by 25 per cent in five years.

Wişke-sallî, gûşarî darayî û şerfiroştin le ser înternêt (cyber bullying) çend hokarêkin ke bûnete hoyî berzbûnewey rêjey xokuştin le Australya.

In this interview with political analyst Lawk Ghafuri we discuss the pre-election mood in the Kurdistan Region, whether Kurdish voters have any hope in the outcome of the election, and will there be a shift in power balance in Kurdistan Regional Government. 

Lawk Ghafuri is based in London and he is currently in Kurdistan.

Le em hevpeyvîne da le gell şirovekarî siyasî Lawik Xefûrî sebaret be hellbijartinekanî kotayî em mange le Herêmî Kurdistan, bas le hîwayî xellkî Kurdistan dekeyn be gorrankarî derancamî em hellbijatina ne, prosey hellbijartineke, kêşey hellbijatinî serokî HK û, egerî gorranî balansî hêzî sîyasî ke HHK.

Berêz Lawik Xefûrî niştecêy Brîtaniya ye û êsta be serdan le baẍûrî Kurdistan e.

Lawen Redar, 28 year old lawyer, Swedish born and raised, has become one of the six Swedish members of parliament with Kurdish background. In this interview with Miss Redar we ask her about the route to success of her political career, the issues she is passionate about to achieve in her role, as well as her message for young Kurds around the world, particularly those who live in diaspora, and wish to become politicians.

Lawen Redar emphasises on how important it is for Kurds living outside of Kurdistan to integrate and serve their second homelands. She says success isn't meant to be easy, but all those who have succeeded, have put in a lot of hard work, and didn't given up along the way.

Lawên Rêdar (Lawen Redar)î temen 28 sallan, ke le willatî Swêd hatûwete dunya we û mezin bûwe, bû be yekêk le ew şeş palremantaraney ew willate ke beregez Kurdin. Le em hevpeyvîne le gell xatû Rêdar, pirsiyarî lê dekeyn sebaret be serkewtinyan le biwarî destkewtekanîyan le naw siyasetî Swîdî da û ew babetaney bo ew gringin ke karîyan le ser bikat we andamêkî parleman û amojgarî ew bo lawanî Kurd le henderan.

Our stringer Ahmed Ghafur, from Erbil reports on the latest regarding the selection of Iraq's president, as more Kurdish politicians put their hands up for the post. Also in this report updates on Kurdistan's general election.

Le em raportey peyamnêrman Ehmed Xefûr, diwa hewall bibîste sebaret be kandîde Kurdekan bo postî serokayetî Êraq, û herweha hellbijartine giştîyekan le Herêmî Kurdistan.

The Federal Government is coming to the financial aid of Australia's strawberry industry, following a number of needle contamination.

Two states have now announced a financial reward to help find the culprits, and strict new export rules have been introduced.

Hukûmetî Federal bellên dedat ke yarmetî darayî cutiyaranî Australya bidat, paş ewey ke zîyanêkî zor ber ew kerte kewtûwe be hoyî kêşey xirap-kirdinî mîwe be çandinî derzî le nêwiyan da.

Dû herêm êsta xellatî darayî be birrî $100,000 pêşkeş be her kesêk deken ke zaniyarî aşkira bikat sebaret be ew kesaney berpirsin le ew tawane.

We spoke to Mr Kemal Hawrami in regards to a gathering on Saturday 22 September for the Kurdish community in Sydney organised by members of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (DPIK) and the Kurdish Association of NSW to pay tribute to the 18 people who have lost their lives due to a missile attack by the Iranian government on the offices of KDP and DPIK in Kurdistan Region, Iraq on the 8th of September.

Em bi endamê komîteya HDK berêz Kemal Hewramî re derbarê danishtineke ji bo civaka Kurd li Sydney ku ji aliyê HDK û HDKI bi alîkariya Komela Kurdên NSW derbarê êrîsha mûshekî ya Îranê li ser navendên HDK û HDKI li Herêma Kurdistanê axifîn. Danishtin 22/09/2018 cîh digire.

We spoke to two members of the Yezidi community in Wagga Wagga, Khalf Awudi and Saado Omar about a new burial site for the Yezidi community in Wagga Wagga. Both gentlemen expressed their gratitude and happiness regarding Wagga City Council’s approval of the site. They also thanked the CEO of Wagga Multicultural Council Belinda Crain for her role in the approval of the site.

Em bi du endamên ji civaka Êzîdî li Wagga Wagga axifîn, Xelef Awûdî û Se’do Umer li ser peydakirina shûneke goristanê ye nû bo civaka Êzîdî li Wagga Wagga. Herdu berêzan spasiya xwe pêshkêshe hukmeta Australiya û seroka Encûmena Chandpirriyê ya Wagga Wagga/Multucultural Council CEO Belinda Crain ji bo alîkariyê û herweha daxwaza avakirina odeyeke dû’ayê jî dikin e.

Wagga Wagga is now home to Australia’s first Yazidi burial site after the Council recently approved the community’s proposal for a section.

Hevpeyvîn bi Belinda Crain, Rêvebera Encûmena Chandpirriyê li Wagga Wagga derbarê avakirina goristaneke nuh bo civaka Êzîdî li wî bajarî.

Xatu Crain got li dû chend danishtinên bi Sharedariya bajarê Wagga Wagga re derbarê daxwaza goristanekê, ev daxwaz hat cih û Wagga Wagga yekem bajar e ku shûneke taybet dida Êzîdiyan ji bo miriyên xwe binax bikin.

Xatu Crain herweha li ser dayîna parcheyek erd bo civakên cûda cûda bo chandinê axafit. Encûmena Chandpirriyê/Wagga Wagga Multicultural Council 13 hêktar erd bo chandinê ji Sharedariya Wagga wergirtiye ku dê percheykî ji wî erdî bidin civaka Êzîdî li Wagga Wagga bo tishtên dixwazin bichînin.

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Hevpeyvîna bi zimanî Kurdî li vir guhdar bike:

In this interview with the Founder of Kurdistan Fashion Week Darbaz Younis, we ask him about the planning of this event and why he thought of carrying the fashion week in the first place. Mr Younis tells us the planning for this event started in 2012, and due to IS conflict in the region such occasions in general were all postponed, but "...it is time that people of Kurdistan get a break form conflicts", he says

Le em lêdwane da le gell damezrênerî Heftey Nimayişî Cilûbergî Kurdistan (Kurdistan Fashion Week-KFW) berêz Derbaz Yûnis, pirsîyarî lêdekeyn sebaret be hokarî be pêwîstzanînî berêwe birdinî boneyekî weha le Herêmî Kurdistan, û ezmûnî berêwe birdinî yekem Heftey Nimayişî Cilûbergî Kurdistan.

There are calls for older migrants and their families to receive greater help accessing aged care.

It follows new research that has found they are finding it harder than ever before to get information about benefits and services.

A focus on putting information online, combined with and a lack of digital literacy among some newly arrived migrants, is being blamed.