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The Queensland government is planning to rewrite its laws to remove 'detention as a last resort' from its youth justice principles.
Pro-Palestinian protests have spread rapidly across university campuses right around the world, but most potently in the US.Students are demanding their colleges divest funds from companies and individuals with ties to Israel.Here at home pro-Palestinian rally’s have been peaceful, but no less passionate.
Heat indexes across the region are near the limit of human survivability with Thailand’s Health Ministry recently reporting that between January and mid-April of this year nearly as many people had died of heat stroke compared to all of 2023.
The Barrier Reef is a jewel in the crown of Australian tourism, but a handful of islands on the reef that once boasted opulent resorts now lie abandoned, with decrepit villas, hotels and empty pools lined with sludge.Lindeman Island, Brampton Island, Great Keppel and Dunk Island are among a group of island resorts, former household names of Queensland tourism, that now lie neglected, but not forgotten.The Queensland Government has begun a process of trying to get the owners to take responsibility for the islands, some of which have been damaged by a record run of cyclones in recent years.
With the reunification of the two Koreas further away than ever, you might not know that Australian soldiers were there in a key battle when they first broke apart in the 1950s.
The mother of a woman killed in the attack in Bondi last month says the media must do better. So what needs to change?
It’s been a terrible few weeks when it comes to women being killed in Australia, 28 women have allegedly died due to domestic violence so far this year, according to Counting Dead Women.
What if you won a million dollars...and all becuase you caught a fish?19-year-old Murrumburr man Keegan Payne from the Northern Territory town of Katherine has become the first person to win the NT’s Million Dollar Fish competition.
As the war in Gaza edges towards the seven month mark it appears the clock has started for arrest warrants to be issued by the International Criminal Court.
12 women have been killed in April alone this year. That’s one woman every two and half days.
Coles has released quarterly sales, with some good news for consumers, and the prospect of interest rates going up, not down now are a real possibility according to analysis from our biggest bank.GUEST: James Thomson; Columnist Australian Financial Review
Dominic Gordon's memoir Excitable Boy charts how a loved, middle-class boy went so far off the rails, a cautionary tale for anyone dealing with a teenager’s appetite for danger and mischief.
Bonza Airlines customers are being told they can fly home on Qantas and Virgin airlines, after the budget airline suddenly cancelled all flights earlier today, with passengers only finding out on arrival for their flights this morning.Following an emergency board meeting Bonza has now gone into voluntary administration. Bonza was launched in Australia early last year by a US private equity firm - 777 Partners - but today the company that leased its jets to Bonza moved to repossess the planes in Australia.
Scientists at Melbourne’s Doherty Institute have identified a crucial part of the flu virus which could allow for the development of what’s being termed a ‘universal flu vaccine’, which won’t need to be changed every year as the virus evolves.
With a grumpy blackboard, a riddle-loving steam shovel and a curiously long pencil for a nose, Mr Squiggle wowed and entertained for more than 40 years.
The Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia knows of at least three current cases around the country of people being diagnosed as young adults or teenagers.
Seeking certificates for medical leave from work can be a costly and time consuming business, particularly as demand for doctors grows, and access to bulk billed appointments becomes more limited.But the arrival of an online medical certificate industry, where doctors notes are issued with little to no consultation has alarmed our medical regulators.Bension Siebert is an investigative journalist with The Briefing podcast, part of the digital audio network Listnr.
The documentary Beyond Utopia follows the harrowing journey of several families trying to find a better life for themselves in a world they can't even really comprehend.
After more than a decade of what can only be described as a boom, Australia’s craft beer sector is going through some tough times. From modest beginnings the boutique beer industry has grown rapidly to number more than 600 independent or craft brewers in cities and towns right across the country.But rising costs, a saturated market, and the cost of living crisis has seen brewers close down or be taken over by a bigger player - and the power of the big supermarket chains is also weighing heavily.Kylie Lethbridge is CEO of the Independent Brewers Association of Australia
The number of Australians reporting being scammed is on the rise, with more than 600,000 people seeking support for scams in 2023, up from 500,000 the year before.
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How can she resist hanging up on this slimeball who ducks every question?
Jeez, her questions are so conservative and stupid.