Tag: Community and Society
Bega Valley reserve dubbed "rubbish dump"
There is concern over the amount of household rubbish being dumped in a Bega Valley State reserve in the New South Wales South East.[MORE]
Child sex abuse victims wait months for counselling
Some children as young as three years old are waiting for months for counselling for sexual abuse in Victoria.[MORE]
Shepparton named Vic's second biggest water user
Shepparton residents are using less water than in 2001 but they still consumed the second most amount of water per person in Victoria last year.[MORE]
Cancer survivor's message of hope
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A SA cancer survivor joins others in giving a message of hope and raising money.[MORE]
Obama gives Nobel prize money to charity
US president Barack Obama will give his $US1.4 million ($1.5m) Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families.[MORE]
Footy training restrictions still in force
Sunraysia football grounds are in their best condition in years to start the season, but the game's administrators say restrictions on training will stay this season.[MORE]
Parental leave tax a win for small business: MP
Federal Member for Gilmore Joanna Gash says a tax to fund a parental leave scheme would not deter businesses from hiring women.[MORE]
Neo-Nazi to be extradited over Auschwitz heist
A court in Sweden has ruled that one of its citizens can be extradited to Poland in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the former Auschwitz concentration camp. [MORE]
More than 2,000 homeless on Gold Coast
A Queensland youth worker says the number of homeless people on the Gold Coast is increasing.[MORE]
Opposition slams 'objectionable' land acquisition plan
Sweeping powers to acquire land are being considered for a new authority to drive urban renewal in Sydney.[MORE]
Senator to speak at Brisbane anti-cult conference
SA Senator Nick Xenophon will address a conference which claims to be the first specifically organised to help people who have left cults.[MORE]
Security guards allowed high-powered guns
The Greens have criticised new regulations which mean security guards can now carry high-powered firearms.[MORE]
Inquest told of Palm Island 'scuffle'
The coronial inquest into the death in custody of a Palm Island man will continue hearing evidence today from the police officer acquitted of his manslaughter.[MORE]
Death in custody 'not linked to racism'
Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that racism is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.[MORE]
Asylum boat intercepted
A boat carrying asylum seekers has been intercepted off the Northern Territory coast. [MORE]
Soldier who committed suicide 'had mood swings'
An inquest into the suicide of a soldier at Townsville's Lavarack Army Barracks in north Queensland has heard the 20-year-old private had mood swings and sometimes liked to be on his own.[MORE]
Electric cars could revolutionise car industry
The technical director of Australia's first electric car trial launched in Perth this morning says they will be the biggest revolution in the automotive industry. [MORE]
Unemployment - what's in a number?
Unemployment. It is one of the most watched, and perhaps least understood, economic figures.[MORE]
Google to digitise literary masterpieces
The contents of Italy's two national libraries are set to be digitised at Google's expense and made available free on the internet.[MORE]
The human cost of the scrapped CBD Metro
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The New South Wales Government is counting the financial cost of cancelling the Sydney Metro but what about the human cost?[MORE]
Nursing home resident found dead in river
Police say the body of a man who was reported missing on Wednesday night has been found in a river on the New South Wales Central Coast. [MORE]
Drop in centre for Broome
The State Government has committed almost $400,000 to providing basic facilities to hundreds of homeless Aboriginal people in Broome.[MORE]
Rally calls for inquest into Aboriginal death in custody
There are calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner in Brisbane.[MORE]
Homeowner's attempt to remove insulation foiled
A Darwin resident says he is hitting a brick wall trying to get dangerous foil insulation removed from his home.[MORE]
Policeman testifies about Doomadgee death
A policeman who found Cameron Doomadgee's body in a jail cell on Palm Island in 2004 has given evidence at a North Queensland inquest.[MORE]
