Australia

Events are planned across the country to raise awareness about the causes and consequences of poverty. Anti-poverty week will run...

The Great Barrier Reef has been at the centre of political activism and debate for decades but it’s health continues...

New research conducted by plan international’s “Because I’m a Girl” Campaign shows that sexism in Australia is still a serious...

While International Day of Older Persons should celebrate their contribution to our nation, today also marks the release of Australia’s...

The federal government’s first tranche of tougher counter-terrorism legislation, has passed the lower house, substantially ramping up the powers of...

Lung cancer research receives just 5 per cent of the nation’s tumour-specific research funding. A new audit released today by...

200 military and 400 air force personnel will soon be deployed to Iraq. Tony Abbott has pledged these special forces...

The Environmental Protection Authority in Western Australia has rejected the state government’s shark kill zones proposal, which led to 68...

Minister for Immigration Scott Morrison plans to use Temporary Protection Visa’s to resettle asylum seekers on Australia’s mainland. The decision...

Artists in Adelaide’s ‘OzAsia Festival’ are exploring issues about change in the new exhibition ‘Placement Displacement Replacement’. The exhibit includes...