Scientific expeditions in the Great Barrier Reef may help us better understand the effects of global warming on our marine life. Daniel Van Boom reports.

Though the Gillard Government claims to be on track for various targets within the Closing the Gap initiative, others are not so sure. Emma Rennie reports.

The Stronger Futures Intervention now involves revoking welfare payments to parents who fail to send their children to school, but locals say such strategies aren’t the answer. Rosemary Hill reports.

Has the ‘shrieking’ in women’s tennis gone too far? Amelia McGuinness reports.

I’m in a room full of virgins. No, this is not a Star Trek convention or a youth group. I’m at the Civic Underground below Goulburn Street and it’s packed. Eliza Goetze reports.

My liver broke up with me. It was a traumatic experience. All those nights spent together, the holidays, the promises to care for each other forever and ever…and it broke up with me. Elizabeth Pratt Reports.

On May 18th 2009, upon the sands of a tropical paradise, one of the world’s longest running civil wars drew to a bloody end. Myuran Elango and Silvina Molkenthin explore the experience and fears of a Sri Lankan refugee.

Australia is known as a secular country, but the rise of varied spiritual practices highlight the undying quest for answers and meaning. Mariana Soares, Orion Mitchell and Nick Vela report.

Council approved brothels want laws to deal with sex work at unapproved premises. Nathan Coates reports.

From headaches to chronic injury, the experience of physical pain has always been considered something to avoid. But what if pain could offer emotional benefits? Nina Pace reports.